Inauspicious start for Godolphin colours

Friday 1 August 2014, 2:42pm

The first Australian-trained horse to carry Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's royal blue Godolphin racing colours in a race will be a maiden three-year-old competing on the NSW provincial circuit.

Attainment, a son of successful Darley sire Commands, will usher in a new era for Godolphin when he makes his debut at Kembla Grange on Saturday with Grant Buckley to wear the famous colours.

He is one of three Godolphin runners at Kembla and the silks will also be used on Orujo in the Mitchelton Wines Handicap at Moonee Valley.

Sheikh Mohammed's Australian racing team has switched from the Darley banner to the world-famous Godolphin brand for the new racing season.

Godolphin stables were first established in Dubai in 1992 before expanding to England, France and the United States.

John O'Shea will be the Australian trainer for Godolphin.

Despite winning the 2008 Caulfield Cup with All The Good, Godolphin is best known in Australia for its near misses in the Melbourne Cup.

A stretch of placings includes runner-up finishes with Central Park (1999), Give The Slip (2001) and Crime Scene (2009) while Beekeeper ran third in 2002.

Godolphin's colours were given a run under barrier trial conditions during a star-studded Randwick session on Friday.

– AAP

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