Bury Road
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The Bury Road in the horse racing
town of Newmarket, Suffolk in England
is the road along which a number of major stables were built in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
Among these stables are Freemason Lodge Stables
, home to Sir Michael Stoute, Godolphin Stables
and Moulton Paddocks, home to the Godolphin Racing operation, and Clarehaven Stables
, home to John Gosden
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Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
town of Newmarket, Suffolk in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is the road along which a number of major stables were built in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
Among these stables are Freemason Lodge Stables
Freemason Lodge Stables
Freemason Lodge Stables is the home to Sir Michael Stoute, nine-times British flat racing Champion Trainer.It is located next to the prestigious Bury Road in Newmarket, Suffolk....
, home to Sir Michael Stoute, Godolphin Stables
Godolphin Stables
Godolphin Racing is the Maktoum family's private thoroughbred horseracing stable and was named in honour of the Godolphin Arabian, who came from the desert to become one of the three founding stallions of the modern thoroughbred....
and Moulton Paddocks, home to the Godolphin Racing operation, and Clarehaven Stables
Clarehaven Stables
Clarehaven Stables is a Thoroughbred horse racing stable built next to the Bury Road in the horse racing town of Newmarket, Suffolk.It was built early in the 20th century and was bought by the businessman and philanthropist Sir David Robinson in the 1960s, after which it became the base for his...
, home to John Gosden
John Gosden
John Gosden is a racehorse trainer. Having trained over 2,000 winners since his return to England in 1989, including winners of the Breeders' Cup Classic, the Derby, the King George, the 1,000 Guineas and the St. Leger, he is generally considered one of the most successful racehorse trainers of...
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