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After Godolphin's first and third in the Gold Cup, Sheikh Mohammed's team had a second victory with Arabian Story, ridden by Oisin Murphy, in the Britannia Stakes to give trainer Saeed bin Suroor his 40th Royal Ascot win.

Mott, and the colt’s owner Godolphin, decided that running in Belmont was the better move.

It’s why there was such consternation when trainer Bill Mott and owner Godolphin, decided to skip the Preakness Stakes.

“You never know until they actually do it in a race,” said Michael Banahan, who heads Godolphin in the U.S.

Third, the horse is owned by Godolphin, the racing arm of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai.