Dubai

Godolphin announced yesterday that John Ferguson has stepped down from his position as Chief Executive and Racing Manager.

A statement published on its website said that Joe Osborne, the current Managing Director of Godolphin in Ireland, will take up the position of Interim Chief Executive of Godolphin’s global operation.

Osborne said, “We are committed to our objective of achieving success for His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum [Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai] and his family. Our thanks go to John Ferguson for his longstanding contribution to Godolphin and Darley.”