Edward Richard William "Teddy" Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby (born October 10, 1962) is a British peer. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
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Biography
Stanley (known as "Teddy")[1] was born to Hugh Stanley and his wife, Rose "Rosie" Stanley, née Birch, daughter of Charles Birch of Clare Park, Hampshire, and his wife, Catherine Birch, née John, of Marlborough Grange, Cowbridge. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain Cowbridge (Y Bont-faen is a Market town in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. He lives at Knowsley Hall, six miles from Liverpool in northwest England. Knowsley Hall is a stately home near Prescot within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, in Merseyside, England ( Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary [1] He also has a residence in London. He is married to Cassandra "Cassie" Stanley, née Braybrooke, Countess of Derby and the daughter of The Lord Braybrooke of Audley End. Lord Braybrooke, Baron of Braybrooke in the County of Northampton is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. Audley End House ( is largely an early 17th-century Country house just outside Saffron Walden, Essex, south of Cambridge, England The couple have three children: a daughter, Henrietta, and two sons, Edward and Oliver. His eldest son, Edward John Robin Stanley, Lord Stanley (b. 1998), was appointed a Page of Honour to HM Queen Elizabeth II in 2008 [2]. The Earl inherited the title in 1994 upon the death of his uncle. He is the owner of both Stanley Estate & Stud Co. , the company name for the 100-acre Stanley House Stud in Newmarket, Suffolk and right next to his home, the Knowsley Safari Park, which is the biggest park of its kind in Britain and attracts over 500,000 annual visitors. Knowsley Safari Park is a Tourist attraction in the borough of Knowsley on the outskirts of Liverpool, England.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
The Epsom Derby was named after the 12th Earl of Derby while The Oaks was named after the 12th Earl's house near Epsom. The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby ( 12 December 1752 &ndash 21 October 1834) was a British peer and politician of the late See also Epsom New Hampshire, and Epsom New Zealand. For the chemical compound see Epsom salts. The 19th Earl has followed his forebears with a participation in horse racing and is the owner of a stud farm managed by his brother, The Hon Peter Stanley. This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Horse breeding refers to reproduction in Horses and particularly the human-directed process of Selective breeding of animals particularly Purebred Home to the family's broodmares, the Earl's policy is to sell their colts and race the fillies. A colt is a young Male Horse, under the age of four However in olden days the word 'colt' referred to any young or infant horse regardless of gender A filly is a young Female Horse too young to be called a mare.
The Earl currently owns Ouija Board, winner of seven Group/Grade 1 races, including the Epsom Oaks, Irish Oaks and Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf in 2004, and the last-named race again in 2006, she also won the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot in June 2006. Ouija Board (born 2001 is a Thoroughbred mare racehorse (named after the Ouija board spiritualism device owned by Edward Stanley 19th Conditions races are horse races where the weights carried by the runners are laid down by the conditions attached to the race The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. The Irish Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on grass for fillies and Mares 3 years old and up The Prince of Wales's Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to Thoroughbreds which are four-years-old or above She was third in the Japan Cup following that last win, and was retired after going lame before her intended final start in the Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin in December 2006. For the road bicycle racing event see Japan Cup (cycling. For the bowling event see Dydo Japan Cup. The Hong Kong Vase is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong for three-year-old and above Thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2400 For the district of Hong Kong see Sha Tin District; for the new town in Hong Kong see Sha Tin New Town. Ouija Board won over three million pounds in prize money. She is now due to be a broodmare in the Earl's breeding operation. The Earl has published a book about her, 'Ouija Board, A Mare in a Million'.
The 19th Earl's Grandmother, Catherine, was a well known racehorse trainer in Wiltshire notably College House, Lambourn from where she sent out the Schweppes Gold Trophy winner Ra Nova, amongst others. Etymology The county formerly 'Wiltonshire' or 'Wiltunscir' (9th century is named after the former county town of Wilton (itself named after the River Wylye
Sources
- The Racing Post
- Sporting Life
- Directory of the Turf
- Stanley House Stud
- New England Stud
References
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| Preceded by Edward John Stanley |
Earl of Derby 1994— |
Incumbent Designated heir: Edward John Robin Stanley, Lord Stanley |
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