The Prime Minister

Edward Geoffrey (the future 14th Earl & three times Prime Minister), reclaimed the family tradition and took a much greater interest in the Turf than his father. When his grandfather (the 12th Earl) died in 1834 he took up the subscription to the Racing Calendar and was responsible for several significant successes on the Turf, notably his horse Canezou who won the One Thousand Guineas in 1848 and the Goodwood Cup in both 1849 and 1850. In 1855 his horse Paletot won the St James's Palace Stakes. A year later Fazzoletto won the Two Thousand Guineas and in 1860, Sagitta earned a victory for the 14th Earl winning the One Thousand Guineas. In total the 14th Earl owned the winners of 205 races. His horses were trained at Malton in Yorkshire by the celebrated John Scott, 'The Wizard of the North'. He is said to have earned £94,000 in stakes with 54 horses. On his death the stable lapsed again.