Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby

Edward Richard William "Teddy" Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby (born October 10, 1962) is a British peer.

Biography

Stanley (known as "Teddy") [http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=12730 ntra.com] accessed 3 December 2007] 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. He lives at Knowsley Hall, six miles from Liverpool in northwest England. He also has a residence in London. He is married to Caroline "Cazzie" Stanley, "née Neville", Countess of Derby and the daughter of The Lord Braybrooke of Audley End. 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 [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article3941098.ece?token=null&offset=24] Court Circular 15 May 2008] .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.

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 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. Home to the family's broodmares, the Earl's policy is to sell their colts and race the fillies.

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. 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. 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.

ources

*The Racing Post
*Sporting Life
*Directory of the Turf
*Stanley House Stud
*New England Stud

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