Editing Godolphin Arabian (section)

==In fiction==
''[[King of the Wind]]'' (Chicago: Rand McNally, 1948) is a fictional biography of the Godolphin Arabian by American author [[Marguerite Henry]]. She wrote many [[Pony book|books about horses for children]], and perhaps is best known for ''[[Misty of Chincoteague (novel)|Misty of Chincoteague]]'' and its sequels. She won the [[Newbery Medal]]<!--only; Misty was a runner-up in 1946--> for ''King of the Wind'', recognizing it as the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children".<ref name=newbery>
[http://ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.cfm "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present"]. [[Association for Library Service to Children]] (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA).<br>
&nbsp; [http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/aboutnewbery/aboutnewbery "The John Newbery Medal"]. ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 23 April 2014.</ref> ''Misty'' [[Misty (film)|became a film]] in 1961, but ''King of the Wind'' had to wait till 1990 [[King of the Wind (film)|for its adaptation]], with [[Navin Chowdhry]] as the Arabian's lifetime stable boy Agba.<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q4101104|title=King of the Wind}}. Retrieved 23 April 2014.</ref>

In the novel, the Godolphin Arabian was foaled in [[Morocco]] and was called Sham. He came to Europe as a diplomatic gift to King [[Louis XV of France]] but, due to his poor condition on arrival and relatively small size, was given to the cook as a cart horse. He was soon sold to a woodcarter in Paris, where he was treated poorly and then purchased by the Quaker Edward Coke of [[Holkham Hall]], older brother of the 1st [[Earl of Leicester]] 5th Creation,{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} then sold to [[Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin|Francis, Earl of Godolphin]], who maintained a stud in [[Suffolk]], near the racing town of [[Newmarket, Suffolk|Newmarket]].