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EVENT
No other racing carnival in the
world brings together the very
best of the U.S. and European
racing and breeding fraternities,
culminating in a smorgasbord of Group
one competitions
What a feast it was for horse lovers. The Trained by Christophe Clement, Yellow
standouts were described as races for the Agate is solely owned by the China
ages, to be handed down for generations Horse Club; the club members also have
as examples of the great horse racing stakes in Theory and Good Samaritan
folklore. With the combined prize (in partnership with Winstar Farm and
money for the two days of supreme SF Bloodstock).
racing placed at a staggering USD28
million, the China Horse Club was Good Samaritan racing in the Winstar
right in the thick of the action within colours was a fantastic third in the
merely a year of making their first major two-year-old classic while in the other
investments in the U.S. Juvenile contest, Theory finished
10th. The results by these outstanding
The first owner or club from mainland juveniles have formed the basis of recent
China to participate at such a level in China Horse Club investment proves
the championships of world racing, the just how tough the competition is when
China Horse Club not only had a share racing against the best in the world.
in, the previously undefeated in 2016,
California Chrome, a gallant runner The club is destined for bigger and
up in the championship race of the better things in the coming year. At the
carnival the Breeders’ Cup Classic, but same time, three 2-year-olds including
also in Flintshire, placed second to one the outstanding Group 1 winner
of the world’s most consistent group one Flintshire will be eagerly anticipating
winners – the mighty Highland Reel in new challenges in the year ahead.
the Breeders’ Cup Turf – and finishing California Chrome has been retired from
ahead of the Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe racing after making his final racetrack
winning mare Found. appearance at the USD12 million
Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park
The China Horse Club also provided in January. California Chrome came in
three individual group-winning two- runner-up at the Breeders Cup 2016 that
year-olds to compete at the highest level. was watched by over 118,000 spectators.
Yellow Agate was bought by the club at
the 2015 Keeneland September yearling
sale and there was always the expectation
she would be a stakes winning f illy.
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