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Troutt is the most successful player in the American “When Elliott [President, CEO and Racing Manager of
thoroughbred industry over the last decade. Foresight and WinStar Farm] met Teo we were both impressed with him
courageous decision making saw his WinStar Farm pilot as a person and a businessman and determined right away
a course through instability of the Global Financial Crisis we could create a strong partnership.” Troutt says.
to emerge as the premier operator in the world’s largest
thoroughbred industry and as an international force in “He is a strong Christian as well and that meant a lot to me.
every sense. WinStar Farm has won the Kentucky Derby, He wanted to come to the US, he came to the farm and we
Belmont Stakes twice, Breeders’ Cup Classic, Breeders’ Cup got to meet his wife and his daughter. Our daughters have
Mile and Dubai World Cup among a sea of achievements become friends. Teo has been a great partner.”
during just the last seven years and more recently has begun
to expand its reach beyond the United States. A UNIQUE BUSINESSMAN
Troutt is a unique businessman. His success in the ‘Sport of
One of the few partners invited into his inner sanctum is Kings’ is the second occasion he has risen to the very top of
the China Horse Club and its chairman Teo Ah Khing. an established industry. In 1988, he exited the oil and gas
Another is SF Bloodstock, a prominent player in the business with oil prices dropping to under USD10 a barrel.
thoroughbred market worldwide. A third is Barbara Banke, He was looking for a new opportunity. A friend told him
the President and driving force of Kendell Jackson Wines, about a telecommunication company called Sprint. He liked
Jackson Family Wines and Stonestreet Stables. the company but thought he could do things better and
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