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We welcome all Chinese owners to Keeneland, horse
capital of the world, and experience the world’s largest
thoroughbred sale for themselves.
“In the past three or four years, a lot of American industry David Snodgrass, Keeneland Sales’
leaders received invitations to visit different parts of China. Ambassador to China
Many of them sponsor our major racing carnival, the China
Equine Cultural Festival (CECF). The CECF is a feast for 美国基兰拍卖行驻华代表史大卫
inter-cultural communication as well as building bridges
for future business cooperation,” said Eden Harrington, stallions. Normally, the stud fee for a world-class stallion
vice president of China Horse Club. “The US is the pivot could range from tens of thousands to several hundred dollars
of world thoroughbred development and the major strategic (according to stud years and quality descendants); since every
focus of China Horse Club’s ‘China Dream Project’. stallion will have 150 to 200 broodmare mates each year, it
Bringing Chinese owners and racehorses to global triumph would be tens of millions in profit for horse owners if the
is CHC’s main focus. CHC’s Chinese passport-holders have system is built up in China.
been victorious on American soil, and this was the first time
Sino-USA horses, racehorses especially, competed on the The Ordos Breeding Project, which is driven by
same track.” Inner Mongolia Yitai Desert Star Horse Industries, is
strategically placed to play a lead role in future opportunities
With the boom of thoroughbred races, more economic with its clear focus on building a commercial breeding hub
benefits would come from breeding. The quality of China’s for China, for Chinese and international investors in the
thoroughbred breeding stock has upgraded rapidly through China market. It is also a racing platform for the promotion
the importation of commercial broodmares from America, of these future horses.
and also by allowing high-quality proven stallions to ‘shuttle’
into and out of China, which would be a win-win effect for Following the long-awaited protocols, growing prosperity in
both sides. Benefiting from the pedigree, the Chinese horse the Sino-USA horse industry exchange beckons and China
industry will be able to foster horses for racing or acting as Horse Club will bid its time to seize the right moment for
the betterment of the Sino-USA horse industry.
In the past three or four years, a
lot of American industry leaders
received invitations to visit different
parts of China.
Eden Harrington, vice Just as Eden Harrington said, with the Sino-USA horse
president of China Horse Club quarantine protocol signed, CHC, as the front-runner,
CHC杰士马主俱乐部副总裁伊灵腾 plans to build on it in terms of Sino-US horse imports and
exports, races, breeding, quarantine facilities, premises
building and so on. CHC will use its advantages in resources
recognised by China and the US for the development of the
internationalisation of China horseracing.
活跃市场带动产业崛起
除了进出口，更 加 活 跃的马匹贸易市 场 也 将让中美马匹 拥有 更
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