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EVENTS

JUSTIFYING BELIEF AND INVESTMENT IN champion racehorses shipped to the United States to
THE U.S. compete. It was the first Chinese programme of its kind
For the China Horse Club, it was the first time its members and, thanks to the triumph of Beat of the Drum at the
had participated as owners in what is colloquially known famed Santa Anita Racecourse, a resounding success. In
in the US as “the most important two minutes in sport”. 2014, the club followed that up with an initial investment
With its partners WinStar Farm, Head of Plains LLC and in breeding stock with the purchase of high profile mares
Starlight Racing, it sent out Justify and Audible. The former Iotapa and Last Full Measure. In 2015 it began purchasing
had won his place into the 20 strong Derby field with success yearlings and two-year-olds in partnership with WinStar
in the G1 Santa Anita Derby, the latter with victory in the Farm and SF Bloodstock with a clear goal of sourcing
G1 Florida Derby. In the end the result was momentous. superior athletes. That initial foray secured G2 winners
Justify saluted in the slop and Audible, caked in mud, closed Good Samaritan and American Anthem. The following
hard to finish third, beaten in a photo for second. season it netted Justify as a yearling and in 2017 it secured
Audible as a two-year-old.
Earlier in the day, the handsome Yoshida had scored for
connections in the G1 Old Forester Turf Classic, recent The 2018 Kentucky Derby showcased the very best of the
acquisition Ivy Bell debuted for the China Horse Club with China Horse Club and all it aspires to achieve in America.
a game second in the G1 Humana Distaff and New York In a limited period, the club has built a stable of runners
Central was a determined second in the G3 Pat Day Mile. that currently numbers four individual G1 winners, two
G2 winners, stakes winners and a slew of promising lightly
The performance from the quartet was a further justification raced performers. Collectively this stable is shining a new
in the China Horse Club’s belief and investment into the focus from America on the Chinese racehorse owners, on
US market. It moved initially in 2013 with its CHC China China’s emerging thoroughbred industry and on aspirations
Dream Project and a programme that saw three Chinese to go racing to the world.

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