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its natural beauty and engaging people, but that first
visit was enough to encourage our group to look more
seriously at whether there would be opportunities here in
St Lucia we could explore and if, in turn, we could make
a contribution to St Lucia as well. We are not in business
for the sake of business alone.”
Anyone who knew Winston, knew he was nothing if not
determined, and from that initial meeting on, he went above
and beyond to keep the government and DSH Caribbean
Star Limited, which is Teo’s team overseeing the St Lucia
project, connected and moving forward on the island’s first
racetrack.
“Winston was very proud of his country and understood the
bigger picture of what St Lucia can become if you can marry
public support with international investment,” Teo said. “As
we became closer with Winston, his passion for horses and
horse racing became even more apparent. His desire for St
Lucia to have a horse industry was very clear, but it was not
his alone.”
“Winston was a man with a dream and that dream was
infectious,” Teo said. “He helped convince us that St
Lucians have a passion for horses. But more than that,
Winston was a man of integrity and a vital link to helping
us move beyond the political rhetoric and better understand
the needs and wants of the people of St Lucia.”
以梦为马，以马为梦
温斯顿的梦想并不小我，他更希望这座加勒比岛国能与美国和
中国 如 此的大 国 建 立 联系；发 展 速 度赛 马产业的同时，也 提 高
教育、培训及就业机遇，连带刺激相关周边产业的发展。
温 斯 顿的儿子小温 斯 顿也 表 示：“赛 马场 项目不仅仅 是我 父 亲
实现他赛马梦的机会，更让他得以将之前在美国所累积的经验
带 回圣 卢 西 亚 施 展 。他 所 期 望 的可 不止 是 建 立一座 可 媲 美 世
界的赛马场，而是要为圣卢西亚人民带来一个长久的机遇与灵
感 。父 亲并 不 在 意自己的 职 衔，又 或者 他能 赚 多少 钱，而是实
实在在地以完成在圣卢西亚第一座赛马场为最终梦想。之所以
说‘最终梦想’，是因为这个梦想早从我的祖父那一代就已经开
始酝酿了，只是他投入的时间和精力不比父亲来得多。”
温 斯 顿 是我 父 亲的 挚 友 。2 0 16 年一月我 们 举 家 到圣 卢 西 亚探
访的时候，他就兴致勃勃地告诉我说，他的梦想开始有了实现
的 端 倪；他的 计 划不仅仅获 得 到了当时的首 相肯尼·安东尼博
士及政府的支持，更吸引了CHC杰士马主俱乐部张祖德主席的
注 意，这也意 味 着，赛 马场之梦即 将 开始 起飞。作 为一名美 国
赛马媒体的从业员，我对CHC这几年在国际上所取得的成就和
轰动效应印象非常深刻。
“他与我 们的 集团进 行接 触 后，就 极 力促 成 集团 在 2 0 15 年 初
对圣卢 西 亚 所 进 行 的 探 访，也 与 前任 总 理肯尼·安东尼阁下 取
得 联系，洽 谈 投 资发 展 圣卢 西 亚的可能性 。在 此 之前，我 对圣
This project was not just my Dad’s
lifelong dream because he loved
horses, it was his dream because he
was bringing what he experienced in
the United States back to his home
卢西亚并不了解，只听闻这里自然风光明媚，民风淳朴。是次的
访问加深了我对这个岛屿的印象，更让团队看到并重视这里的
开发潜力，并为在地经济发展作出贡献，对于我们来说，项目开
发不能仅仅在商言商而已。” CHC主席张祖德在谈到温斯顿
时如是说。
认识 温 斯 顿的 人都 知 道，他是 一 个坚 毅 的 人，从 最初的会面开
始，他奔走在政 府和大漠马业加勒比海之星控 股有限公司之
间，积极推进项目的进展。张主席继续说道：“温斯顿对自己的
国家有着强烈的自豪感，他深知圣卢西亚项目的美好未来需要
政府和国际资本的通力合作。随着我们和他的关系更加紧密，
就越能感受到他对这个产业的热情。他推动圣卢西亚赛马业的
强 烈 欲 望，并 不只 是 为了实 现个人的梦 想而已 。温 斯 顿有 着 一
个梦想，他的梦想也感染了我们。他积极说服我们相信圣卢西
亚人对赛马的热情，并协助我们了解圣卢西亚人的需要，更重
要的是，他是一个正直的人。”
BUILDING A LEGACY
In June of 2016, a new Prime Minister, Allen Chastanet of
the United Workers Party, was elected. Luckily for Winston,
Teo and the team, the new government also supported their
plans, not only for the racetrack, but for the larger Pearl of the
Caribbean project, which had grown beyond even Winston’s
wildest dreams to include a casino, cruise ship ports, marina,
hotels, waterfront villas and much more.
“When we first began to speak about this project as a new
government, Winston Trim was at the forefront with the
developers explaining the prospects for St Lucia and the
history behind the project,” PM Chastanet said. “I was
struck by his passion for the racetrack. He put his heart
and soul into it. It was his dream to see this project finally
materialise and he wasn’t just enthusiastic with his words.
He also did the footwork. He went the extra mile. He was
always available to answer questions and he was a wealth
of information because of his background in racing and his
travels. Even when we seemingly faced challenges with the
project, he was eager to speak about what we could do to
fix it. He would go from ministry to ministry speaking to
whoever he had to in order to get things moving.”
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