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黑马
闯出春天
Dark Horse
Rising TEXT / CAROLINE SEARCY
中译 / 编辑部
骑师汤米 . 贝瑞在2013年的新加坡浪琴表金杯赛上，策
骑着CHC杰士马主俱乐部的骏马“达标”，为俱乐部
赢得了国际赛事的第一个冠军宝座。
WINNING China Horse Club’s historic Horse Club charge in Singapore’s biggest
JOCKEY first Group 1 success came race. “Michael pretty much said forget
in Singapore in November about him early. Drop him out and get
Tommy Berry of 2013 when two famous Australian him to switch off. I left my run till late,
汤米贝瑞 racing names, combined for victory in let everyone else make theirs first. He
the prestigious Longines Singapore showed an enormous turn of foot to win!”
Jockey 骑师 Gold Cup at Kranji Racecourse. When
WINNING jockey Tommy Berry brought Tropaios The enormity of the success for China
on a stunning last-to-first finishing run, Horse Club cannot be underestimated,
HORSE the China Horse Club joined an elite but at the time Berry was unaware it was
胜出马匹 group of world-wide racing owners. a world-wide first for the club. “I went
Berry explains how China Horse Club’s out with Mr and Mrs Teo that night and
TROPAIOS 达标 decision to request a one-day riding I honestly have to say they’re two of the
licence to compete in the race came to most beautiful people I’ve met. They were
88 fruition. “I’d had a great autumn winning so humble and so thankful and then to
Sydney’s Golden Slipper and Doncaster hear about what they’ve done trying to
Mile and trainer Michael Freedman get racing up and going in China, they
was speaking with his brother Lee who really did deserve it. They’ve poured a lot
suggested me as a rider on the rise who of money into racing and I hope it was
could ride Tropaios at 51 kilos. ” only the start of something big.”
“I didn’t know much about Tropaios Freedman’s declaration it was his biggest
however I received a lot of background win also gave the result a wider context.
information from Michael and they have Berry recalls, “Michael said that to me
a great website Singapore Turf Club with after the race and I almost fell over! I
all the replays. I’m a bit of a fanatic with was quite shocked because obviously the
my form so I’d studied all his replays. He’s Freedmans are a household name, they’re
a very difficult horse to ride so it was very a great family, they’re big in racing and
important we got everything right.” Michael’s such a great trainer. ”
Come race day Berry was feeling fairly Berry holds great confidence the Group
confident in the abilities of the China One victories will continue for the China
