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WINNING John Thompson (L) 约翰·汤普森（左）
TRAINER
众里寻她千百度
John
Thompson A Magical Find
约 翰 汤 普 森

Trainer 练马师

WINNING HORSE 练马师约翰汤普森和CHC杰士马主俱乐部的冠军马
胜出马匹 “第一封印”的情缘，就像是伯乐和千里马的故事。
也因“第一封印”，为他的事业迎来另一道曙光。
FIRST SEAL 第一封印

TEXT / CAROLINE SEARCY 中译 / 编辑部

A champion horse has something in 2013. Teo Ah King (Chairman of the So to Flight Stakes’ day, the Sydney spring
quite discernible to the expert China Horse Club) asked Thompson to championship for three-year-old fillies.
eye and from the first time look at his yearling purchases at Think
John Thompson laid eyes on First Seal he Big Stud in the Southern Highlands of Sometimes in racing the best horse
knew she was something special. New South Wales. John remembers well, doesn’t win but John remembers as they
“I thought she was a standout. ” came to the home turn, “I was still quietly
For the China Horse Club she became confident without being cocky, but I was
something very special indeed, their first First Seal had won a Flight Stakes lead- just confident they couldn’t turn the tables
Group one winner in Australia after only up race, the Tea Rose Stakes (Group 2) on her.”
a handful of years in the yearling market. and Thompson believed the China Horse
Club was in a strong position to get First Seal lived up to that confidence,
Raced by China Horse Club in conjunction their first Australian Group 1. After the streaking away for a thrilling win, the first
with several other highly successful dominant win in the Tea Rose we were at the elite level in Australia in the China
owners First Seal was offered to John meeting the same field and we thought Horse Club colours.
Thompson to train after he assisted with she had improved a bit since that win. Yes
the first China Equine Cultural Festival I was very confident, Thompson said. Thompson will never forget it. “I was
excited with her dominance in that win

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