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加入成为 CHC 杰士马主俱乐部至尊 The China Horse Club (CHC) is the native of Fujian Province and Harvard
会员，所获得的绝非只有充满刺激的 Asia’s premier racing, business and graduate Teo established the CHC in 2012
纯血赛事那么简单。俱乐部为会员所 lifestyle club offering its members and launched its first signature event the
打造的高端商业社交网络、驭马锋尚 and their guests, peerless service, China Equine Cultural Festival (CECF) in 2013
生活及文化艺术活动，让马主们感受 experiences and top tier racing within a to allow members to experience the same
到别致精彩的超前体验。 luxury horseracing environment. With all the excitement of racing and horse ownership.
successes that it has brought its members,
TEXT / SAMANTHA THAM the CHC has come a long way since its very The CHC has also formed strategic alliances
中译 / 编辑部 interesting beginning. with several giants of the horse industry
from Britain, Ireland, Australia, the United
Architect Teo Ah Khing first experienced States, Germany and France, and has more
elite international racing in Dubai when than 100 victories, including 9 G1 wins. (at
he was an advisor to His Highness the timing of writing)
Sheikh Mohammed. His Highness Sheikh
Mohammed selected Teo’s architectural The club is internationally recognised and
company to blueprint and direct the endorsed, and has a racing arsenal of many
multi-million dollar project that is now the Champion horses such as five-time G1 winner
grandstand-hospitality feature of Dubai’s Dissident and Australia (the exceptional colt
racetrack Meydan Racecourse. has officially been crowned one of the world’s
premier racehorses at the Longines World’s
To build Meydan properly and to make sure Best Racehorse Ceremony). Additionally,
it was going to be everything His Highness the CHC also owns with other partners high
Sheikh Mohammed wanted, Teo needed to quality stallions and broodmares as part
know about the horse and all it requires. of its breeding operations to increase the
Dubai was the first time he really started to Chinese presence on the global stage and
pay attention to thoroughbreds and where investment returns for members.
he was exposed to elite racing for the first
time. The magnificent Meydan Racecourse Not to mention the three horses involved in
was completed in 2010 and attracted the unique and exciting China Dream Project
worldwide attention. that is underway, which aims to propel
Champion Chinese-based horses into the
Teo soon realised that if a racing culture spotlight. Alcott, The Ferryman and Beat Of
could thrive (without betting) in Dubai, The Drum are all in full training in the U.S.
surely the same could be done in China, to be raced on this most imposing of stages.
with as many as 1 billion followers. Thus,

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