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WINNING
                                                 MOMENTS

Strasbourg“街道城堡”最狂野的梦
                            Invincible Promise

                                                                                                             Australia’s most competitive categories and ones that
                                                                                                             give credence to his position as the highest-priced
                                                                                                             stallion standing at stud in Australia in the coming year.

                                                                                                             With this G2 win, Strasbourg climbed to the highest
                                                                                                             echelon a 2-year-old colt by I Am Invincible has reached
                                                                                                             to date. A benchmark set and scaled by only one other,
                                                                                                             dual G1 winner (at three), Champion 3-year-old
                                                                                                             Colt of his generation and now a highly promising
                                                                                                             sire himself, Brazen Beau. Rarefied air and company.
                                                                                                             Strasbourg will have every opportunity to deliver on the
                                                                                                             promise we first saw in him and join I Am Invincible’s
                                                                                                             honour roll of eight G1 winners, all at 3-year-old plus,
                                                                                                             at the highest level, in the year to come.

2019 G2 BRC                                      The roads to stakes success can be as varied                赛马通往成功的道路各有各的不同,级别赛冠军就像无形的
Sires’ Produce                                                 as the direction of an indecisive wind, but   阵风,直到突破的一刻才能找到方向。“街道城堡”奔驰在昆
Stakes                                                         a tried and true path to spring riches has    士兰冬季赛马嘉年华的赛道上,一次又一次尝试着超越,冲
                                                               emerged through the Queensland Winter         击着属于自己的冠军之路。大概这就是晋升种公马的必经之
布里斯班赛马会                                          Carnival. In recent years, some of the most promising       路,就像“黄铜公子”和“秋日暖阳”这些耳熟能详的名字。
种马繁育锦标                                           young stallions have forged their paths through the
二级赛                                              sun-clad winter tracks of Australia’s north, including      G2种马繁育锦标于五月底在澳大利亚布里斯班拉开大幕。
                                                 Brazen Beau, The Autumn Sun and now Strasbourg.             那天,却成就了“街道城堡”证明自己的时刻。早在周岁走进
                                                                                                             拍 卖 场,人们 就 从他 身上看 到了最 狂 野 的 梦,一 种 在 级 别 赛
                                                                                                             中脱颖而出的希冀,一种源自他优良血统的承诺。从这次胜
                                                                                                             利 开 始,两 岁的 他 展 现了自己 的 天 赋,也让 所 有人看见了他
                                                                                                             光明的未来。

                                        PROFILE  The G2 BRC Sires Produce on a late May day in               在赛马世界中,不同血统给予子嗣的是不同的特质:有的赛                                  Text| MICHAEL SMITH 文| 麦思民
                      Foaled in 出生于              Brisbane was the moment Strasbourg stepped out and          马早熟,有的赛马坚韧,有的赛马耐力出众,此处不一而足。
                                                 asserted himself: delivering on the potential he had        “我志气高”子嗣总是速度超群且年少成名,他们也总是能
                                        2016     shown as a yearling, the promise he had shown in his        持续不断地获得好成绩。在如此特质之下,他的子嗣们在澳
                                                 multiple stakes placing and the aptitude of his breed. It   大利亚2018/19赛季的级别赛中持续获胜,创下胜场纪录的
      Sired by I am Invincible out               was the defining win of his 2-year-old season and one of    同时也让“我志气高”占据着种公马两岁子嗣排名的榜首,
            of the mare Danish Spy               promise for the future.                                     尤其在两场澳大利亚竞争最激烈的赛事中取胜,也让这匹种
                                                 Different bloodlines gift their descendants’ different      公马早早地锁定了明年配种费的冠军。
                   父系为“我志气高”,                    qualities: precocity, progression, speed, stamina, class
                     母系为“丹麦间谍”                   and toughness, just to name a few. The hallmarks of         凭借这场G2赛的胜利,“街道城堡”目前已经成为 “我志气
                                                 Strasbourg’s line, through sire I Am Invincible, are speed  高”子 嗣中 排 名最 高 的 两 岁赛 马。在 同 龄 的 战 绩,能 与 他 相
32 MAjestic                                      and precocity coupled with progression and class. The       提并论的半血兄弟,只有双料G1赛得主,并曾获得澳大利亚
                                                 deeds of his sire are on staggering upward trajectory,      最 佳 三 岁马 的“黄 铜 公 子”。相 信 接 下 来 的 每 次 比 赛,都 会
                                                 with I Am Invincible setting a new Australian record        是他兑现天赋的机遇,让他跻身“我志气高”子嗣中八大G1
                                                 for stakes winners in one season during 2018/19, in         赛得主的行列。
                                                 addition to winning the title of Australia’s Champion
                                                 2-Year-Old Sire. Two feats of supreme class in
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