The best horses that showed off their shining speed in the first half of 2024
Jul 18, 2024
What did the famous horse that heated up Seoul and Pukyong in the 2024 Korea Racing Authority (Chairman Jung Ki-hwan) Let's Run Park?
In December last year, the Korean racehorse seemed to be in its heyday of the `Winnersman' as 'Winnersman', who won two consecutive races, was named the representative racehorse of the year for the second consecutive year. However, the racetrack heated up as the `Winnersman' was away throughout the first half of 2024 due to a leg injury, and in the meantime, the race track was hot with the sprint of the great horses to take the empty throne. Here is a look back at the activities of famous horses that shone through the Korean horse racing in the first half of the year, which was the same as the Spring and Autumn Warring States period.
▶Seokseth Baekpa (9 Jeon 5/0/2, Rating 82, 3rd Generation of Korea Gray, Booma: Fuzzi (Me), Moma: Whitepa (Han), Ma: Lee Jong-hoon, Cho Teacher: Min Ki)
The racehorse's once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and the hottest attention-grabbing series race in the world of horse racing, 'Triple Crown'The most brilliant hero of the year was 'Seokse Baekpa'. The only three-gwan horse candidate nominated this year by winning the first gate of the `Triple Crown' `KRA Cup Mile(G2)```````````````.
However, he showed off his long-distance ability by winning a huge victory in the third gate 'G2(G2)' and the 9th horse (2.4m for 1 horse). Although the birth of the Samgwanma was unfortunately missed, 'Seokse Baekpa', who won the G2 Grand Prix twice in the first half of the year, was remarkable to rank No. 1 in prize money in 2024 in both Seoul and Busan and Gyeongnam.
The mother of the Seokseth Baekpa is a mare who won three Grand Prix races in the 2000s, and the booma is a 'fudge' that produced 'clean-up joy' and 'wonderful slew'. Horse racing fans are paying attention to whether the remaining second half of the year will continue 'Seaks' with the Korea Premiere Grand Races as the stage, just like Moma 'Baekpa', who played an active role in the mid- to long-distance.
▶Global hit (7/3/0 in 13 games, rating 110, Korean male 4th generation brown, Buma: Two-year-old boy and serve (mi), Mom: Tamizvictris (mi), Maj. Kim Jun-hyun, Assistant teacher: Bang Dong-seok)
If the main character of this year's Samgwan race was 'Seoksebaekpa', last year 'Global Hit' won two Samgwan races. In particular, 'Global Hit', which made Kim Hye-sun the first 'The B Girl' by winning the best grand prize race in the first half of the year, continues to be a hit this year.
At the age of four this year, 'Global Hit' challenged 'Stay Series' to select the strongest long-distance horse. In the first gate 'Herald Economy Cup (G3)', which showed a thrilling reverse with a nice draw, 'Global Hit' participated in the second gate 'YTN Cup (G3)' and showed another 'Co' difference (about 12cm) reverse by breaking the intensive checks of other horses. The final three gates of the Stayer series, 'Busan Metropolitan City Mayor's Cup (G2)', was won by a rival 'Battleship Rock'. Against the 'combat rock' that dominated the lead from the beginning of the race, 'Global Hit' showed a unique draw at the end of the race, but narrowly failed to pass the first place. As a result, 'Banquat of fighting spirit' won two consecutive Busan Mayor's Cup and secured the position of defending champion.
It was a regrettable first half for "Global Hit", which had high expectations for the third-ever Stayer Series victory after "Cheongdam Axe" (2018) and "Winnersman" (2002). But there are still bigger stages, 'Presidential Cup (G1)' and 'Grand Prix (G1)'. Attention is focusing on whether the two rival racehorses will continue their fierce battle in the second half of the year.
▶ Eclipse Berry (10 pieces 5/2/1, rating 74, 3rd generation Korean cancer chestnut, Buma: Shackleford (mi), Moma: Silkberry (mi), Ma: Han-soo Cho, Teacher: Hong-soo Seo)
While Pukyong's 'Seoksebaekpa' and 'Global Hit' were strong in the first half of the year, the performance of a powerful third-generation mare 'Eclipsebury' seeking the new queen's place in Seoul was remarkable. The leading jockey, Moon Se-young, has been working with 'Eclipsebury', showing off the super rookie's extraordinary cotyledons by competing twice in the two-year-old race last year, and challenging this year's strongest three-year-old mare 'Triple Tiara'. In Pukyong's first away appearance at the first gate 'Luna Stakes(L)', Eclipsebury' won 'Wire to Wire', which maintained its lead from the beginning to the end of the race.
In the second gate 'Korean Oaks (G2)', he blocked the last-minute pursuit of 'Global Sun' by 'Co', drawing cheers from horse racing fans. In the last three gates and the first long-distance challenge of 2000m, Gyeonggi Province Governor's Cup (G3)', he also showed control of the race from the beginning, but his steps became dull in the straight line at the end, ending the first half of the year with a fourth-place performance. Horse racing fans, who expected the birth of a queen for the third year in a row following the 2022 'Golden Power' and 2023 'Joyful Journey', swallowed their disappointment.
The run of 'Eclipsebury' to the true queen begins now. This is because from the second half of the year, all mare powers over the age of 3 must compete for the queen's seat. Expectations are already high on the stage of the 「Queens Tour FW" series, which will begin in September with"Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor's Cup (G3)" to see if"Eclipse Berry" can match the strongest mares such as"Joyful Journey."
In December last year, the Korean racehorse seemed to be in its heyday of the `Winnersman' as 'Winnersman', who won two consecutive races, was named the representative racehorse of the year for the second consecutive year. However, the racetrack heated up as the `Winnersman' was away throughout the first half of 2024 due to a leg injury, and in the meantime, the race track was hot with the sprint of the great horses to take the empty throne. Here is a look back at the activities of famous horses that shone through the Korean horse racing in the first half of the year, which was the same as the Spring and Autumn Warring States period.
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The racehorse's once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and the hottest attention-grabbing series race in the world of horse racing, 'Triple Crown'The most brilliant hero of the year was 'Seokse Baekpa'. The only three-gwan horse candidate nominated this year by winning the first gate of the `Triple Crown' `KRA Cup Mile(G2)```````````````.
However, he showed off his long-distance ability by winning a huge victory in the third gate 'G2(G2)' and the 9th horse (2.4m for 1 horse). Although the birth of the Samgwanma was unfortunately missed, 'Seokse Baekpa', who won the G2 Grand Prix twice in the first half of the year, was remarkable to rank No. 1 in prize money in 2024 in both Seoul and Busan and Gyeongnam.
The mother of the Seokseth Baekpa is a mare who won three Grand Prix races in the 2000s, and the booma is a 'fudge' that produced 'clean-up joy' and 'wonderful slew'. Horse racing fans are paying attention to whether the remaining second half of the year will continue 'Seaks' with the Korea Premiere Grand Races as the stage, just like Moma 'Baekpa', who played an active role in the mid- to long-distance.
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If the main character of this year's Samgwan race was 'Seoksebaekpa', last year 'Global Hit' won two Samgwan races. In particular, 'Global Hit', which made Kim Hye-sun the first 'The B Girl' by winning the best grand prize race in the first half of the year, continues to be a hit this year.
At the age of four this year, 'Global Hit' challenged 'Stay Series' to select the strongest long-distance horse. In the first gate 'Herald Economy Cup (G3)', which showed a thrilling reverse with a nice draw, 'Global Hit' participated in the second gate 'YTN Cup (G3)' and showed another 'Co' difference (about 12cm) reverse by breaking the intensive checks of other horses. The final three gates of the Stayer series, 'Busan Metropolitan City Mayor's Cup (G2)', was won by a rival 'Battleship Rock'. Against the 'combat rock' that dominated the lead from the beginning of the race, 'Global Hit' showed a unique draw at the end of the race, but narrowly failed to pass the first place. As a result, 'Banquat of fighting spirit' won two consecutive Busan Mayor's Cup and secured the position of defending champion.
It was a regrettable first half for "Global Hit", which had high expectations for the third-ever Stayer Series victory after "Cheongdam Axe" (2018) and "Winnersman" (2002). But there are still bigger stages, 'Presidential Cup (G1)' and 'Grand Prix (G1)'. Attention is focusing on whether the two rival racehorses will continue their fierce battle in the second half of the year.
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While Pukyong's 'Seoksebaekpa' and 'Global Hit' were strong in the first half of the year, the performance of a powerful third-generation mare 'Eclipsebury' seeking the new queen's place in Seoul was remarkable. The leading jockey, Moon Se-young, has been working with 'Eclipsebury', showing off the super rookie's extraordinary cotyledons by competing twice in the two-year-old race last year, and challenging this year's strongest three-year-old mare 'Triple Tiara'. In Pukyong's first away appearance at the first gate 'Luna Stakes(L)', Eclipsebury' won 'Wire to Wire', which maintained its lead from the beginning to the end of the race.
In the second gate 'Korean Oaks (G2)', he blocked the last-minute pursuit of 'Global Sun' by 'Co', drawing cheers from horse racing fans. In the last three gates and the first long-distance challenge of 2000m, Gyeonggi Province Governor's Cup (G3)', he also showed control of the race from the beginning, but his steps became dull in the straight line at the end, ending the first half of the year with a fourth-place performance. Horse racing fans, who expected the birth of a queen for the third year in a row following the 2022 'Golden Power' and 2023 'Joyful Journey', swallowed their disappointment.
The run of 'Eclipsebury' to the true queen begins now. This is because from the second half of the year, all mare powers over the age of 3 must compete for the queen's seat. Expectations are already high on the stage of the 「Queens Tour FW" series, which will begin in September with"Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor's Cup (G3)" to see if"Eclipse Berry" can match the strongest mares such as"Joyful Journey."
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