'Firm Step'Teacher Min Gi, 600 wins
Jul 18, 2024
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Teacher Min Ki-ki (57) won 600 games with the victory of the racehorse 'Cowline (Korea, Geo, 4 years old)' in the Pukyong 6 race held on the 14th. On this day, the runner Choi Eun-kyung, 'Cowline', was lagging behind by developing in the rear of the horses, but he immediately hit it with a sharp draw from the straight line and won a thrilling come-from-behind victory.
Min, who served as a jockey and assistant teacher in Jeju, gave up his stable life in 2004 and debuted as an assistant teacher of the Dirt (racehorse breed) at the Busan Gyeongnam Horse Racing Park. The horse used for horse racing in Seoul and Busan and South Gyeongsang Province is Dumbret, which is different from that of Jeju horse racing, so the assistant teacher learned one by one with the mind of starting over. The achievements made by sweat, effort, and passion began with 100 wins in 2010, followed by 300 wins in 2015 and 500 wins in 2021, and people around him nicknamed such assistant teacher 'Tubuck'.
In addition, the assistant teacher won eight grand races by producing famous horses, including the first ever Dubai World Cup carnival in 2016 and the third place in the history of Korean racing, the strongest short-distance horse in 2018 and the return whaling ship. In particular, this year, the 「Seokseth Baekpa (Korea, Sue, 3 years old)" managed by a civil assistant teacher won the KRA Cup (G2) and the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (G2), the first and third gates of the Samgwanma series, and was honored as the third-generation best horse.
The civil servant teacher said, `Winning now and in the past is never easy. "As time goes by, I feel more desperate and precious to win." "I will continue to do my best in every race and repay the fans for their support with 700 wins before retirement.", he expressed his feelings.
Meanwhile, assistant teacher Min Ki-ki continues to take a quiet but solid step with 600 wins, 10.5% winning rate, and 21.1% winning rate.
wman@sportschosun.com
