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▶ Hitmaker of the Year ‘Global Hit’, will he be able to make his name on the world stage
He was born in February 2020 as the Jama of the famous seed horse ‘Tuener & Sub’, a boomer of Cheongdam Axe, Olsniper, and Bulma’s Star. He had excellent pedigree, but he was not in good physical condition as a racehorse. He overcame the shortcomings with his fateful partner and jockey Kim Hye-sun. After working together at the 2023 Korean Derby, he won as many as seven grand races until the Grand Prix on the 1st, and the prize money has already exceeded 3.8 billion won. It can be said to be the best work in Korean racing this year, created by assistant teacher Bang Dong-seok and face-to-face Kim Jun-hyun. On January 24, Global Hit will leave with Kim Hye-sun to conquer the Dubai stage. Many people hope that they will be able to continue ‘hit’ on the world stage.
▶’Name to be recorded as a legend’ Teacher Kim Young-kwan
He made his debut at Let’s Run Park Busan and Gyeongnam in 2004 and was behind many famous horses. It was assistant teacher Kim Young-kwan who led the lame racehorse ‘Luna’, who was also the real protagonist of the movie ‘Champ’, as the winner of the Daesang race. From the sea of emotion, the Triple Nine, the Queen’s Blade and the Blue Chipper, to the recent merry journey, everyone has received his instructions. The sharpness of choosing mature cotyledons and the ability to raise a good horse into a better racehorse are well-born. It is Korea’s best record with 1,519 wins in 6,879 games, 70 wins in Daesangju. It doesn’t seem easy to break for the time being.
▶Let’s run park Seoul to walk with family, horse racing with friends and lovers
In foreign countries, famous horse races are soon regarded as the best festival. Performances and exhibitions will be held along with horse racing in each country, including the Melbourne Cup in Australia, the Arc de Triomphe in France, and the Breeders’ Cup in the United States, and celebrities will be able to meet. Korea is also gradually taking steps toward horse racing ‘festival’. For the first time this year, Let’s Run Park Seoul conducted a night race in time for the cherry blossom festival season, attracting more than 300,000 spring visitors, and ‘Blooming Water Festival’. Through unique festivals such as ‘Jeju Horse Festival’ and ‘Bam Horse Festival’, events such as handmade beer tours and cheering events were introduced, leading to the festival of horse racing.
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▶ Korean horse racing to grow digital initiatives to launch online bookies in earnest
In June, the online ticketing service, which was officially launched, exceeded 80,000 users amid favorable responses from horse racing fans. It was a very late introduction for an IT powerhouse. This is because negative perceptions and social concerns still exist. As if to prove that it was Kiwoo, the average purchase amount per online case so far has been around 5~6,000 won, indicating that there are many small users. Available through the ‘The Bion’ app, this service is operated based on strict management, such as having to undergo face-to-face authentication so that it can be continuously used as a healthy means of release. On the 19th, the Yeongnam Derbyon Customer Support Center was opened to enhance the convenience of customers’ face-to-face registration.
▶The birth of the fifth honorary racehorse, a comfortable horse that meets with fans after retirement
Starting with the honorary racehorse No. 1 Cheongdam Axe last year, the donation angel racehorse ‘Baekgwang’ was selected as the second honorary racehorse this spring and joined the Anseong Farmland Recreation Ranch located in Gyeonggi Province. ‘Eastjet’, ‘Unbeatable’ and ‘Clean Up Joy’ are also honorary racehorses, meeting with fans at Jeju’s Seong Isidol Ranch and Anseong Farmland, and having a comfortable horse life. The animal donation kings, who have practiced not only outstanding performances but also donations with the prize money earned during their active activities, have impressed not only horse racing fans but also all walks of life. The Korea Racing Authority plans to spread the values of animal welfare and respect for life through various activities such as honorary racehorse recreation projects until more retired racehorses finish the rest of their lives with warm love and hospitality.
▶K-horse racing, now it’s really…Korean Horse Racing Enjoyed Across the Continent
The Gyeongju export project, which started as a pilot transmission to Singapore in December 2013, has expanded its export targets to South America and Africa this year, allowing people to enjoy Korean racing in 24 countries around the world. It is a feat achieved 12 years after the start of the business. Despite the crisis of corporate existence, such as the implementation of horse racing without spectators due to COVID-19, regular exporting countries have been steadily added by securing sales channels that will survive. Officials from many importing countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia, cite the fairness, reliability, and stability of Korean horse racing as their selling points. The plan is not to settle for the current situation, which has exceeded 650 billion won in cumulative sales, and to promote the excellence of Korean horse racing to the global stage next year along with the expansion of exporting countries.
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▶ Dubai’s first Korean flag bearer, pioneers Moon Se-young and Seo Seung-woon
The news that made the hearts of horse racing fans beat earlier this year was by far the news of domestic riders Moon Se-young and Seo Seung-woon’s first away trip to Dubai. There has been a steady expedition of racehorses, with ‘Seoksess Story’ and”Cheongu” playing in the Dubai World Cup finals under the name of Korea after the preliminary round in 2019, but it was the first time that the riders have worked together in Korea. Jockey Moon Se-young shared challenges in an unfamiliar foreign country, relying on each other with ‘Heartbeat’ and Seo Seung-woon. Although it did not meet the expected results, the path they pioneered will be run by Kim Hye-sun and ‘Global Hit’ in January next year.
▶ More fun horse racing when you meet in series, the strongest in series is
The Daesang Race Series race is being conducted to strengthen the selection system for excellent horses and increase interest in the race. Gender such as stayer, sprinter, and Queen’s Tour? Street?It consists of a total of seven series depending on age. For example, ‘Juvenile’, which means youth, is limited to the third generation of Korea, where only mares can participate, as guessed from the name of ‘Triple T-ara’. Steyer (long distance over 3 years old) is ‘Global Hit’; Sprinter (short distance over 3 years old) is ‘Mama’; Queen’s Tour S/S (mares over 3 years old) is ‘Happy Journey’; Queen’s Tour F/W (domestic mares over 3 years old) is ‘Wonderful Slu’; Triple Crown (domestic 3 years old) is ‘Seokse Baekpa’; Triple T-ara (domestic 3rd generation mares) is ‘Eclipse Berry’; and finally, Juvenile is ‘Aquarin’ is selected as the. The ‘Global Hit’, which performed well at the Korea Cup, the presidential cup, and the Grand Prix, was selected as the best horse in the Korea Premiere.
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▶The Korea Cup, in which there was no gunshot war over the right to participate in the Breeders’ Cup, is the winner
This year’s Korea Cup & Sprint, which was hotly contested for the world’s most prestigious Breeders’ Cup, along with the highest prize money in Korean racing. The result was a complete victory for Japan, which brought in a large number of outstanding racehorses. Japan, which has shown off its skills by competing in races around the world, including Saudi Arabia, the United States, and France, as the strongest Asian horse racing country in name and reality, also showed good skills in Korea. In both races, ‘Crown Pride’ and ‘Remake’ won the defending champion after ’23, forcing many horse racing fans to swallow their bitterness, but jockey Kim Hye-sun ranked third with ‘Global Hit’ at the Korea Cup and fourth with ‘Speed Young’ at the Korea Sprint, saving the face of the host country along with developmental hope.
▶ Korean horse racing to actively introduce digital technology in line with the trend of the times
It is the era of generative artificial intelligence represented by ChatGPT and AI. In addition to the online ticketing, Korea Racing Authority is also accelerating the transition to the digital age by introducing the world’s first AI horse racing review system, opening ‘e Today’s Gyeongju’ that allows real-time mobile verification of race information, establishing an illegal horse racing site detection system through collaboration with KAIST, building a smart assistant system, and improving work efficiency through RPA.
