Mongolian Prince with Todd Pletcher and Victoria Wang
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New Zealand bred galloper Mongolian Prince will be a pioneer for his owners the Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry Group, when he resumes his racing career in the United States in the near future.
The three-year-old colt by multiple Group One winner St Reims has joined the stable of leading trainer Todd Pletcher and will be the first US-raced horse by the Rider Horse Group.
Purchased directly from his breeder Richard Hui as a weanling by the CEO of the Rider Horse Group, Mr Lin Lang, Mongolian Prince was shipped back to China to race.
Mongolian Prince commenced his career as a two-year-old with a handful of starts but it is the development he has shown at three that has encouraged his owners to test him internationally. He has won three of his five starts during the Chinese season with two at stakes level including a remarkable 21-length victory over 2000 metres at Wuhan.
Established in 2006 the Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry Co. Ltd is located at Khorchin which is in Inner Mongolia, China. The Group has made a significant foray into the New Zealand racing and breeding industry in the past few years where they have purchased some 500 broodmares, 10 stallions and over 200 thoroughbred racehorses, in addition to a host of Standardbreds.
Amongst those purchases is multiple Group One winner Mongolian Khan who took out the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup during the rich Victorian Spring Carnival last year.
A change to the quarantine restrictions between China and the US has opened a window to the international stage for Chinese horses that did not previously exist.
"We are hopeful that Mongolian Prince could win some races in the US," commented Mr Lang's Executive Assistant Victoria Wang.
"The aim is to establish a presence in the US that encourages Chinese owners to expand their racing interests.
"Sending him to the US successfully means a lot to the racing industry in China. Until last year, the industry in mainland China has been 'half-blocked'.
"In the past, horses could be imported to mainland China from other countries but once they stepped on Chinese soil, they could not be exported because of differences in quarantine standards."
The window to export to the US provides greater incentive for Chinese owners to increase the quality of horses purchased.
"Chinese owners won't be afraid to spend more on high-quality horses from overseas and ship them back to China. Especially now that, if they are good enough, they can send them to the US to race or even further abroad once they have quarantined in the US." – NZ Racing Desk
The three-year-old colt by multiple Group One winner St Reims has joined the stable of leading trainer Todd Pletcher and will be the first US-raced horse by the Rider Horse Group.
Purchased directly from his breeder Richard Hui as a weanling by the CEO of the Rider Horse Group, Mr Lin Lang, Mongolian Prince was shipped back to China to race.
Mongolian Prince commenced his career as a two-year-old with a handful of starts but it is the development he has shown at three that has encouraged his owners to test him internationally. He has won three of his five starts during the Chinese season with two at stakes level including a remarkable 21-length victory over 2000 metres at Wuhan.
Established in 2006 the Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry Co. Ltd is located at Khorchin which is in Inner Mongolia, China. The Group has made a significant foray into the New Zealand racing and breeding industry in the past few years where they have purchased some 500 broodmares, 10 stallions and over 200 thoroughbred racehorses, in addition to a host of Standardbreds.
Amongst those purchases is multiple Group One winner Mongolian Khan who took out the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup during the rich Victorian Spring Carnival last year.
A change to the quarantine restrictions between China and the US has opened a window to the international stage for Chinese horses that did not previously exist.
"We are hopeful that Mongolian Prince could win some races in the US," commented Mr Lang's Executive Assistant Victoria Wang.
"The aim is to establish a presence in the US that encourages Chinese owners to expand their racing interests.
"Sending him to the US successfully means a lot to the racing industry in China. Until last year, the industry in mainland China has been 'half-blocked'.
"In the past, horses could be imported to mainland China from other countries but once they stepped on Chinese soil, they could not be exported because of differences in quarantine standards."
The window to export to the US provides greater incentive for Chinese owners to increase the quality of horses purchased.
"Chinese owners won't be afraid to spend more on high-quality horses from overseas and ship them back to China. Especially now that, if they are good enough, they can send them to the US to race or even further abroad once they have quarantined in the US." – NZ Racing Desk