Arion Pedigrees reveals that Bel Esprit has
produced winners in nine countries: Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong
Kong, Korean, Macau, Malaysia, South Africa and the Philippines (indeed, in the
last two mentioned, Bel Esprit has a 100% winners to runners record!).
However, we only found out today that Bel
Esprit also has a winner in Iran: and not just any winner either.
Two years ago, at the Gold Coast National
Horses in Training Sale, Eliza Park sold a Bel Esprit filly from Jill Mary to
Iranian buyer, Reza Allahdadi, along with a God’s Own
filly from Sun Maid.
Well, in turns out that the God’s Own
has won several races, while the Bel Esprit is the No. 1 horse in Iran for the
second year running!
Iran racing might seem a long way from
the members’ enclosure at Flemington or Randwick, but fans are as keen as
mustard and I’m pretty sure there would be a few Aussie tracks over the moon if
they could attract the same sort of crowds.
Check out the YouTube video for an overview
of Iranian racing … I especially liked the clip on the bloke who said he’s been
going to Gonbad-e Qabus racecourse since 1974 is yet to leave the track a
winner (must be a Middle Eastern cousin of sorts!).
Keep in mind that Eliza Park will consign 13 youngsters to this year’s Gold Coast National Horses in Training Sale (which is staged next Wednesday [19] and Thursday [20] October) and won’t only be Iranian buyers inspecting this lineup! Especially as apart from a Bel Esprit, there’s also four Written Tycoons.
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