Yeopo's 'Jeoktoma', Korea Racing Authority's 'Knicks-Go'... KRA Changwon Branch, World's Best Racehorse 'Knicks-Go Photo Exhibition' First Local Display

2021 World No.1 Racehorse Earned 13.2 Billion KRW in Overseas Total Prize Money

Small Photo Exhibition at Changwon-si Jungang-dong Administrative Welfare Center from Oct 28 to Nov 3 for One Week

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Yeopo and Guan Yu had the ‘Jeoktoma’ that could run a thousand ri in one breath, and Cao Cao had the horse ‘Jolyeong,’ so fast that its shadow could not be seen. Similarly, the Korea Racing Authority had ‘Knicks-Go.’

This famous racehorse earned a total prize money exceeding 13 billion KRW over about three years of racing, and its annual breeding industry revenue is expected to exceed 4 billion KRW. This renowned horse now comes to life through photographs.

The Korea Racing Authority Changwon Branch (Branch Manager Kim Won-young) announced on the 27th that it will hold a photo exhibition of the world-class racehorse Knicks-Go, owned by the Korea Racing Authority, for one week from the 28th to November 3rd at the Jungang-dong Administrative Welfare Center in Changwon City.

Although unfamiliar to the general public, Knicks-Go, born in 2016, was the world’s number one ranked racehorse in 2021, the most famous in the American horse racing scene.

Knicks-Go competed 24 times in the United States, winning first place 10 times, second place 4 times, and third place once. In 2021, it participated in the Saudi Cup, equivalent to the ‘Horse Racing World Cup,’ and finished in fourth place.

Knicks-Go, who won the 2021 World Best Racehorse award and the American Horse of The Year award, earned a total income of USD 9,258,135 until its retirement in February this year. This amounts to over 13.2 billion KRW.

The Knicks-Go photo exhibition was also held this year at the National Assembly and other locations, but this is the first local exhibition.

Kim Won-young, Branch Manager of the Korea Racing Authority Changwon Branch, said, “We wanted to introduce the dynamic photos of Knicks-Go, who has risen to the ranks of a world-class famous horse, to local residents,” adding, “I hope this will serve as an opportunity to inform people that the essence of horse racing lies not in betting but in the horse industry.”

Knicks-Go is currently enjoying a second prime as a ‘stallion’ in the United States. Since bloodline is the most important factor in horse racing and artificial insemination is internationally prohibited, Knicks-Go’s stud fee is among the highest in the U.S. horse racing market, reaching USD 30,000 (about 43 million KRW). If bred about 100 times a year, the annual stud fee income is expected to reach 3 million USD.

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