76 Horses to China

patsy_mccabe

"A major leap in developing the lucrative China market for Irish bloodstock has been made with a record airlift of 76 Irish thoroughbreds from Shannon Airport.
All were purchased for Chinese businessman Zhang Yuesheng by Kildare based bloodstock agency BBA Ireland at sales in Goffs last autumn all from Irish breeders. The 76 horses were airlifted in a 4 month old Boeing 747 cargo plane from Shannon, landing in Beijing late on Thursday night and are being transported to stables over the weekend.
The €3m airlift was the biggest single movement of Irish horses to China ever, more than doubling the previous high."

http://www.shannonairport.ie/gns/about-us/latest-news/latest-news/17-01-09/record_airlift_of_thoroughbreds_from_ireland_to_china_as_76_animals_airlifted_from_shannon.aspx

bogman_bass

If that donkey Oscar can go for €52 million I don't see what a few horses cant

have2flushtwice

Keep sending them over at the rate and they wont be longmatching us, then the market is gone.

zboz

How many benefit from the market here?

have2flushtwice

zboz wrote: »

How many benefit from the market here?

Lots, but my point is that we will sell and they will breed, and then we shall sell no more.

patsy_mccabe

have2flushtwice wrote: »

Lots, but my point is that we will sell and they will breed, and then we shall sell no more.

Not if we just sell them geldings.

pedigree 6

have2flushtwice wrote: »

Lots, but my point is that we will sell and they will breed, and then we shall sell no more.

There's thoroughbreds been bred in this country it seems forever and we have to go to France now to get our top nh hunt horses. Same with buying flat horses in America and Australia. Increased trade benefits all. If one country has good horses, more foreign buyers will buy them and then it'll reverse around again.

Chisler2

have2flushtwice wrote: »

zboz wrote: »

How many benefit from the market here?

Lots,  but my point is that we will sell and they will breed,  and then we shall sell no more.

It's called "giving away the family silver".

Nekarsulm

Not all given away, this is a neighbour of mine.

https://m.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10154738760250138&id=302449690137&substory_index=0

blue5000

I hear there's a few soccer players going as well.

http://talksport.com/football/chinese-super-league-15-famous-players-and-managers-you-might-now-know-have-gone-china

Maybe they'll have an interesting polo team in a few generations:D

Ave Sodalis

have2flushtwice wrote:

Keep sending them over at the rate and they wont be longmatching us, then the market is gone.

Not really. We've been selling to Japan and other countries for years. Japan has the added bonus of several Irish studs and trainers being based there too, including Darley. They haven"t caught up.
These may be some of the top horses in China, but they're substandard horses here.
I have to say, the fact that China is trying to up their game so they come to Ireland to buy our lower standard horses, is very telling of the quality of horse we can produce here. Impressive given the size of the country.

patsy_mccabe

My neighbour worked in Japan as a Vet in a stud farm.