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种公马「战斗红日」离世

维州种公马「战斗红日」因病离世,年仅8岁。

「战斗红日」
「战斗红日」 Picture: Racing and Sports

本周一,维州的太阳育马场(Sun Stud)宣布,种公马「战斗红日」因患急腹痛英年早逝。

「战斗红日」是「北方流星」之子,两岁时两战不败,曾一度成为了金拖鞋大赛的夺冠大热门,但是最后它并没有参加那场澳洲两岁马的巅峰较量,而是早早被安排退了役。

离世之时,「战斗红日」的第一批子嗣才四岁。在它所有的子嗣中,至今共有65匹夺得了冠军,其中包括了2018年穆尼谷珍珠赛(1200米,表列赛)的冠军「太阳旗」 。

"两岁时被剥夺赢金拖鞋大赛的机会后,它来到牧场的第一天,我们就很难不在心里为它留一个位置,因为它真的是太好相处了,"太阳育马场的营运经理大卫·格兰特说道。

"它是新入行、经验不足的种公马工作人员最适合照料的种公马,可以帮助这些人建立信心。「战斗红日」天性良善,在和母马配种时总是很平和。"

"这里已经17年没有折损过种公马了,所以我们都很震惊,也因它的离去极度悲痛。"

"有一点毫无疑问,那就是没有了它之后,育马场再不会和以前一样了。"

太阳育马场的种公马事务经理阿米尔可汗对格兰特的的悲痛深有共鸣,他说:"它是一个温柔的大块头,是马棚里最受爱戴的种公马,是一位绅士,无疑大家都会非常怀念它。"

2019年,「战斗红日」配种了49匹母马,配种费为1.375万澳元。


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