Winner's Man
Korean-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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Winner's Man (Korean: 위너스맨, foaled 27 January 2018) is a Korean Thoroughbred racehorse. He is the first South Korean-bred horse, and the second horse overall, to sweep the South Korean 'Stayer Series Triple Crown'.[1] Winner's Man is the first horse in the history of South Korean horse racing to achieve a 'Grand Slam' of Korean Grade 1 horse races, which he achieved by securing victories in the Korea Cup, the Korea Derby, the President's Cup, and the Grand Prix an accomplishment that excludes only the Korea Sprint due to distance aptitude. In addition, he became the first South Korean-trained horse to win the Korea Cup in a field featuring Japanese contenders. As of his retirement, he holds the record for the highest career earnings in the history of South Korean horse racing.[2]
| 위너스맨 Winner's Man | |
|---|---|
17th Busan Metropolitan Mayor’s cup | |
| Sire | Musket Man |
| Grandsire | Yonaguska |
| Dam | Winner's Marine |
| Damsire | Volponi |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 27 January 2018 |
| Country | Korea |
| Colour | Bay |
| Owner | Kyunghee Lee |
| Trainer | Kihong Choi |
| Jockey | Seo Seung-woon |
| Record | 29: 18-4-3-4 |
| Earnings | 4,879,730,000 KRW |
| Major wins | |
| Korea Derby (2021) Korea Herald Cup (2022, 2023) YTN Cup (2022) Busan Metropolitan Mayor’s cup (2022) Korea Cup (2022) Grand Prix (2022,2023) President's Cup (2023) KRA Cup Classic (2023) | |
| Awards | |
| Stayer Series Triple Crown (2022) Korean Horse of the Year (2022, 2023) Korea Best Domestic Horse (2022, 2023) GI Grand Slam (2023) | |
| Honours | |
| Timeform rating : 112 | |
Racing statistics
Winner's Man won 18 races out of 29 starts. This data is available in KRA and netkeiba.[3][4]
| Date | course | Race | Grade | Distance | Finish | Time | Winning
(Losing)Margin |
Jockey | Winner
(Runner-up) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - two-year-old season | ||||||||||
| Jul 17 | Busan | 1000m | Class 6 | Dirt 1,000m | 1st | 0:59.0 | 15 length | Hyosik Lee | (B. K. Looks) | [5] |
| Aug 07 | Busan | 1300m | Class 5 | Dirt 1,300m | 1st | 1:20.5 | 9 length | Hyosik Lee | (Shining Eye) | [6] |
| Oct 23 | Busan | 1400m | Class 4 | Dirt 1,400m | 1st | 1:26.7 | 6 length | Hyosik Lee | (Seongsan Power) | [7] |
| Nov 29 | Busan | Special Race | - | Dirt 1,200m | 2nd | 1:13.6 | (2 length) | Hyosik Lee | Hit Yegam | [8] |
| 2021 - three-year-old season | ||||||||||
| Jan 15 | Busan | 1600m | Class 4 | Dirt 1,600m | 1st | 1:40.4 | 12 length | Hyosik Lee | (Power Wonderful) | [9] |
| Feb 27 | Busan | 1800m | Class 3 | Dirt 1,800m | 2nd | 1:55.9 | (⅘ length) | Hyosik Lee | Golden Winner | [10] |
| Apr 03 | Busan | 1800m | Class 3 | Dirt 1,800m | 1st | 1:53.6 | head | Hyosik Lee | (Man of Top) | [11] |
| May 02 | Busan | 1800m | Class 3 | Dirt 1,800m | 3rd | 1:57.0 | (3½ length) | Hyosik Lee | Power Wonderful | [12] |
| Jul 31 | Busan | 1800m | Class 2 | Dirt 1,800m | 1st | 1:53.5 | ½ length | Hyosik Lee | (Curln Time) | [13] |
| Sep 12 | Busan | 1800m | Class 2 | Dirt 1,800m | 1st | 1:52.5 | 8 length | Hyosik Lee | (Jangsan Dokki) | [14] |
| Oct 10 | Busan | KRA Cup Mile | GII | Dirt 1,600m | 5th | 1:38.3 | ½ length | Hyosik Lee | Hit Yegam | [15] |
| Nov 07 | Seoul | Korean Derby | GI | Dirt 1,800m | 1st | 1:55.2 | Nose | Si-dae Choi | (Hit Yegam) | [16] |
| Dec 12 | Seoul | Minister's Cup | GII | Dirt 2,000m | 4th | 2:11.3 | (5 length) | Si-dae Choi | Hit Yegam | [17] |
| 2022 - four-year-old season | ||||||||||
| Mar 13 | Busan | 2000m | Class 1 | Dirt 2,000m | 1st | 2:06.3 | 2½ length | Ioannis | (Star Road) | [18] |
| May 1 | Seoul | Korea Herald Cup | L | Dirt 2,000m | 1st | 2:09.2 | 4 length | Seo Seung-woon | (Jeongmun Sai) | [19] |
| May 29 | Seoul | YTN Cup | GIII | Dirt 2,000m | 1st | 2:09.1 | 1½ length | Seo Seung-woon | (Haengbok Wangja) | [20] |
| Jun 26 | Busan | Busan Metropolitan Mayor’s cup | GII | Dirt 1,800m | 1st | 1:54.3 | 3 length | Seo Seung-woon | (Simjangui Godong) | [21] |
| Sep 4 | Seoul | Korea Cup | GI | Dirt 1,800m | 1st | 1:53.1 | 1 length | Seo Seung-woon | (Raon The Fighter) | [22] |
| Nov 13 | Seoul | President's Cup | GI | Dirt 2,000m | 3rd | 2:05.9 | (1¼ lenght) | Seo Seung-woon | Raon First | [23] |
| Dec 11 | Seoul | Grand Prix | GI | Dirt 2,300m | 1st | 2:26.2 | 1 length | Seo Seung-woon | (Raon The Fighter) | [24] |
| 2023 - five-year-old season | ||||||||||
| Feb 26 | Busan | 1800m | Class 1 | Dirt 1,800m | 4th | 1:54.4 | (Nose) | Seo Seung-woon | Flat Babe | [25] |
| Apr 16 | Seoul | Korea Herald Cup | GIII | Dirt 2,000m | 1st | 2:08.6 | 1 length | Seo Seung-woon | (Tuhonui Banseok) | [26] |
| May 21 | Seoul | YTN Cup | GIII | Dirt 2,000m | 2nd | 2:08.1 | (2 length) | Seo Seung-woon | Tuhonui Banseok | [27] |
| Jul 2 | Busan | Busan Metropolitan Mayor’s cup | GII | Dirt 1,800m | 2nd | 1:54.5 | (2 length) | Seo Seung-woon | Tuhonui Banseok | [28] |
| Sep 10 | Seoul | Korea Cup | GI | Dirt 1,800m | 3rd | 1:54.1 | (5 length) | Seo Seung-woon | Crown Pride | [29] |
| Oct 15 | Seoul | KRA Cup Classic | GII | Dirt 2,000m | 1st | 2:08.5 | 3 length | Seo Seung-woon | (Success Macho) | [30] |
| Nov 19 | Seoul | President's Cup | GI | Dirt 2,000m | 1st | R2:05.1 | 7 length | Seo Seung-woon | (Global Hit) | [31] |
| Dec 17 | Seoul | Grand Prix | GI | Dirt 2,300m | 1st | 2:24.8 | Nose | Seo Seung-woon | (Global Hit) | [32] |
| 2024 - six-year-old season | ||||||||||
| Sep 08 | Seoul | Korea Cup | GI | Dirt 1,800m | 10th | 2:05.2 | (16 length) | Seongjae Lee | Crown Pride | [33] |
- R in the chart and the time written in red indicates the horse finished in record time.
Pedigree
| Sire Musket Man (USA) 2006 |
Yonaguska (USA) 1998 |
Cherokee Run (USA) | Runaway Groom (CAN) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Dame (USA) | |||
| Marital Spook (USA) | Silver Ghost (USA) | ||
| Homewrecker (USA) | |||
| Fortuesque (USA) 1996 |
Fortunata Prospect (USA) | Northen Prospect (USA) | |
| Fortunate Bid (USA) | |||
| Flamberu (USA) | Dixieland Band (USA) | ||
| Moment's Prayer (USA) | |||
| Dam Winner's Marine (KOR) 2011 |
Volponi (USA) 1998 |
Cryptoclearance (USA) | Fappiano (USA) |
| Naval Orange (USA) | |||
| Prom Knight (USA) | Sir Harry Lewis (USA) | ||
| Dancing Party (USA) | |||
| Graceful Ballerina (USA) 2005 |
Posse (USA) | Silver Deputy (CAN) | |
| Raska (CAN) | |||
| Royal Ballerina (USA) | Farma Way (USA) | ||
| Leading Ballerina (USA) |