Vicar

It came down to the last day of the season but while Menifee’s colt Magnifique won Seoul’s big race to close the gap to just a few thousand dollars, Exploit is the Leading Sire in Korea 2011. It’s a first Leading Sire crown for the fifteen year old who came to Korea in 2005. He [...]Read More

The protagonists themselves may not know it themselves but with four weekends of racing left this year, there is a terrific four-way tussle in pogress for the title of 2011's Leading Sire. Just 90 Million Korean Won (about $85,000) separates current leader Exploit from last year’s winner [...]Read More

It’s been a long time coming but last week, the Korea Racing Authority (KRA) announced the export of two racehorses to Malaysia. The colts, by Vicar and Exploit (with another to follow by Commendable) are the first Korean bred horses to be sold overseas for racing. The export marks an important mile...Read More

With three of the four three-year old Classics out-of-the-way, last year’s Leading General Sire in Korea Creek Cat holds a narrow lead at the top of this year’s race. Fellow established sire Exploit is just behind him but then come the newcomers Menifee and Vicar, who each have a Classic winner to t...Read More