上周日，内蒙莱德马业名下马匹蒙古王子在美国获得了一场处子赛的胜利，今天，美国权威赛马媒体纯血马日报（Thoroughbred Daily News）以“中国进口马匹在美国获得争议性胜利”（Controversial Win at Belmont by Shipper from China）为题发表了一篇文章。

　　由于话题具有争议性，且涉及到中国目前赛马组织管理现状的讨论，该文章迅速引发国际关注。

　　TDN的社论几乎代表着全球赛马业的舆论风向标，其报道重要程度无需多言，为了让更多国内赛马的朋友们了解美国乃至世界对中国赛马的真实看法，现全文翻译该报道如下（特此声明：由于此文作者对中国赛马的情况了解有限，此报道中有一些不实信息和偏见，译者只是如实翻译，译文内容不代表译者个人观点）

　　中国进口赛马在贝蒙园获得争议性胜利

　　2016年5月17日报道（美国时间）

　　作者：比尔·芬利

　　当投注者们在星期天贝蒙园举办的第六场比赛中翻看蒙古王子（Mongolian Prince）的比赛记录时，他们只看到3月18日曾在湾流赛马场第五的记录，仅仅通过比赛手册，他们无法知道背后其实还有更多故事。

　　最后蒙古王子以16比1的赔率在这场处子赛（译者注：只允许没赢过比赛的赛马）中爆冷胜出，如果投注者们提前知道蒙古王子在中国不仅赢过比赛，而且还赢过锦标赛，这个结果也许不会这么让人意外。

　　很明显，他的练马师和马主内蒙古莱德马业都没有违反任何规则，但纽约投注委员会的发言人LeePark周二在接受TDN的采访中表示他们会深入调查这一事件。

　　问题的根源在于赛马体系辜负了投注的大众马迷。

　　从中国这个新兴的赛马产业里获得马匹资料不是一件容易的事情，但在蒙古王子这件事上却并非如此，早在今年一月，内蒙莱德马业就主动联系了包括TDN在内的许多媒体，宣布了蒙古王子即将到美国比赛的新闻，新闻中就包括蒙古王子曾经在中国五次出赛三次夺冠的信息，其中有一场比赛是10月在武汉赛马场以21个马位的绝对优势获胜。

　　根据内蒙莱德马业CEO郎林助理王申展表示，那场武汉的比赛奖金大约在五万美元左右。

　　“因为他是在南半球出生，尽管在南半球蒙古王子已经被认为4岁，他在中国被认为是3岁。他是中国最好的三岁马”，王申展说，“在中国，8月1日之前他都被认为是3岁，所以他也是以3岁出赛。他在中国的成绩已经提升到无法打败，中国的水平目前还不高，所以我们想把他送到美国，看看他能取得怎样的成绩。”

　　那么，为什么蒙古王子在中国的比赛成绩没有被记录，他到美国还可以参加处子赛呢？答案是因为两家中国赛马相关协会的竞争，其中一家获得了包括美国赛马会（The U.S。 Jockey Club ）在内的全球赛马组织认可，而另外一家没有。

　　但被问到蒙古王子的状态时，美国赛马会邮件回复到：中国纯血马登记管理委员会（The China Stud Book Committee）递交了一份蒙古王子的进口信息，其中没有获得中国马业协会（China Horse Industry Association）认可的比赛记录，所以，蒙古王子的信息里没有任何比赛记录。设置在中国马业协会架构下的中国纯血马登记管理委员会是中国唯一的纯血马登记管理组织。

　　实际上，蒙古王子参与的比赛是在中国马术协会（the Chinese Equestrian Association）的管理下进行的，目前该协会下没有分支机构。香港赛马会（TheHong Kong Jockey Club）去年九月曾经宣布和中国马术协会签署战略合作协议，其中包括协助中国马术协会在成都金马赛马场举办中国赛马总决赛。

　　根据中国文化网的信息显示，中国马术协会成立于1979年，是国际马术联盟的正式成员。该机构负责管理许多马术活动，其中明确包括赛马，因为这个网站显示中国马术协会的使命包括：规范赛马管理规则，明确赛马分类，以及建立赛马评价标准。

　　中国马术协会的比赛没有获得国际认可的原因目前尚未清晰。

　　目前中国赛马产业没有投注。比赛奖金来自赞助，报名费和其他渠道。

　　内蒙古莱德马业并不是第一个送马匹到美国出赛的马主团体，中国杰士马主俱乐部（The China Horse Club ）曾经送给一些马匹到美国出赛并累计赢得五场比赛。其中最好的马匹是曾赢得过2015年在湾流赛马场举办的三级赛GIII Marshua’s River的母马帕兰达（Parranda），和杰士马主俱乐部其他的许多马匹一样，这些马匹是在海外训练，从未在中国出赛。

　　目前认为蒙古王子是第二匹曾在中国出赛并在美国获胜的马匹。十月，杰士马主俱乐部马匹战鼓（Beat of the Drum ）曾在美国SantaAnita赛马场赢得一场比赛。该母马的职业生涯开始于欧洲，在由中国团体买下后，送至练马师岳伯仁麾下训练。她曾在中国出赛两次并于2013年赢得一个冠军。根据Equibase赛马资料库显示，她的比赛成绩包括两次中国赛事，其中一场的奖金为16万3千美元。

　　根据其网站显示，内蒙古莱德马业是“中国领先的民营马业企业”。王申展说郎林目前正积极的买马，尤其是从澳大利亚和新西兰，其中也包括美国标准马和阿拉伯马。她说郎林先生现在拥有1000匹马并且计划继续送更多优秀的马匹到美国出赛。

　　随着中国赛马业的发展以及包括郎林先生和中国杰士马主俱乐部在美国建立马房的进程，美国赛马业也需要重新审视如何从中国获得更准确的马匹出赛信息以及究竟一个曾经在中国以21个马位夺冠的马匹是否有资格参加处子赛的问题。

　　（再次申明：本译文不代表译者个人观点）

　　原版英文报道如下：

　　Controversial Win at Belmont by Shipper from China

　　Tuesday， May 17， 2016

　　By Bill Finley

　　When bettors perused the past performances of Mongolian Prince （NZ） （St Reims {NZ}） in Sunday’s sixth race at Belmont Park， a maiden event， they saw a horse who had raced once， finishing fifth in a Mar。 18 maiden race at Gulfstream。 There was no way of knowing there was much more to his story。

　　At odds of 16-1， Mongolian Prince won the race by a head for trainer Todd Pletcher and rider John Velazquez， an outcome that might not have seemed so surprising had the wagering public been privy to the fact that not only was Mongolian Prince not a maiden， but he was a stakes winner in China。

　　No one involved， from Pletcher to the owners， the Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry， to the New York Racing Association， apparently broke any rules。 However， New York Gaming Commission spokesman Lee Park told the TDN Tuesday that the organization is “actively reviewing the matter。”

　　The real problem is that the system clearly failed the betting public。

　　Getting details on horses competing in China’s nascent horse racing industry is not easy。 But in the case of Mongolian Prince the owners were so excited about the horse’s arrival that they contacted several news outlets， including the Thoroughbred Daily News， in January to announce that Mongolian Prince was coming to the U.S。 The TDN’s story included information that Mongolian Prince had won three of five starts in China including a 21-length win at Wuhan racetrack in October。 According to Victoria Wang， the assistant to Inner Mongolia Horse Racing Industry CEO Lang Ling， the purse of the race at Wuhan was worth roughly $50，000。

　　Because he was born in the Southern Hemisphere， Mongolian Prince is considered a 4-year-old here， but was classified as a 3-year-old in China。

　　“He was the best 3-year-old in China，” Wang said。 “In China， he would not be considered a 3-year-old until Aug。 1， so he was racing as a 3-year-old。 He improved to the point where he was unbeatable。 The talent level is not high in China， so we wanted to send him to America to see how he could do。”

　　So why was Mongolian Prince classified as a maiden and why didn’t his past performances include any of his races in China？ The answer involves competing racing associations in China， one the U.S。 Jockey Club and other racing organizations around the globe recognize and one that they don’t。

　　When asked to clarify Mongolian Prince’s status， the Jockey Club responded by email with the following statement： “The China Stud Book Committee submitted a letter during the importing process that Mongolian Prince （NZ） did not race in China Horse Industry Association （CHIA）-recognized races and therefore the committee did not have race records for that horse。 The China Stud Book Committee is the established sole authority to register Thoroughbreds in China， and is established within the CHIA。”

　　Mongolian Prince competed at racetracks under the jurisdiction of the Chinese Equestrian Association。 There doesn’t appear to be anything minor league about the Chinese Equestrian Association tracks。 The Hong Kong Jockey Club announced last September that it had reached a strategic agreement with the CEA to assist the organization。 The agreement included working together on the final leg of the China Horse Racing Gran Prix at Jinma Racecourse。

　　According to the website， chinaculture.org， the Chinese Equestrian Association was founded in 1979 and is a formal member of International Equestrian Foundation。 While it oversees many equestrian sports， it clearly focuses on horses racing as the website says the CEA’s mission includes： “formulate rules on the management of racehorses； to define the categories of racehorses and set up evaluation standards on the horses。”

　　It is not clear why races at the CEA tracks are not recognized internationally。

　　There is no gambling on racing in China。 Purses come from sponsorships， from entry fees and other sources。

　　The Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry is not the first Chinese ownership group to send horses to the U.S。 The China Horse Club has campaigned several horses here and has won five races in the U.S。 The best of those horses has been Parranda （English Channel） who won the 2015 GIII Marshua’s River at Gulfstream。 Parranda， like many of the China Horse Club horses， either began their careers outside of China or never raced there。

　　It is believed that Mongolian Prince is the second horse that has raced in China to win in the U.S。 In October， the China Horse Club’s Beat of the Drum （Duke of Marmalade {Ire}） won an allowance race at Santa Anita。 The mare began her career in Europe for trainer Aidan O’Brien before being purchased by the Chinese group。 The horse raced twice in China and won a race there in 2013。 The Equibase past performances include lines from the two Chinese races， one of which had a purse of $163，000。

　　According to its website， the Inner Mongolia Horse Racing Industry is China’s “leading private horse industry firm。” Wang said that Ling is actively buying horses， particularly in Australia and New Zealand， and is also purchasing standardbreds and Arabians。 She said Ling owns about 1，000 horses and that plans are to continue to send the better ones to race in the U.S。

　　With racing growing in China and with both Ling and the China Horse Club looking to build stables here， it appears that U.S。 racing authorities need to take a hard look at how they can get accurate information on races held in China into the hands of bettors and clarify whether a horse that had won a stakes race by 21 lengths should be eligible to race against maidens。

　　（来源：赛马查理王）