Christopher Tsui
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Christopher Tsui is a businessman and a Champion
Thoroughbred
racehorse
owner. Educated in Paris
and London
, he graduated in 2008 from Cass Business School with a Masters in Management. http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/alumninewsletter/aug09/August09/PDF/seas_the_stars.pdf He is also an accomplished professional golf
er who qualified to play on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour
. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/6912861/Christopher-Tsuis-Sea-The-Stars-was-well-over-par-Horse-Racing.html
He is most famous for his horse, Sea The Stars
, who completed an unbeaten three-year old career by winning the 2000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby
and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
in the same year, the only horse to do so in the history of thoroughbred racing. Sea The Stars
also won the Eclipse Stakes
, the International Stakes
and the Irish Champion Stakes
in the same year, all major international races. Christopher Tsui is the youngest known owner to have won any of these races.
Sea The Stars
was bred by Sunderland Holding Inc, the Tsui family's breeding operation. Founded by Christopher's father, David Tsui began buying horses in the early 1990s and raced a stable in France
. David Tsui most famously owned 1993 Arc winner Urban Sea
who is the dam of Sea The Stars. However, in an interview at Epsom Downs
, Christopher Tsui said that his mother, Ling, a special adviser to the Ministry of Labour for the Chinese Government
, studies pedigree
s and breeding patterns and does all the research that has led to the family's racing success. http://www.epsomderby.co.uk/news/Epsom37842.ink Since becoming involved in the sport, Sunderland Holding Inc has bred a number of successful horses including Galileo
, Black Sam Bellamy, All Too Beautiful, Melikah, Cherry Hinton, My Typhoon
, and Urban Ocean.
In 2009 Christopher Tsui was voted Owner of the Year twice, once by the British Racehorse Owners Association and another by the Horserace Writers and Photographers Association.
Cartier Racing Award
The Cartier Racing Awards are awards in European horse racing, founded in 1991, and sponsored by Cartier jewelers. The award winners are decided by points earned in group races plus the votes cast by British racing journalists and readers of the Racing Post and Daily Telegraph newspapers.Eight...
Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
owner. Educated in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and London
London
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, he graduated in 2008 from Cass Business School with a Masters in Management. http://www.cass.city.ac.uk/alumninewsletter/aug09/August09/PDF/seas_the_stars.pdf He is also an accomplished professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er who qualified to play on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour
Canadian Professional Golf Tour
The Canadian Professional Golf Tour is a men's professional golf tour headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. It was formally started in 1970 and was initially known as the Peter Jackson Tour....
. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/6912861/Christopher-Tsuis-Sea-The-Stars-was-well-over-par-Horse-Racing.html
He is most famous for his horse, Sea The Stars
Sea the Stars
Sea The Stars is a champion Irish Thoroughbred colt racehorse. Regarded by many as one of the greatest racehorses of all time, he is best known for winning the 2,000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby, the Eclipse Stakes, - the first colt to accomplish this treble since 1989 champion Nashwan - the...
, who completed an unbeaten three-year old career by winning the 2000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby
Epsom Derby
The Derby Stakes, popularly known as The Derby, internationally as the Epsom Derby, and under its present sponsor as the Investec Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies...
and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year, usually on the first Sunday in October.Popularly referred to as the...
in the same year, the only horse to do so in the history of thoroughbred racing. Sea The Stars
Sea the Stars
Sea The Stars is a champion Irish Thoroughbred colt racehorse. Regarded by many as one of the greatest racehorses of all time, he is best known for winning the 2,000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby, the Eclipse Stakes, - the first colt to accomplish this treble since 1989 champion Nashwan - the...
also won the Eclipse Stakes
Eclipse Stakes
The Eclipse Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 7 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in early July.-History:The event is named after Eclipse, a...
, the International Stakes
International Stakes
The International Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 88 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in August....
and the Irish Champion Stakes
Irish Champion Stakes
The Irish Champion Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.-History:The event was established in 1976, and...
in the same year, all major international races. Christopher Tsui is the youngest known owner to have won any of these races.
Sea The Stars
Sea the Stars
Sea The Stars is a champion Irish Thoroughbred colt racehorse. Regarded by many as one of the greatest racehorses of all time, he is best known for winning the 2,000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby, the Eclipse Stakes, - the first colt to accomplish this treble since 1989 champion Nashwan - the...
was bred by Sunderland Holding Inc, the Tsui family's breeding operation. Founded by Christopher's father, David Tsui began buying horses in the early 1990s and raced a stable in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. David Tsui most famously owned 1993 Arc winner Urban Sea
Urban Sea
Urban Sea was a French Thoroughbred racemare best known for winning France's most prestigious race in 1993 and for her importance as a world class broodmare. She is one of only two mares to ever produce two Epsom Derby winners, namely Galileo and Sea the Stars...
who is the dam of Sea The Stars. However, in an interview at Epsom Downs
Epsom Downs
Epsom Downs is an area of chalk upland near Epsom, Surrey; in the North Downs. Part of the area is taken up by the racecourse, the gallops are part of the land purchased by Stanly Wootton in 1925 in oder that racehorses can be trained without interference. It is open to users such as ramblers,...
, Christopher Tsui said that his mother, Ling, a special adviser to the Ministry of Labour for the Chinese Government
Government of the People's Republic of China
All power within the government of the People's Republic of China is divided among three bodies: the People's Republic of China, State Council, and the People's Liberation Army . This article is concerned with the formal structure of the state, its departments and their responsibilities...
, studies pedigree
Pedigree chart
A pedigree chart is a diagram that shows the occurrence and appearance or phenotypes of a particular gene or organism and its ancestors from one generation to the next, most commonly humans, show dogs, and race horses....
s and breeding patterns and does all the research that has led to the family's racing success. http://www.epsomderby.co.uk/news/Epsom37842.ink Since becoming involved in the sport, Sunderland Holding Inc has bred a number of successful horses including Galileo
Galileo (horse)
Galileo is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He is best known for winning the Epsom Derby, Irish Derby Stakes, and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2001 and for his rivalry with the Godolphin champion Fantastic Light...
, Black Sam Bellamy, All Too Beautiful, Melikah, Cherry Hinton, My Typhoon
My Typhoon
My Typhoon is an American Thoroughbred racehorse whom the NTRA calls "one of the world's best-bred horses."Bred in Ireland by David Tsui's Sunderland Holdings, she was sired by Giant's Causeway, a son of Storm Cat whose stud fee in 2006 became the highest in the world at $500,000...
, and Urban Ocean.
In 2009 Christopher Tsui was voted Owner of the Year twice, once by the British Racehorse Owners Association and another by the Horserace Writers and Photographers Association.