China with the view of encouraging the Chi-
nese to get involved, not just in racing, but
breeding and everything having to do with
horses," the Singapore resident continued.
"In 2010 was the depth of the financial crisis
so things changed, but we remained in Chi-
na and found other partners like Coolmore
and others to come and continue the jour-
ney with us."
That was the start of the China Horse Club,
a racing, business and leisure club limited to
300 members, which aims to not only edu-
cate and immerse its members in the sport
of horse racing worldwide, but
to also expose
them to the lifestyle surrounding it.
"It's about lifestyle. It's about connecting
with different industry leaders around the
world, who happen to also be horse own-
ers," Teo said. "A lot of members may not
understand racing, but they enjoy the var-
ious programs we provide such as business
networking and allowing the second gen-
eration access to people that in their busy
time normally wouldn't have time for the
children in China. Our club is an avenue for
them. It gives them experience in the hotel
industry and so on and so forth. We are con-
tinually trying to provide the Chinese sec-
ond generation and those who have never
experienced racing with an oppor-
tunity to get involved. That is the
reason why we
"In 2010 was the depth of the financial crisis so things changed,
but we remained in China and found other partners like
Coolmore and others to come and continue the journey."
