Blogger and South Korean race caller Alastair Middleton recently reported on the death of the Korean champion dolphin American-born son of Afleet Alex, who became the first Korean runner to compete in an international 1st stakes group.
“He died this morning following an incident during tracking on Thursday,” Middleton tweeted on April 1. “He won the Curlin Handicap at DWCC in 2019 and finished 3rd in the Tryout. challenge Al Maktoum R3. … The last time he ran was at the December Grand Prix.”
Ellen B. Kill Kelley bred Dolkong in Kentucky from Swampoodle, winner of the Broken Oath. Wayne Detmar bought him for $52,000 at Fasig-Tipton’s October 2015 Annual Sale and then sold him through Mayberry Farms for $35,000 for KOID at the Sale Spring training for the Ocala Breeders 2-year-olds in 2016.
Racing for Tae In Lee, Dolkong won nine of his 22 starts and earned $1,408,864. On 5th of 2019, Dolkong was dispatched to Dubai where he won the Curlin Handicap listed in nine lengths and followed by third place in Round 3 of Al Maktoum Challenge (G1) before Capezzano And thunder . He started in the Dubai World Cup (G1) but only finished 11th. He ended the year with wins at the Busan Mayor’s Cup (G2) and the KRA Cup Classic, and was named the 2019 Old Horse Champion. of the country. DolKong used to train at Let’s Run Park Seoul.
RIP Dolkong
He died this morning following an incident during follow-up on Thursday.
He won Curlin Handicap at DWCC in 2019 and finished 3rd in Al Maktoum Challenge R3. He also won the Busan Mayor’s Cup and the KRA Cup Classic.
He last ran at the Grand Prix in December. pic.twitter.com/wope3jNXYO– Korean racing (@korearacing) April 2, 2023
