Tony Bin

Tony Bin

Sire	Kampala (GB)
Grandsire	Kalamoun
Dam	Severn Bridge (GB)
Damsire	Hornbeam
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1983
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Pat O'Callaghan
Owner	Luciano Gaucci
Trainer	Luigi Camici
Record	27: 15-5-4
Earnings	£1.189.885
Major wins
Premio Presidente della Repubblica (1987, 1988) Gran Premio di Milano (1987, 1988) Gran Premio del Jockey Club (1987) Premio Federico Tesio (1988) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1988)
Awards
Timeform rating 134 (1988) Leading older male in Europe (1988) Leading sire in Japan (1994)
Last updated on 17 September 2011

Tony Bin (1983–2000) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in Europe for his Italian owner from a base in Milan and became a leading sire in Japan.

Background

Bred by Pat O'Callaghan, Tony Bin was foaled on 7 April 1983. He was a son of Rathbarry Stud's Kampala and out of the mare Severn Bridge by Hornbeam. The colt was a descendant of the great Nearco through both his sire and his dam. O'Callaghan sold him for 3,000 guineas to the Allevamento White Star breeding and racing operation of Italian businessman Luciano Gaucci.

Racing career

Tony Bin was trained by Luigi Camici. At age two, his best result in a major race was a third in the GI Gran Criterium at Milan's San Siro Racecourse. As a three-year-old in 1986, he finished second in the GI Gran Premio del Jockey Club.

In 1987 at age four, Tony Bin won some of Italy's most prestigious Group One events, including the Gran Premio del Jockey Club, Premio Presidente della Repubblica and Gran Premio di Milano, repeating as winner of the latter two in 1988. Sent to race in France and England, he ran second in the 1988 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and third to Mtoto in the 1988 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. In October, he beat Mtoto in France's most prestigious race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Assessment

At the end of the 1988 season, Tony Bin was officially rated the equal of Mtoto as the best older male horse in Europe, one pound behind the filly Miesque. Timeform also could not divide Tony Bin and Mtoto, awarding both horses a rating of 134 and making them the best older horses of either sex, one pound ahead of Miesque and the British filly Indian Skimmer.^[1]

Stud record

Tony Bin was sold for US$4 million to the Zenya Yoshida family of Japan. He stood at stud at their Shadai Stallion Station in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, where he met with considerable success. The leading sire in Japan in 1994, Tony Bin produced progeny that includes:

Air Groove (1993) - Horse of the Year and 1997 Champion Older Mare in Japan. In July 2004, her foal (later named The Sunday Fusaichi) by Dance in the Dark sold for ¥490,000,000 (U.S.$4.54 million), making it the world's highest-priced foal and the most expensive horse ever sold at auction in Japan.
Jungle Pocket (1998) - winner of the Tokyo Yushun and Japan Cup, voted the 2001 Japanese Horse of the Year and rated that year by Timeform as the third best three-year-old colt in the world.
Narita Century (1999) - Japanese stakes winner of US$2,466,527.
North Flight (1990) - winner of Yasuda Kinen and Mile Championship.
Telegnosis (1999) - winner of GI NHK Mile Cup with career earnings of more than US$3 million.
Vega (1990) - winner of the 1993 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas) and Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks).
Winning Ticket (1990) - winner of the 1993 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby).

Tony Bin sired other Grade I millionaire winners and was also the damsire of the Japanese colt Heart's Cry, winner of the 2006 Dubai Sheema Classic, who handed Deep Impact his first-ever loss in winning the 2005 Arima Kinen.

In 2000, Tony Bin died unexpectedly of heart failure at the age of seventeen.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Tony Bin (IRE), bay stallion 1983
Sire Kampala (GB) 1976	Kalamoun　 1970	Zeddaan	Grey Sovereign
		Zeddaan	Vareta
		Khairunissa	Prince Bio
		Khairunissa	Palariva
	State Pension　 1967	Only For Life	Chanteur
		Only For Life	Life Sentence
		Lorelei	Prince Chevalier
		Lorelei	Rock Goddess
Dam Severn Bridge (GB) 1965	Hornbeam　 1953	Hyperion	Gainsborough
		Hyperion	Selene
		Thicket	Nasrullah
		Thicket	Artistic
	Priddy Fair　(IRE) 1956	Preciptic	Precipitation
		Preciptic	Artistic
		Campanette	Fair Trial
		Campanette	Calluna　(Family: 19-b)

References

↑ Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1990). Horse Racing: Records, Facts, Champions(Third Edition). Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-902-1.

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winners

1920 Comrade 1921 Ksar 1922 Ksar 1923 Parth 1924 Massine 1925 Priori 1926 Biribi 1927 Mon Talisman 1928 Kantar 1929 Ortello 1930 Motrico 1931 Pearl Cap ♥ 1932 Motrico 1933 Crapom 1934 Brantome 1935 Samos ♥ 1936 Corrida ♥ 1937 Corrida ♥ 1938 Eclair au Chocolat 1941 Le Pacha 1942 Djebel 1943 Verso 1944 Ardan 1945 Nikellora 1946 Caracalla 1947 Le Paillon 1948 Migoli 1949 Coronation ♥ 1950 Tantieme 1951 Tantieme 1952 Nuccio 1953 La Sorellina ♥ 1954 Sica Boy 1955 Ribot 1956 Ribot 1957 Oroso 1958 Ballymoss 1959 Saint Crespin 1960 Puissant Chef 1961 Molvedo 1962 Soltikoff 1963 Exbury 1964 Prince Royal 1965 Sea Bird 1966 Bon Mot 1967 Topyo 1968 Vaguely Noble 1969 Levmoss 1970 Sassafras 1971 Mill Reef 1972 San San ♥ 1973 Rheingold 1974 Allez France ♥ 1975 Star Appeal 1976 Ivanjica 1977 Alleged 1978 Alleged 1979 Three Troikas ♥ 1980 Detroit ♥ 1981 Gold River ♥ 1982 Akiyda ♥ 1983 All Along ♥ 1984 Sagace 1985 Rainbow Quest 1986 Dancing Brave 1987 Trempolino 1988 Tony Bin 1989 Carroll House 1990 Saumarez 1991 Suave Dancer 1992 Subotica 1993 Urban Sea ♥ 1994 Carnegie 1995 Lammtarra 1996 Helissio 1997 Peintre Celebre 1998 Sagamix 1999 Montjeu 2000 Sinndar 2001 Sakhee 2002 Marienbard 2003 Dalakhani 2004 Bago 2005 Hurricane Run 2006 Rail Link 2007 Dylan Thomas 2008 Zarkava ♥ 2009 Sea the Stars 2010 Workforce 2011 Danedream ♥ 2012 Solemia ♥ 2013 Treve ♥ 2014 Treve ♥ 2015 Golden Horn

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