Hereforness is smaller than the town of Vik and can only be a village in the sparsely populated Iceland, with only a few pastures at first, and gradually people living there.

What changed the fate of the town was the emergence of a racecourse, a racecourse that could provide dozens of jobs, so the population began to increase.

There are more people coming to the town today, and the reason is naturally related to horse racing.

Chen Song sat in the car, ate bread, rested for a while, and then called Finrich.

The location of the race course is easy to find, there are signs along the road, and the whole town is run by ranches and racetracks, so I want everyone who passes through the town to know that the racetrack exists.

Finrich waved to him at the gate of the racetrack, just outside the parking lot, Chen Song got out of the car and shook his hand, and then visited the racecourse.

The name of the racecourse is Green Playground, because it was famous for its flat school-like playground before it was built, and it has to do with the person in charge of building the racetrack, who is named Green, an American, and whose name means 'green'.

There are too many open spaces in Iceland to be fertile, so the land in the wilderness is worthless, and all the buildings are spread out like pancakes, and the area is large but not towering, after all, you have to be prepared for earthquakes.

The green playground covers an area of more than 10 hectares, and there are competition venues such as long and short tracks, as well as stables and small bars.

When Finrich learned that he had never been to the racetrack before, he took him on a tour of it.

Chen Song found that there were not many people in the arena, and there were only a few scattered people in the vast stands, totaling a few hundred, knowing that this arena could accommodate tens of thousands of spectators.

Finrich said calmly: "Green grass is our favorite racecourse, but it is not the most popular, if you want to compare popularity, where in the country can it compare with Reykjavik?"

After all, horse racing is a popular sport for the whole country, and today's event still attracted some media to come, with video poles erected on the racetrack, live broadcast by TV stations, and TV in small bars.

However, there were a lot of people in the bar, more than 30 people gathered in front of the bar to drink and laugh, and there were more or less people sitting at other tables.

After Chen Song followed Finrich into the door, several people waved at them, and it was obvious that Finrich was very popular here.

Originally, he wanted to experience the Icelandic horse racing bar culture with great interest, but when he found out that the bars were almost full of big men and there were several pairs of big men catching each other, he was scared.

He finally understood why Finrich was so popular here, and why so many people looked at him with interest because they were sexually interested in him.

Finrich was very scored, he took Chen Song in to take a look, then went out to continue shopping, and finally took him to a ticket machine that looked like an ATM: "Do you want to play a few bets? There are quite a lot of games today, and there are eighteen rounds in the heartbeat arena." ”

The heartbeat course refers to the long-distance race, which is one of the most eye-catching events in Iceland.

Icelandic horses are small, small in stride, and their speed is not as good as that of European thoroughbred racehorses, they are excellent for strength and endurance, Chen Song once underestimated them, and in the past two days, with his understanding of Icelandic horses, he knew that Icelandic horses are more powerful on the battlefield than high-headed horses.

In ancient warfare, cavalry required speed of sprinting, but what required more was the horse's gravity and endurance, both of which Icelandic horses excelled at.

So far, many foreign horse farms have bought Icelandic horses just to ride them to chase their own tall horses, and Icelandic horses have excellent endurance and can always catch up with those tall horses.

Because of their stamina, Icelandic horses are naturally suitable for long-distance races, and it happens that Iceland has long days in the summer, and the big guys need to pass the time, so that long-distance races have become attractive and have earned a reputation as a heartbeat race.

Chen Song didn't mind playing a few hands, but he didn't want to waste money, so he said, "Sorry man, I don't know the characteristics of these horses yet, and I don't want to bet blindly." ”

Finrich smiled, "If you can trust me, then I can recommend you a few horses, I have confidence in them." ”

Chen Song nodded: "Okay." ”

He tapped his finger on the screen and pointed, "Look at this horse, it's called Little Pink, it's a four-and-a-half-year-old mare, it's a fast sprint, it's good at sprints, and it won a silver medal in the southern country race last year." ”

"And this horse, it's called Quicksilver, yes, it's the same name as a superhero, it's because it's really fast, it's worth it, it's doing so well at the last horse racing festival, and it was even on national television at one point. ”

"Of course, we can't forget this little baby, the Italian, who is not only fast, but also good at dance steps, and if he didn't compete today, he would definitely be there for the opening performance. ”

Under Finrich's guidance, Chen Song placed bets on several horses.

Now the games are very small, just some qualifiers, lack of fairness and convincing, so except for betting fans, no one else will take the opportunity to join in the fun.

Chen Song bought a total of 100,000 kroner, which is already a big deal, and someone on the machine next to him came to buy it, and they only bought a few thousand kroner.

With the documents printed out by the machine, Chen Song followed Finrich to the last stop, the stable.

This is not a place for the average person to enter, and in order to protect the horses and help them stay in the best condition, every stable is enclosed and only the owner and staff of the horse can enter.

Chen Song entered Finrich's stable, and he said on the way that he had ten horses in today's event.

Just as they had entered the stable, someone led some horses through another door.

Finrich explained, "My buddy took them to warm up. ”

Chen Song looked at a few beautiful ponies with a suspicious face, a little familiar, as if he had just seen them on the screen?

Suspicious, he pointed to the horses one by one and asked, "Isn't this Little Pink, Quicksilver, and Italians?"

Finrich grinned, "That's right, they're them." ”

Chen Song understood, it was his horse that was pointed out to him!

Knowing that he was tied to Finrich's chariot, he asked, "Are you confident in the game?"

Finrich solemnly raised his head and said: "I am full of confidence, and I have only one goal, to win the green cup of the horse racing festival like my grandfather and father!"

The Green Cup is the most important trophy in the race, a green crystal cup, which symbolizes the Icelandic people's desire for green and respect for green grass.

Chen Song was suddenly in awe: "It turns out that you are from a horse racing family, how many green cups do you have in your family?"

"Well, not a single one. ”

"Didn't you say that your goal was to win the Green Cup like your grandfather and your father?"

"What I'm saying is that my goal is the same as my grandfather's and my father's, to win the green cup, please pay attention to the broken sentence!"

Chen Song: "You are really good. ”