"Hey Xiao, how did you feel about the trip to the UK?" Hunter Allen was taking the 'Titan' for a walk, when he saw Xiao Peng driving over and greeted Xiao Peng and the two.

Xiao Peng shrugged: "It's not as good as I imagined, but it's not as bad as I imagined." ”

Hunter Allen looked shy: "Xiao, do you feel the enthusiasm of the British girl?"

"Poof. Xiao Peng didn't answer, and Yang Meng behind him laughed first. Xiao Peng glared at Yang Meng viciously: "If you dare to tell what happened in London, I will dare to pour wind oil essence into your underwear!"

Yang Meng shrugged: "You win, I'll go back to the dormitory to take a shower." After saying that, he staggered away, but looking at the frequency of his shoulder shaking, he was obviously snickering there.

Although Hunter Allen couldn't understand what the two were saying, he also knew that there must be something inside, and asked curiously: "Is there any story that happened when I was in England?"

Xiao Peng shook his head and changed the topic very smartly: "There is no problem, how about it?What is the state of the 'Titan'? Can you adapt to the environment and climate here?"

Hearing Xiao Peng ask about the 'Titan', Hunter Allen was refreshed, only to hear him complain: "There are too many things missing in our horse farm, and we have not been able to train systematically during this time, and I am now praying to God every day that I don't ask the 'Titan' to improve much, just ask it to maintain its condition, I hope his old man can hear my prayers." ”

Xiao Peng smiled and comforted Hunter Allen and said: "In the past two days, the construction of the new racecourse is speeding up, don't underestimate our efficiency in China, it will be completed soon." ”

Hunter Allen's eyes widened: "The construction of the horse farm can't be sloppy, whether it's mud or grass, you have to do it very seriously!"

Xiao Peng patted Hunter Allen on the shoulder: "Calm down, we are working for ourselves, our own construction team, and purchasing raw materials by ourselves, so we won't engage in tofu scum projects." ”

"I hope so. Hunter Allen still doesn't quite believe it: "It's too late to plant grass this season." I really feel like it's a mistake to leave the 'Titans' here. ”

Xiao Peng twisted his hands and made a gesture of some money: "Believe me, in China, as long as you have money, there will be miracles in front of you." ”

Hunter Allen shrugged: "I don't believe you can't help it, who made me a contracted jockey of the 'Yellow Horse Racecourse' now? ”

Xiao Peng laughed: "You won't regret this choice." By the way, I actually want your help with something this time. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Hunter, I want to go to Japan or South Korea for the tournament, how can we get there?" asked Hunter Allen.

Hunter Allen's eyes lit up: "Are you going to participate in the Emperor's Cup? But then his face darkened again, and he let out a long sigh: "Alas. ”

It cannot be denied that horse racing in Japan is indeed developing very well, with more than 15,000 large and small races every year! Among them, the 'Emperor's Cup' race, which is held twice a year in spring and autumn, is one of the top races in Japan!

You know, almost all the heavyweight horse races in the world are conditional races. The conditional competition can be subdivided into two categories, the low-level is called the exhibition competition, the high-level competition is called the level competition, and in the level competition, it is divided into three categories, namely the third-level competition, the second-level competition, and the first-level competition, the smaller the number, the more important the degree of competition.

Since class racing is the most important race in speed racing, these events are usually indicated in bold black in printed materials showing a horse's past results, so they are also called bold races. There are currently 1,928 Division matches worldwide, including 901 Division 3 matches, 568 Division 2 matches, and 459 Division 1 matches. Different countries have different governing bodies and different standards for class races, but usually the horses in class races are very high in terms of rating and prize money. For example, in Australia, only tournaments with a prize fund of more than 350,000 Australian dollars can apply to become a Division 1 competition, and there are many detailed conditions.

In the first division, there are some events that have a long history of holding them, which are not simply the first division, but the classics in the first division. Japan's Emperor's Cup is a classic.

Xiao Peng was puzzled: "What are you sighing for?"

Hunter Allen sighed: ""Silver" is not eligible to participate in the Emperor's Cup, and although the horse racing prize money of the Japanese devil is high, the conditions are too fucked. ”

Xiao Peng didn't understand, and handed Hunter Allen a cigarette: "Hunter, tell me about it?"

Hunter Allen waved his hand to refuse Xiao Peng's cigarette and brought 'Titan' back to the stable. After placing the 'Titan', he walked up to Xiao Peng and said to Xiao Peng: "Participating in the new horse race in Japan is roughly divided into two conditions: two years old and three years old, and then subdivided into races that are only open to domestic horses and mares. Horses like Ginko, who have never raced before, can only participate in the new race, but a foreign stallion like him is not eligible to participate in the new race in Japan. ”

Xiao Peng said speechlessly: "Doesn't the Japanese mean that they just play by themselves?"

Hunter Allen nodded: "Xiao, you're really right." In the past, the Japan Jockey Club's horse racing class was also graded according to international practice, but later the International Racing Cataloging Committee, that is, the ICSC, directly designated Japan as a first-class horse racing country in 07, and changed their racing class to JPN1, JPN2, and JPN3, which are unique to Japan, and their races have no international points. Even the Japanese Classic Five Crowns are pointsless. ”

Xiao Peng was stunned: "What? There are no points in horse racing in Japan?"

"That's right!" Hunter Allen confirmed Xiao Peng's words: "It's because they don't bring foreign horses to play! Those competitions are not allowed to compete foreign horses, give them a fart of international points? In the end, there is no way, the Japan Horse Association can only allow foreign horses to participate in the competition before changing back to the G1 level." But if you want to race these new horses, it's impossible. ”

"Does that mean you have to get results elsewhere before you can compete in Japan?" Xiao Peng wondered.

"Yes, that's what it means. Hunter Allen confirmed.

"What about the South Korean game?" Xiao Peng continued.

Hunter Allen shrugged: "South Korea is similar to Japan, they are more interesting, if you want to participate in the miniature race, you are welcomed with both hands raised, but if you want to participate in the new horse race, it is similar to Japan." ”

"Miniature ponies?" Xiao Peng was puzzled.

"Well, South Korea's local horse breed resources, like Koreans, are short and slow to run, so they can only engage in horse races of the same breed. Hunter Allen said.

Xiao Peng scratched his head, it seems that he wants to go to the competition to win the prize, it is really not as simple as he imagined: "Then where is it more appropriate for us to participate in the competition now?"

Hunter Allen thought for a moment: "Xiao, if you only want to race in Asia, you can only go to Hong Kong, but you can participate in the new horse race, but the Hong Kong new horse race is an age handicap pound race rather than a condition race. ”

"New horses participating in the handicap race?" Xiao Peng was puzzled.

Hunter Allen nodded: "Horses three years old or younger who arrive in Hong Kong this season can participate in the new horse race, and if they win, they can continue to participate, but they will have to carry the weight." After the new race, you can participate in the classification race. Even the International Open. ”

Xiao Peng took a puff of cigarette: "In the final analysis, it's just a low-level one-level comparison? But Hong Kong horse racing is so prosperous, how can it be a hand-pound race?"

Handicap is another form of horse racing, which is to let the good horses carry the weight and compete with the bad horses, which is like letting Pan Changjiang and Bolt compare a hundred meters, then Bolt will definitely win. But what about putting a hundred kilograms of weight on Bolt's back and comparing it with Pan Changjiang? Pan Changjiang should be able to win, right?

Hunter Allen shrugged: "This is also a matter of no way, Hong Kong itself is not a horse breeding ground, for them, pulling the head horse has almost become the only purpose of being a horse owner, and the number of head horses has almost become the only indicator of the knight and trainer's quarterly assessment, in order to improve the performance, most of the local racing horses in Hong Kong are geldings, and they are almost worthless after retirement." However, considering that the level of Hong Kong horses is uneven, the only way to do this is to take the handicap. In order to avoid this, some horse owners will even deliberately lose a few games to reduce points after winning a key race, or even deliberately lose the race to reduce the number of points, or even deliberately lose the race to be relegated. ”

Xiao Peng pouted: "It's really a cowardice." ”

Hunter Allen said: "If you have an elite horse like 'Silver', you will definitely disdain to do that, but if you have a bad horse and want to race, does the weight race become very beneficial to you?"

Xiao Peng suddenly realized: "It turns out that this is a rule to protect the weak. ”

Hunter Allen snapped his fingers: "BINGO! Under such rules, tens of millions of horses can compete with hundreds of thousands of horses, and they may not be able to win, which increases the spectacle of the race." Of course, it would be different if you could advance to the graded race, the third-level competition was still the handicap, but the second-level competition was the conditional handicap, and the first-level competition was the flat weight race. ”

Xiao Peng scratched his head: "If I go to the competition with 'Yinzi', how many pounds will I have to make。。。。。。 ”

Hunter Allen laughed: "If you go to the competition, I'm afraid no one will be embarrassed to let you give the pound." Other jockeys weigh less than 120 pounds, and you weigh more than 150 pounds, so how can you give up the pounds? Isn't that nonsense? If you want to go to a race, as long as you don't win by an absolute advantage, you don't have to break a record or something, and no one will talk to you about the handover in a conditional race. ”

Xiao Peng listened to Hunter Allen's words, and his face was happy: "Great, let's go to Hong Kong to compete!"

Hunter Allen shook his head: "Xiao, there is another question: are you a member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club?"

"En?" Xiao Peng was stunned: "I'm not." ”

Hunter Allen poured a basin of cold water: "If you are not a member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, you can't go to the race." ”

Xiao Peng was very bullish: "How much does it cost to be a member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club?"

Hunter Allen smiled bitterly: "God, I really think I'm following the wrong boss now! Xiao, please believe me, a member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, it's really not like you can do it if you have money!"