Chapter 387: Horse Racing (I)
According to Jockey Club tradition, several temple races are held before the annual finals. On the one hand, the situation of the test venue, on the other hand, it also aroused the emotions of the audience, making the atmosphere of the finale, the final event of the year, even more enthusiastic.
Although it was just a hot game, the palace match still made the emotions of tens of thousands of spectators boiling. After all, the palace match can also be betted, and the audience can still enjoy the thrill of excitement.
If it had been in the past, Tian Daoming would have spent a little money to buy horses that he was optimistic about, just like everyone else. If you win, of course, it's good, and if you lose, you won't be too disappointed, just spend money to buy a thrill. But today's Tian Daoming no longer has that leisure, he looked around anxiously, trying to find the trace of his competitors.
However, seeing that the palace matches have been played twice, there is still no trace of Xiao Ping. Tian Daoming finally couldn't hold back any longer, dialed a phone and asked in a whisper, "Do you have any news over there?"
"Tian Shao, everything is normal on my side. The person on the other end of the phone whispered: "I just called a few friends at the gate, and they all said that there are no big animals entering the customs." ”
"This can't be!" Tian Daoming couldn't help but roar in a low voice: "Marseille is still half an hour to start, do you think that Xiao Ping is like an idiot and deliberately sent 200 million yuan to me to use?"
The person on the other end of the phone was embarrassed: "But...... There really isn't any news, are they planning to smuggle the horses into Hong Kong Island, or are the horses already in the customs in advance?"
Tian Daoming muttered: "Smuggling is unrealistic, and there is no need for that, the only possibility is that this horse has already been transported to Hong Kong Island in advance." But how could they know in advance that Lu Dao would bet on horses with me. Is it a prophet? Or is it just a coincidence?"
The person on the other end of the phone is not like Tian Daoming, who likes to think everything through. He only responded a few times in a somewhat perfunctory manner. Then he comforted him: "Tian Shao, why should we care if the other party's horse has entered the customs or not? White Lightning is the fastest horse in Asia in the past six months." Even if they've brought in the horses, you're sure to win!"
"Hehe, I hope so. Someone praised the horse always made Tian Daoming happy, he chuckled a few times and told the other party: "But you still give people a careful look, don't be careless before the end of the game." ”
"Understood, Tian Shao. The man replied softly, and quickly hung up.
Tian Daoming put away the phone and watched the horses on the track gallop towards the finish line. Although the jockey on horseback was desperately urging his mount, the speed was much worse than that of the white lightning. This also made Tian Daoming more confident. I couldn't help but say to myself, "Could it be that I'm really too nervous?"
Although having said that, Tian Daoming couldn't help but go to the stable at the back of the arena to take a look. No sooner had he arrived at the stable area than he saw a trailer slowly coming in.
The trailer came to a smooth stop in the open space, and then Xiao Ping jumped out of the cab. He turned to the back of the trailer and opened the door, whistling twice very casually, "Come out!"
"Layman!" Seeing Xiao Ping's casual appearance, Tian Daoming instantly became a little more confident about winning.
Although horses can be considered behemoths, they are also easily frightened animals. And in an unfamiliar environment, you have to be very careful with horses. In particular, the situation that Xiao Ping is facing now is to get a horse out of a cramped trailer and into an empty and unfamiliar place outside. You have to be extremely careful. Even very experienced racehorses need to be controlled by the reins in this situation to avoid serious consequences if the horse is accidentally frightened.
And Xiao Ping's practice of just giving a password and letting the horses get out of the trailer is undoubtedly a very big mistake. Not even the most inexperienced horse trainer would do that. This is enough to show that Xiao Ping is a complete layman in taking care of horses, what good horse can such a person have?
Of course, Tian Daoming couldn't know the Dao, Xiao Ping's black devil was already very miraculous. After a few months of raising in the demon refining pot, he became extremely human. Ordinary racehorses do need the reins to be pulled. to get off the trailer smoothly. And for the current black devil, there is no need for this at all. As long as Xiao Ping gave a password, it could get out of the car by itself.
As soon as Xiao Ping's words fell, a dull sound of horses' hooves sounded in the trailer, and the black devil slowly came out of the trailer. Xiao Ping only released it from the demon refining pot this morning, and first went to a qualified veterinarian for the necessary examination. After making sure that there was no infectious disease and that he could race with the other horses, Xiao Ping drove the black devil to the racecourse.
Although it was the first time to come to this unfamiliar environment, the black devil behaved very calmly. It slowly walked to Xiao Ping's side, lowered its head and rubbed it on the master's shoulder a few times, looking calm and atmospheric. It was only when several stallions passed by that the black devil snorted lightly twice to warn them not to get too close.
Tian Daoming can mix well in the horse race, and he naturally has a certain understanding of horses. Now that he has finally seen Xiao Ping's horse racing, Tian Daoming will certainly not let go of such a good opportunity. From the first sight of the black devil, he was secretly estimating how fast the horse would run, how endurance it would have, how long it would last at top speed, and so on.
And the estimated data made Tian Dao secretly relieved. In his opinion, the tall horse with shiny black fur was not bad, but compared to his own white lightning, it was more than a point or two. The horse was tall enough and had well-proportioned muscles, but it looked too strong. Excess muscles can be a burden on the horse, making it worse when accelerating and running long distances.
Xiao Ping gently stroked the black devil's head to calm it down, and then took the black devil directly to the competition registration office.
The director in charge of the registration of the race, surnamed Peng, has been working for the Jockey Club for more than a decade. Seeing that the annual finals are still more than 20 minutes away, and Xiao Ping, who has a bet of nearly 300 million, has not yet appeared, Director Peng is also sweating profusely. And Xiao Ping finally appeared in time, which also made him breathe a long sigh of relief. After checking the health certificate issued by the veterinarian for the black devil as usual, as well as the wild card representing the qualification, Director Peng finally confirmed that the black devil can participate in the annual finals.
However, at this moment, Director Peng suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked Xiao Ping: "Mr. Xiao, may I ask who is the black devil's jockey?" )