【Chapter 710】 Horse Racing (Subscription Requested!)

"Mr. Bergen, there are really surprises in your horse farm!" Xiao Feng said heartily as he looked at the Shetland ponies grazing leisurely on the meadow.

"I heard that Mr. Xiao's 'Jinghu Group' is famous for breeding top beef cattle, and we are also looking forward to tasting the top beef of 'Dream Ranch' as soon as possible!" Faced with Xiao Feng's praise, Old Bergen accepted it reservedly and poked Xiao Feng's itch.

When Xiao Feng heard this, he secretly struggled in his heart, who said that foreigners would not compliment people, and they must have been tempered by thousands of tempers to speak so comfortably.

Compared with the Goose City pony, the Shetland pony has a shorter shoulder height and elegant shape, and soon won the favor of Xiao Feng, Xu Mengyao and Nini, and it didn't take much effort for Nini to choose a pure white Shetland pony and named it 'Snow White'!

Seeing that his daughter liked it, Xiao Feng naturally did not hesitate, and the cash check he carried with him was issued, and then Bergen Horse Farm will use professional transport vehicles to send 'Snow White' back to 'Dream Ranch', and will leave a staff member to help 'Dream Ranch' master the breeding skills of Shetland ponies.

In addition, Xiao Feng also bought a black Shetland pony for his son Yu'er, so he can't let Snow White be left alone, right? Besides, his son will be able to try to practice horseback riding when he is about three years old next year, and it's not too early to buy it back.

I have to say that in a capitalist society like the United States, the businessman's + service consciousness has been fully integrated into their bones, and those who spend money can enjoy meticulous service!

At this point, because Huaxia started late, many consumers not only do not enjoy such a caring service attitude after purchasing goods, but may even encounter the situation of 'store bullying'.

Seeing that Xiao Feng offered $50,000 to buy two Shetland ponies, Old Bergen naturally knew that Xiao Feng was the master of 'not bad money'. The smile on his face was even brighter, and he walked around the horse farm with Xiao Feng.

This turn, it really turned out a new business!

Xiao Feng was soon attracted by the variety of expensive horses in the horse farm, and it was then that he discovered that the horse industry, a subdivision of animal husbandry, also had amazing profits.

Don't look at the vast area of the 'Jinghu Ranch', which can breed expensive 'Jinghu beef cattle'. But it pales in front of Bergen's Racecourse.

You know, even the cheapest Shetland ponies in Burgen Horse Farm are worth tens of thousands of dollars, not to mention thoroughbreds and dressage horses that have achieved good results in international competitions, and they are not embarrassed to talk without seven-figure dollars.

Rao is Xiao Feng is worth hundreds of millions, and he is still shocked by these expensive 'super pets', after all, the value of a horse and a yacht is comparable, and the usual maintenance costs are not low.

In the case of Lightning, which won the Kentucky Derby, for example, not only does it have to be looked after by a professional trainer, but it also has a team running around it. Whether it's a race out or a rest day at the racecourse, he is taken care of. Burgen Racecourse doesn't pay less than half a million dollars a day for Lightning, but it has significantly more than that number in prize money in major competitions, and the return on investment is quite high.

Now Xiao Feng found that he was quite sitting in the well and watching the sky before, and thought that his 40 million RMB Bugatti Veyron was extremely expensive, but after coming to the United States, he realized that the world of the top rich has more luxuries!

"Our horse farm ranks average among thousands of horse farms in the United States, with Kentucky, California, Florida and so on being the most important horse farms. They have more top stallions, which can be called 'stallion farms'!" began to tell Xiao Feng about the situation of horse racing in the United States.

It is hard for anyone who has never been to the United States to imagine that horse racing is the second largest sport in the United States after baseball, in which millions of people are involved.

Horse racing is a major sport in the United States, with 154 commercial betting licenses and 8% of the world's 2,000 racetracks. More than 103,000 horse races are held annually in the United States, the highest in the world, nearly twice as many as Australia.

The United States is also the third largest country in the world for the largest horse lottery, after East England and England, and there are racetracks in major cities across the United States. Horse races in the United States attract 80 million spectators each year. The average annual horse racing betting total is around $16 billion.

The commercial horse racing industry has a legal status in various states and is recognized and protected by law. The commercial horse racing industry has its own full-time seat in the Parliament, and has its own full-time Parliamentary lobbyists, who are directly involved in the making, amendment and supplementation of relevant laws in the Parliament.

The American Barents Group (Washington, D.C.) conducted a dedicated survey of the horse industry entitled "The Economic Impact of the American Horse Industry" and published the results in official form.

In short, the impact of the horse industry on the U.S. economy is $112.1 billion, the number of people involved in the horse industry and related fields is: 7.1 million, the number of full-time employees provided by the horse industry is 1.4 million, the number of horses in the United States is 6.9 million, and the horse industry pays taxes to the state of $1.9 billion.

This series of figures shows that the horse industry in the United States has become an important part of the American economy, and a lot of benefits have been derived.

The horse industry's profit from the direct production of goods and services was $25.3 billion, with a total impact of $112.1 billion on U.S. GDP. Horse racing, exhibitions, and leisure and entertainment each account for more than 25% of the products and services provided by the horse industry. The horse industry contributes more to U.S. GDP than film services, rail transportation, furniture and fixture manufacturing, and tobacco production.

In terms of employing workers, the equine industry has a higher number of direct workers than industries such as railways, radio and television, oil and coal production, and tobacco manufacturing.

In urban areas, the direct economic benefits of the equine industry were US$2.8 billion, with 45,800 people directly employed full-time. In agricultural areas, the direct economic benefits of the horse industry are 22.5 billion, and the number of full-time employees directly employed is 292,700.

In the past, Xiao Feng really didn't know that horse racing had such an important position in the United States, and he naturally wanted to participate in it, so he proposed the idea of buying a foal to Old Bergen.

In the 'Dream Ranch', its former wealthy owner left behind a fully functional pony farm that was more than enough to raise and train racehorses.

"There are some foals in our horse farm that need to be sold, and they all have proof of pedigree!" Old Bergen nodded and said to Xiao Feng: "Raising and breeding purebred racehorses is not an easy task, it requires enough professional venues and jockeys, and it requires enough patience and time!"

Knowing that Xiao Feng was raising thoroughbred horses for the first time, Old Bergen did not recommend expensive champion horse offspring to him like ordinary profiteers, but hoped that Xiao Feng would consider it carefully and start with ordinary foals.

"I'll think about it!" Old Bergen's answer surprised Xiao Feng, and his senses became better.

According to Xiao Feng's thinking, when you meet a high roller, you should recommend various top products to him as much as possible to strive for more profits.

But Xiao Feng didn't know that in addition to being a horse rancher, Old Bergen was also a horse lover, and he had the confidence and qualifications to choose better owners for his good horses.

Old Bergen saw that Xiao Feng did not have the shelf of a super-rich man at all, and won the approval of senior cowboy Old Bob, so he would make such a move.

If it was the son of some wealthy families in the east, old Bergen would not bother to pay attention to it!

In the language of Huaxia, Old Bergen is looking at Xiao Feng and is planning to introduce Xiao Feng into the breeding and breeding of purebred racing horses. It's not malicious, it's a very interesting guide, but he can't say it himself.

In the United States, horse racing has become one of the most watched sports, with nearly 100 million people watching the game every year, making it an important place and way to socialize in the United States.

There are not many ways for a newcomer to a wealthy person like Xiao Feng to integrate into American life, except for some charity dinners, and the Jockey Club has become a better way.

If Xiao Feng can have a horse with good results, he will have a chat with other rich people when he races, which will be of great help to him to integrate into the life of the United States.

Xiao Feng could naturally feel the kindness of Old Bergen, and he was not in a hurry, but listened carefully to Old Bergen's various introductions to American horse racing, and the more he knew about horse racing, the more he felt that he should go to the scene to watch it if he had the opportunity.

In fact, in addition to horse racing, Xiao Feng also wants to watch many sports when he comes to the United States, such as MBA basketball games, baseball 'Rose Bowl', etc., and now there are more horse races!

In the past, Xiao Feng was just an ordinary person, he had never been to the scene to watch his favorite basketball and football games, and his net worth has soared in recent years, and Xiao Feng has never had the opportunity to realize some of his previous dreams.

Now that he has come to the United States, while developing the 'Dream Ranch', Xiao Feng has also made up his mind to start enjoying life more, otherwise life will be too boring!

The area of Bergen Horse Farm is not large, only about 100 hectares, and the old Bergen took Xiao Feng to quickly walk around most of the area, which also made Xiao Feng have a clearer understanding of the professional construction of the horse farm.

Here, all the horses are well cared for, and even some thoroughbred horses swim in the heated pool for an hour every day, which is something that most people in the world can't enjoy.

At the end of the visit, Xiao Feng found a very special little guy in a corner of the racecourse, and couldn't help but ask Old Bergen with some curiosity.

Neither of them thought that legends are often created inadvertent......ly!

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