Chapter 470: Horse Racing (3)

In modern times, racing horses must have a pedigree and can be traced back to their parents and maternal lineage.

Horses are born by leaving them to the pasture, they will be sold at the age of one year, or sold at auction, in the modern horse racing environment, horses must be named before they can race, the English letter including spaces can not exceed 18, in addition to the use of up to nine katakana in Japan and no more than four Chinese characters in Hong Kong and Las Vegas, can race at the age of two, of course, some horses will choose to race at the age of three to four, after retirement will become a horse boy, only a few male horses participate in the matching of cubs, and most female horses are registered as breeding females after retirement.

There are also a small number of horses that may still be matched with cubs before they are raced. The remaining horses spend their old age in the pasture, are trained to be equestrian, or become horses that are generally trained to be ridden by humans.

Gao Xi basically didn't know anything about horse racing, but he still knew a lot about horses.

The middle-aged cowboy was a little unimpressed by Gao Xi's self-confidence, patted Gao Xi's shoulder, and said very seriously: "Young man, you don't understand this business, I don't blame you for saying that." You have to understand that good horses are not easy to find, and thoroughbred horses are actually not a few nowadays, but thoroughbred horses may not be able to be trained to be excellent racing horses, just like a child is born smart, but he may not be able to become president, you understand this truth, right? And those horses that do win the championship in the race will also have their offspring multiplied in value, and as soon as they are born, they will be immediately snatched up at a high price. ”

"Didn't you say that good talent may not be able to be cultivated into a good racing horse, why do you still grab it?"

"That's not the case, although the truth is like that, but you think, it is definitely easier to raise a smart child than to raise a stupid child. So here's a foal with a good mom and dad who may have been booked before they were weaned. If you go to auction, the price will be more expensive, and now you can't get a good horse without 300,000 dollars. The middle-aged cowboy sighed.

"What about Black Rose?"

"Black Rose is a thoroughbred, but unfortunately not a descendant of a champion horse, but I have confidence in this guy, although she does not have a prominent background, but she also has a very high talent, and with my training, I believe that she will definitely be a very good racing horse." The middle-aged cowboy said this. I actually took out a photo, and the one on it was the black rose, with black and shiny fur all over the body, which looked so beautiful: "In this life, the chance of meeting the descendants of the champion horse is very small, anyway, I am in my forties, and I have never gotten it, so I want to train the champion horse myself, and the descendants of the black rose will be very valuable in the future." ”

The words of a middle-aged cowboy. In response to Gao Xi's idea, since the offspring of champion horses are so valuable, then simply train a few champion horses, and then directly take them to match the cubs and sell the offspring. It is said that this champion horse and cub will cost nearly 200,000 US dollars at a time, where is this money-making, it is simply a money printing machine.

"Then I'm here to congratulate you first, and I hope that your Black Rose can be a future champion in the race." Gaucy thinks. The most important thing in life is to have dreams, and this middle-aged man. Obviously, he has a dream, and for such a person, Gao Xi is willing to give a hundred likes.

As he spoke, all of a sudden, the trumpet sounded again, and then new riders, new horses, appeared outside the doorway, ready for the next race.

The middle-aged man excitedly pointed to the horse with the Arabic numeral number two on his body and said, "That is my horse, Black Rose, and the horse you bought." But I'm a little sorry for you, young man, Black Rose doesn't seem to be in a good state today, and she may not be able to get the first place later. ”

Because he often comes into contact with black roses, middle-aged men are very clear about the state of black roses, and they know that something is wrong at a glance.

"It's okay uncle, I said it, I spend money just for fun, it really doesn't matter if I can make money or not, but don't worry, I will cheer for Black Rose, this name, and this color, I like it very much." Gao Xi said with a smile.

The middle-aged man suddenly became serious and said, "You can't say that, young man, this kind of racing racecourse can't be with a playful mentality." Although Black Rose didn't look good today, the other horses may not be able to outrun her, Black Rose has participated in a total of 15 races, a total of 7 first prizes, she is still growing, and will become stronger in the future. ”

"That's great, maybe I'll make a lot of money for a thousand dollars." Gao Xi smiled and said, "Come on Black Rose, you must win a championship." ”

The enthusiasm of the audience was immediately aroused.

Horse races like this are actually just small-scale, and the real national horse racing competition is even more popular.

Horse racing is said to be the third most popular sport in the United States after football and ice hockey, and I don't know if it's true, but the atmosphere is really good.

This speed horse racing is a competitive activity that compares the speed of the horse and the rider's ability to control the horse. Speed horse racing has a long history.

According to research, in the ancient Olympic Games held in ancient Greece in the 7th century BC, there were four horse driving competitions, and more than 40 years later, horse races were carried out by riders. It was originally used only as a means of breeding good horses, and only those horses that performed well on the racetrack were used for breeding. British thoroughbreds are bred from three Arabian stallions from the Arabian Peninsula.

Thoroughbred horse races at Churchill Park Horse Farm, Louisville, USAIn the United States, thoroughbred horse races are generally held on flat dirt roads or grass; Other tracks feature quarter-mile racing, carriage racing, or a combination of these. Competitions of other breeds of horses, such as Arabian horses, are less common.

Thoroughbred horse races in the United States have a wide variety of distances, most commonly ranging from 4.5 lang (905 m) to 1.5 miles (2,414 m), and in this case, purebred horse races allow breeders to win a specific distance by raising horses.

The traditional hot spot for horse racing in the United States is the Kentucky Race, which, along with the Billy's Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, forms the U.S. Triple Crown for 3-year-olds. However, in recent years, the Breeders' Cup held at the end of the year has challenged the Triple Crown at the beginning of the year to be the decider of the 3-year-old race. They have also had an important influence on the selection of other annual winners.

The corresponding standard horse race is the Breeding Championship. There are also three laurels for the Pacers and Trotters.

Horse racing in the United States is recognized, regulated by state governments, and has almost always been legally recognized as gambling gambling. Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States, horses, jockeys and trainers have their own halls of fame.

While the attention of racing fanatics and the media alike is invariably focused on the horse's performance on the racetrack, the male breed or his success as a male, little attention is paid to the mares with cubs. As in the case of La Troienne, she was one of the most important mares of the 20th century, and many of the greatest thoroughbred horse champions and champions have ancestors with her.

The most famous horse from Canada is the Northland dancer who went on to become the most successful thoroughbred stallion after winning the Kentucky Derby and the Pricones Prize and his son Nichensky. In Canada, carriage racing is a more popular horse racing sport than thoroughbred horse racing. In Toronto, the Queen's Disc Live Worship Racecourse, Canada's main thoroughbred race, and the North American Cup, Canada's main carriage race, are the only racetracks in North America where thoroughbred horses and carriage races are staged on the same day. Of all the horse racing races in Canada, the North American Cup has the highest prize money.

The entrance fee for horse racing in the United States is a minimum of seven dollars, and the minimum ticket for each bet is also seven dollars, of course, there are also 100 yuan and 1,000 yuan, which is not limited. If you use the method of multiple-entry lottery to buy the winning horse in a row, you may get tens of thousands of yuan or even millions of yuan for 10 yuan betting.

It is this kind of attraction of getting rich overnight with the nature of gambling ~ gambling that makes so many people obsessed with horse racing to the point of obsession, although few of them get rich overnight.

Look at the heat of the scene, in fact, there are not many people here who can really get rich by horse racing, but just like buying lottery tickets, some people buy them day after day, year after year, in order to win a jackpot one day, and then everything will be fine.

Humans are greedy animals, and Gaucy is no exception, but he is now a rich man, so he doesn't pay much attention to the results of horse racing.

As the horses raced out of the starting barrier, the middle-aged cowboy next to Gao Xi stood up and roared like crazy.

Black Rose's starting speed is not fast, and it can be seen that its advantage is not on this, but Gao Xi has carefully observed it, and this horse is full of stamina, and it is obvious that it is running faster and faster.

He also stood up and shouted at the venue with the middle-aged man, although he didn't care much about whether he could make money in the end, but this feeling of shouting was still quite enjoyable.

"First! First! Come on, Black Rose! ”

Gao Xi saw that Black Rose had chased from the sixth place at the beginning to the first position, and couldn't help but shout excitedly, this kind of really can't help it, the emotions are like a devil rushing out of the body, and he can't control it.

"Hurry, hurry! Yes, that's right, Black Rose, you can do it. The middle-aged cowboy was also chanting as if chanting.

As a horse that often wins first place in the field, Black Rose did not disappoint Gaussey, even in the last moment, she was almost surpassed by a horse behind her, but the first place shown in the end was still her!

It's only a little faster than the second place, and the human eye can't tell the advantage at all, but the machine can judge it.

"Hahaha, I won, I actually won."

"Champion! My Black Rose is the champion! ”

The two big men stood in the stands and hugged each other wildly, fortunately this is a racecourse, otherwise it would be easy to be misunderstood.

"Young man, let's go, I'll take you to see Black Rose, let her meet you, someone who is willing to support her, I believe it must be your support that brings her good luck!" After letting go, the middle-aged cowboy said excitedly to Gaucy. (To be continued.) )