Chapter 150: The First Runway Race of the Triple Crown (2)

I'm sorry to my book friends, but I can't update it tonight.

The following is a repetition of yesterday, and I will replace the real one tomorrow afternoon.

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In the days that followed, Peipei Company School ran at both ends, and unconsciously, the time came to the end of June.

That afternoon, Thomson's phone called. The main purpose of his call was to ask Peipei if he could start arranging for the Triple Crown winner to compete in the early points races of the Breeders' Cup.

Thomson told SΓΉ Pei Pei that next weekend in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, there will be a two-year-old points race suitable for the Triple Crown. If you decide to bring the Triple Crown, you will have to start a series of registration processes during this time.

How to sign up for the competition, Thomson is better than Pei Pei in this regard. So, Pei Pei inquired with him in detail about the entire process of signing up for the competition, and after inquiring, Pei Pei's head was big.

According to Thomson, first of all, to haul the Triple Crown to Philadelphia, of course, the cost of air haulage is much higher than ground transportation.

Then, the Triple Crown pedigree and other relevant information will be submitted to the local racing association in GuΓ². For example, information about the owner, but also information about the rider, and so on. Thomson also suggested to Pei Pei that it would be best to entrust a professional Jockey Club agent to handle the matters in this regard.

After that, it is time to enter the official registration process. The procedures are cumbersome, such as the physical examination of the horse before the race, the medical examination of the rider, and so on.

In addition, after the registration is successful, it does not mean that the qiΔ“ procedures are completed. After that, there are other follow-up arrangements, such as applying for a stable for the horses to live in before the race. Before the race, a professional Jockey Club agent will communicate with the Club about the track order of the participating horses.

According to Thomson, there is a lot of cattiness in this.

In order to avoid some off-track factors affecting the track results of the Triple Crown, it is necessary to appoint a Jockey Club agent with strong public relations skills in advance. Make a series of preliminary investigations and arrangements. For example, investigate the information about the other horses participating in the event and the information about all the riders in the field.

When he said this, Thomson's tone was quite stern. He told Pei Pei: "If you don't entrust the Jockey Club agent, or the Jockey Club agent is not in place. That would most likely put the Triple Crown on a rather unfavorable runway. Such a result is very likely to lead to the Triple Crown not being able to play properly on the track, and the end result is a poor race result. ”

When Pei Pei heard this, she was confused, and she didn't understand why Thomson would associate the arrangement of the track with the performance of the horses.

After she threw the question to Thomson, Thomson explained to her why.

According to Thomson, the momentum of a horse before the gun is fired! The Triple Crown is in great form, but he has never raced on the track with any other professional racehorse. If it's the first time it's officially contested. Unfortunately, on both sides of the track are arranged professional racing horses with strong winning experience, and if these two horses happen to be stallions, it is very likely that the winning momentum of the Triple Crown will be suppressed.

Once the momentum is suppressed, no matter how good the horse is, it will not be able to perform at the normal level it should be.

Speaking of which, Thomson popularized a special profession in the horse racing industry about Peipei, which is called a horse counsellor.

All reputable professional racehorses have their own counsellors. The main responsibility of this professional racing counsellor is to improve the racetrack's win*, confidence and disdain.

After Thomson's detailed explanation, Pei Pei learned that one of the most common ways to improve a horse's winning momentum on the track is to arrange for weak horses to sparring. To use the analogy of the Tian Ji horse race, the horses that are assigned to the track are like getting on the horses, and the weak horses of the sparring are the middle horses or the dismounts. The middle horse or dismount is consciously suppressed by the rider during the sparring process. Let it lose all the way on the track. After experiencing such sparring methods, his self-confidence and winning mentality have been cultivated in countless victories. Wait until it is officially on the track, before the horse starts. At the same time, the self-confidence is even stronger.

In the past period of training, Thomson also arranged the relevant training methods for the triple crown champion to arrange weak horse sparring, but the weak horse used as a sparring partner is the only four quart horses in the lodge. In this way, the lack of experience against the enemy can be said to be the biggest weakness of the Triple Crown!

In this case, in order for the Treble to do well, it must be made to start with the appearance. From beginning to end, he maintained the momentum of winning, and was not suppressed by the momentum of other horses! So. The order of the track has to be paid attention to, and a professional agent with strong public relations ability has to be entrusted in advance. Having the Triple Crown champion try to avoid being a neighbour to a strong horse at the start is one of the key factors in achieving a good result.

After listening to this, Pei Pei pondered for a moment, and then she asked Thomson if he knew any professional Jockey Club agents with strong public relations skills in his personal network during his years as a horse trainer.

Thomson smiled bitterly and replied to Pei Pei: He has been eating at the bottom of the horse racing industry for the past few years, where can he contact a capable professional Jockey Club agent? As a low-level horse trainer like him, who has no financial strength and connections, there is no way to contact professional horse club agents who only deal with the upper class.

After listening to this, Pei Pei pondered, if you want to talk about the upper class, she and even her family, young and old, are not it. Although she may not know as much about horse racing as Thomson. But when it comes to getting in touch with a professional Jockey Club agent from the upper class, it's not difficult for her at all!

The first thing that came to Peipei's mind at this time was Mark Quinn, and the first thoroughbred horse she came into contact with in her life was the "naughty bag" she rode when she went on vacation with Uncle Mark when she was a child. Therefore, regarding the contact channels of professional Jockey Club agents, a phone call to ask Uncle Mark will definitely be able to get it done.

As soon as she thought of Uncle Mark, Pei Pei immediately felt at ease.

After thinking about it for a while, she told Thomson that Thomson was no longer responsible for the commissioning of the Club's agents, and that she would find a channel to contact agents with strong public relations skills, and Thomson would only need to be responsible for arranging for the Triple Crown to be hauled to Philadelphia.

Pei Pei was about to hang up the phone after finishing speaking, but Thomson hurriedly called out to her. Then he squeaked and asked Pei Pei about the rider's sharing contract, there was only a verbal agreement at the beginning, and the official sharing ratio has not yet been confirmed and a formal proportional contract has been signed.

Pei Pei reacted and laughed, and she asked Thomson, "I remember that I promised you at the beginning to sign a sharing contract according to the regular proportions." What is the regular percentage for rookie riders? You should know better than me, don't you? ”

Thomson listened to Pei Pei's tone on the phone and thought that Pei Pei was angry. He quickly explained: "Miss Pell, I don't mean anything else when I ask this, I know that I am still a rookie rider, according to the convention, the distribution ratio of the prize money is 2%, and I also agree to charge the appearance fee according to the standard of a rookie rider." I have no objection to that! I just wanted to ask, if the results of the competition are good, can I increase the prize money according to the number of championships I have won? ”

Pei Pei pinched the phone and smiled faintly, and replied: "In this way, the prize money of the points race will be divided into 2%, and if you get the ticket to the Breeder's Cup, I will give you another 10,000 yuan bonus!" As for the Breeder's Cup track, I wanted to be a rider myself. Next year, when the Triple Crown winner is three years old, he will be able to participate in the Triple Crown, and I will still entrust you to be the rider in the early points race, and the prize money will be doubled. What do you think? ”

Thomson pondered for a moment, answered "ok" and then asked, "I have no objection to this, so when can I sign a formal rider share contract?" ”

"I'll take the lawyer to Philadelphia with me, and I'll ask the lawyer to prepare the contract in advance, and if you have no objection after reading it, you can sign it." Pei Pei replied.

After hanging up the phone with Thomson, Pei Pei flipped through the address book on her phone, ready to make a call to Uncle Mark, who grew up watching her grow up-

"Hey, sweet little Peel, how did you come up with the idea of calling me? Is there anything you would like me to help with? When the call rang, Uncle Mark's lazy tone came from the microphone.

After smiling and saying a few greetings to Mark, Pei Pei said her purpose.

Mark laughed after hearing this: "I said little Peel, you are really looking for the right person!" There are a few Jockey Club agents I know here! Wait, I'll flip through my business card holder. ”

A moment later, Mark gave the names and contact details of three Jockey Club agents in a row.

After Pei Pei memorized the names and contact information of these people, she said a few words of thanks to Uncle Mark and was about to hang up the phone.

However, Mark's interest was aroused, and he happily asked Peipei: "I said Pell Jr., how did you think to ask me for the contact information of the Jockey Club's agent?" It stands to reason that you and your family don't like to bet on horses, do you? (To be continued)