Chapter 262: The Second Level Competition
Shi Lei was really cheeky and a group of friends, and used the gambling money to make a big table in a three-Michelin star hotel not far from Churchill's Park Racecourse, hidden between mountains and rivers.
A bunch of friends have celebrated, and then these guys go back to their own business. Everyone agreed to watch the next game in Baltimore, Maryland.
Shi Lei and Laura also rushed over early with the jockeys, and they were also invited to a party to celebrate the start of the Treble winning Marseille.
The pie was organized in a very special way, and it was held in a large house with a hollow hall next to the downtown Baltimore square. A simple banner was hung at the door, to the effect that friends were welcome to participate in the horse race, and nothing else was decorated.
Of course, this is also the usual practice of large-scale events on the side of Midi, and it is generally very simple. Including the last Kentucky derby, it was the same, just a simple banner.
The governor went and just watched the game quietly there, and was interviewed by reporters in the middle. What should the people next to him do, except for the people he knows, even the people who went up to talk to him were wooden, and this treatment was still very unexpected by Shi Lei.
The venue of the party is very fun, and the main body of the party is reflected everywhere. There were a few saddles on the table here, horseshoes on the display case, and a few sheaves of grass next to the desserts. A primitive canopy carriage was placed in the center of the pie duì field, surrounded by a variety of fruits, salads and more. The theme of horse racing is created everywhere.
And there is a bison riding game machine in the venue, which is to imitate the rodeo project. From time to time, a few guys who are more confident in their skills run up to try it out, and then they are thrown onto the surrounding air cushions amid the laughter of people.
In this party, Laura and Shi Lei undoubtedly became the focus of attention again, after all, they have two champion horses competing at the same time. Many people around stepped forward to hand over their business cards, and some simply put forward the idea of using the dark horse Zhang Fei for breeding, of course, the price given was very fair, but Shi Lei, who had already had an idea, could only choose to refuse.
At the door of the pai duì, there is also a large table full of format sweets, chocolates, and brown paper bags under each one. If the pie is over and you haven't eaten it yet, everyone can directly pick up the brown paper bag according to their preferences and take these small gifts away, just to avoid waste.
After this more interesting pie duì, Shi Lei and Laura will quickly go to the hotel to adjust for the jet lag. In Saturday's treble-winning second round, Billy's race will take place at Pimlico Racecourse.
On the day of the race, Shi Lei and his friends gathered at the door of the racecourse early. However, this time, instead of sitting in the spectator seats on the periphery of the track, as they had done in the previous races, they were invited into the big tent of the government in the inner circle of the track by the enthusiastic local government.
Similar to Santa Janita, this huge racecourse can accommodate up to 120,000 spectators at a time, and the large lawn in the middle of the track is usually open to the public. However, on a heavy occasion such as a tournament, the open space in the middle will be surrounded by large tents.
However, the tents of the state government are not in the best position on the racecourse, but the tents of some large companies such as Morgan Stanley and General Electric are larger, better conditioned, and are located in the best position at the front of the track.
Shi Lei and they were invited into the tent of the state government, on the one hand, it was a face for the owners who sold Shi Lei and Laura, the champion horse seeders, and another important reason was that Lincoln's mother, Ms. Santa Barbara, who is still the party whip, also came to the competition.
Lincoln also wore a more formal suit for the game, as he was due to be interviewed by a live television station like Ms. Santa Barbara. Lincoln had to act as a representative of California to express his blessings to the two racehorses under Shi Lei, who are now the pride of the whole state.
And Ms. Santa Barbara, like Laura, carefully prepared a flowery hat, which is still very eye-catching with a dress, and it is also very close to the people.
Not far from Shi Lei and them, there is a small platform where the two TV hosts conduct live broadcasts. None of the people around me went over to disturb, but Shi Lei walked over and looked at it for a while with great curiosity, and of course he didn't put himself in the camera.
Before waiting for the game to start, Shi Lei received another friend to the scene, that is, Tang, who he hadn't seen for a long time. He now plays an important role for the Baltimore Ravens and is already a top player in the defensive team. And it has successfully entered the star bowl, which can be regarded as a success.
This time, Tang also heard that Shi Lei came to the competition, so he came to the scene to take a look. Having tied the knot with Laura's best friend Lulu, they are now settled in Baltimore.
For the two of them to be able to achieve positive results, Shi Lei and Laura are very happy. Both sides are their own friends, so their union has both sent a lot of blessings.
Laura, who was Lulu's bridesmaid at the time, made a special trip to attend their wedding. And the funny thing is that Shi Lei was also invited by Tang at that time and attended their wedding as the best man.
In the subsequent bouquet throwing activity, Laura fought bravely and firmly grasped the bouquet in the palm of her hand. Now that the meaning of this bouquet has been realized, he has really become the next person to get married.
Under the nervous gaze of Shi Lei's group of friends, the game finally officially began. Shi Lei also wisely chose to stay away from the hysterical Alexander who was destined to shout this time. At the beginning of the game, Shi Lei silently praised his wit.
Shi Lei and Laura stood by the fence together, watching the two racing horses also jump out at the moment the gate opened at the beginning of the race, and began to accelerate wildly.
The second leg of the Triple Crown race is half a long way shorter than the Kentucky Derby in the first round, which is about 100 meters, and the total length is only 9.5 rounds.
So it's not a long distance, it's definitely within the reach of the two horses, and they've all run a similar length of track in the previous races.
So when Shi Lei saw that the two racing horses had established their lead at the beginning of the race, and obviously widened the distance from the other racing horses, Shi Lei sat back in the state government's big tent with confidence.
I enjoyed the rich gifts in the tent with Laura, and even had the leisure to enjoy the music performance in the venue, and by the way, I listened to the host's evaluation of several racing horses. On the contrary, Don and Lincoln ran to the fence and frantically cheered for the two horses.
The result of the competition can be said to be no suspense in Shi Lei's opinion, and in fact, as Shi Lei expected, the dark horse Zhang Fei and the white horse Feiyan once again won the first and second place respectively.
Although in the process they encountered a strong challenge from their old rivals in the Dubai World Cup, the "Silent Lion" (book friend cameo) ^_^ from Miti, of course, when they still hid their strength.
However, the two horses made another round of acceleration at the right time, and regained their respective advantages in the sprint stage, winning the first and second places respectively by two and one position ahead of the third place "Silent Lion".
This time, Billy is the 3 million US dollar prize of the competition, and together with the 2 million US dollars in the Kentucky derby, it fell into Shi Lei's pocket. Of course, after the end of this round of the series, Shi Lei will definitely take out Elton's share.
In the unanimous cheers of more than 100,000 spectators, the game officially ended. The trophy was once again presented to Laura, who was dressed up in front of the TV camera.
Now Laura can be said to be familiar with such a process, because she really won the championship trophy to the point of softness, and she is very familiar with this scene and very calm.
In front of tens of millions of viewers in front of the television, Laura was very confident that the two horses would attack the triple crown together. Laura expressed her firm belief that Zhang Fei could reproduce the miracle of the triple crown, so let everyone follow Zhang Fei to witness the arrival of this historic moment.
Laura's confident words also ushered in the unanimous cheers of the audience. It has been nearly 40 years since the Triple Crown was born, and many horses had hoped to win the crown that would go down in history, but in the end, they all failed in the final hurdle, the Bemont Championship, known as the "Touchstone of the Champion".
Many of them entered the final test with an unbeaten record of several consecutive games, or even one or twenty games, but they all failed.
The people of Midi have been waiting for the Triple Crown for too long. Therefore, every time there is a horse that passes the Kentucky Derby and Plinys, it will surely attract the attention of people who love horse racing all over the country and even the world, and people are waiting for the miracle to happen again.
This is probably due to the fact that the final of the Treble at Bemont Park Racecourse is the only remaining long-distance dirt race in the entire Midi race.
The race is a mile and a half long and a distance of more than 2,400 meters, which is definitely a different experience from the previous middle distance grass races of about 2 kilometers at most.
When the horses compete in the Triple Crown Series, they rotate between different venues in three states over the course of three consecutive weeks, and there is an intense race every week.
By the time of the last Bemon Stakes race, it was already quite tiring, but it was still the longest race, and it was completely different from the previous dirt races, so many horses in this level may be out of standard, and the magic is gone.
Of course, this is also the reason why the real triple crown will seem so precious. It is precisely because of its rarity that it is extremely cherished, and it is not difficult to understand why all the people of Midi are crazy about such a title.
The strong lineup of the media interviewed by Laura after the game further showed the desire of the people of Midi for the Triple Crown.
Today, Midi and other well-known mainstream media are all present, and "People" magazine even invited Laura for an exclusive interview, and Laura readily agreed. R1152