Chapter 36: Thoroughbred Horse Racing

Early the next morning, Shi Chuan drove to the venue with Manager Hu and them, and the exhibitors had already been consigned to the venue, and they needed to go to the site for decoration, and there was a lot of preparation.

Shi Lei felt that there was nothing to see at this time, so he continued to enjoy his leisurely little life at home. Moreover, he had to wait for Manager Hu to enter his information into the staff list before he could get the admission certificate.

He rode the flying boy around the pasture at home, continued to familiarize himself with the M686 revolver, and had to take care of a group of bear children.

However, Shi Lei remembered one more thing, that is, when he chatted with his brothers before, he said that he could train a few racing horses. Anyway, I don't have anything to do now, so let's call Hanks to ask, and if there is a suitable word around, it will be solved nearby, and anyway, I don't have to worry about the horses not getting results or anything, just buy some eye-catching ones.

"Hey, Hanks, are there any horses around here that deal in racing horses? Quart and thoroughbreds, don't need to be very expensive. Shi Lei felt that he should be able to find out by asking Hanks.

"There are old John and Michael's families nearby, both of whom specialize in competitive horses, and there are pure-blooded quart, Friesian horses, and thoroughbreds, which both of them have, and a pony of a year or two with a certain famous horse pedigree can generally be bought for twenty or thirty thousand.

Old John also had a pure Arabian horse, but the price of that one was too expensive. Oh, they and Old Tom came over from the last meeting. ”

Hanks really didn't disappoint Shi Lei, he knew a lot about the surrounding pastures, and he knew too much about them.

"Oh, is it a tall, skinny, stocky two guys with cowboy hats?" Shi Lei's memory is definitely worth affirming.

"Yes, that's them, John, the stocky one, and the skinny one Michael. Last time, they said that they had a one- or two-year-old pure ** to sell. Their prices are very reasonable, after all, they have been working here for many years, and everyone knows the bottom line. Hanks affirmed.

"Oh, that's good. Let's take a look. Shi Lei said, although they met last time, but after all, they are not familiar, and it is much better to have Hanks to introduce them.

"Okay, let's go." As he spoke, Hanks got into Shi Lei's Raptor pickup.

It didn't take long for the two of them to arrive at Old John's house, a small ranch with a standard racing track that looked like it was intended for horse racing.

Here, Shi Lei quickly picked a chestnut racehorse-type quart, with a famous horse pedigree, three generations ago blood relatives have produced champion racehorses, ancestors can be traced back to the legendary horse "Midnight", but as a member of the descendants of many famous horses, it did not show a particularly outstanding place, so it was sold for $20,000.

In addition, Shi Lei chose a pure black thoroughbred, and the satin-like hair of the water made it look extremely beautiful and full of power. It also has a famous horse pedigree, and it only costs $30,000 to sell.

Hanks still went forward to check the muscles and bones of the horses very seriously, and after making sure that the two horses were fine, he didn't say anything, as for their development potential or something, they are still relatively small, and they can't see anything, and Hanks is not a professional breeder, so he can't determine the future of the horses.

After saying goodbye to Old John, the two ran to Michael's horse farm again. Shi Lei is too confident in his ability to transform, so he has a long-term vision for the future.

For example, after his horses won many championships, although their value has risen to the peak, they still have to think about breeding offspring. The offspring of champion horses can easily cost millions of dollars. However, it has to be mated with a large number of horses to give birth to offspring.

Shi Lei didn't want his horses to become inoculators and give up the profits from selling foals, so he simply raised mares with the same championship qualities himself, so that he could definitely get the most expensive foals. At the same time, in order to prevent inbreeding, the paired horses have to choose horses from another pedigree.

I came to Michael's horse farm and inquired, and his quartter horse and thoroughbred horse really have different pedigrees, all of them are descendants of other famous horses. This way, there is no need to worry about inbreeding.

This time, Shi Lei chose a pure black quart horse and a pure white thoroughbred, and there is no doubt that both of them are mares. After the last bargain, it was sold for 45,000 US dollars.

Shi Lei thought that Hanks had said that Michael had a purebred Arabian horse, and Shi Lei wanted to see this beautiful creature known as the royal family of horses. After Michael heard Shi Lei's request, he happily agreed to lead the two to see the Arabian horse he was proud of.

"I have a purebred Hamdani mare who has won a first prize in the first class races, and now her offspring are very sought-after by politicians and celebrities, and many Hollywood stars have bought Arabian horses from me. You see, this is my lovely angel. Michael pointed to a very beautiful maroon mare and proudly introduced.

"Well, she's the most beautiful gift God has ever given her, she's so beautiful." After seeing this horse, Shi Lei did not hesitate to praise it, which made Michael very happy to listen.

This horse has a relatively large skeleton and a strong physique, with a straight head when viewed from the side, and a typical high convex forehead, and is considered tall among Arabian horses, about 155 cm, with typical characteristics of the Hamdani lineage. And the horses next to her should all be her descendants.

It can be seen that Michael values these delicate elves very much, and all the horses stay in a separate stable with a very suitable space, each stable has air conditioning and independent audio equipment, confirming that each horse can live comfortably. Moreover, Michael refers to all the horses by him or she, which shows that he really likes them.

But in the last room of this row of high-end stables, Shi Lei saw a different horse.

This is also an Arabian horse, and like her mother, she has a beautiful red appearance and a relatively tall body. said that she was different because she stood there and kept shivering, looking trembling, and had a feeling that she would fall down at any time.

Seeing that Shi Lei noticed the horse, Michael's eyes flashed with pain, which made Shi Lei even more curious, but it was inconvenient to ask, for fear of mentioning other people's sadness. But Michael himself began to explain sadly.

"This mare had great expectations on me, she was so beautiful, she was so smart, she was born with an unparalleled talent, she should have been my proudest pride for decades to come, but I didn't expect that God would have befallen her such a misfortune." Michael's voice was full of tears.

"She has CA (cerebellar sexual insufficiency), a condition in which symptoms include ataxia, loss of balance, clumsy standing with widened leg spacing, head tremor, body tremor, hyperresponsiveness, loss of threatening reflexes, stiffness or high-gait progression, twitching head swings during exercise, and loss of marked sense of space and distance. It is caused by the continuous death of a neuron, an irreversible and mostly progressive neurogenetic disease), and by the time we found out, it was too late, how could God be so cruel to her.

I should have let her die peacefully, but how could I bear it. At the end, Michael's tears welled up in his eyes, and it was clear that he really liked the horse.

Shi Lei also felt sorry for this horse, and was also moved by Michael's love for horses.

"I think I might be able to cure her." Shi Lei said softly.

"No kidding, I used to call in the best vet, but he just told me that the best thing to do was to end her pain as much as possible." Michael was a little happy at first, then a little annoyed.

"Michael, I guess the stone is serious. Still thinking about the white horse called Flying Boy in Stone Ranch? Hanks said from the side.

"Of course, although my darlings are beautiful, I have to admit that the flying boy is the most beautiful horse I have ever seen, especially when he runs, it is really the most beautiful scenery in the world."

Michael's praise for the flying boy is also from the heart, and he even tried to convince Shi Lei to sell the horse to him, even though he knew that it must be a sky-high price and that the flying boy is not pure **. It was obvious that he didn't succeed, but it still didn't stop him from liking the flying boy.

"Actually, when Fei Zi first arrived at the ranch, he also showed some symptoms of CA, and he was very uncoordinated when he ran, but if you look at his current appearance, how elegant he is running. So I think you should believe in stones. Besides, her situation couldn't be worse, could she? Hanks explained.

"Really? Stone, can you really heal her? Michael rekindled hope.

"Yes, I think I have a way to treat this disease, but I am not sure, because her symptoms are too severe, and the brain tissue must have been greatly damaged. Also, I'm conditional. Shi Lei said.

"Really? What are your qualifications? Michael said in a low voice.

"I want to buy her, although I am very touched by your affairs, I can't help in vain, I hope you can understand." Shi Lei said.

"Hmm...... I can give her to you. As long as you can cure her, it doesn't matter who she belongs to. If you do heal her, please allow me to visit her often. If...... If you can't heal her, find a good place to bury her. Michael said, choking up a little at the end.

"I'd better pay for it. No matter what, I'll treat her well, don't worry. Shi Lei said. He can't tell the other party that he can definitely be cured, it's good that this horse can be bought at the price of cabbage, and he can't be too greedy.

In the end, the two staged a rare bargaining drama, selling hard to reduce the price, buying hard to increase the price, and finally Hanks helped, and the two set the price at 35,000 US dollars.

At this price, you usually can't even buy the hooves of an Arabian horse. This time, not only did he get a famous horse like Bai Pickup, but people were also grateful to Shi Lei, which made Shi Lei a little embarrassed.

So, after settling the account, Shi Lei hurriedly pulled Hanks back to the ranch and waited to receive the horses. And Michael still expressed his gratitude very seriously.

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