Chapter 1020: The Jedi Strikes Back
Lightning, who had been behind from the beginning, was spreading its hooves and galloping forward, and in its competitive age, it could not tolerate any horse in front of it, whether in the pasture or on the track, and wanted to overtake it.
Harry was also a little nervous at this time, the soldier who didn't want to be a general was not a good soldier, when he stood on the field, of course, he thought about competing for the first place, it doesn't matter what the prize money is, the most important thing is the joy after success.
But the reality gave him a hard slap in the face, and he fell behind directly in the starting stage, which can be regarded as a major level of mistake, the leading horse in front has exceeded him by ten meters, is there any hope to catch up now?
A group of people in the box suddenly raised their throats, got up from their seats, and then lined up on the railing, each holding a telescope and staring intently ahead.
Wang Hao gasped, and he said: "Looking at it now, the situation seems to be a little bad, I fell behind in the first lap, I hope to catch up." ”
"It's okay, there's a chance before the game is over." Banner is more worried about Harry's unbalanced mentality, and hopes to keep his composure.
Although Liu Ping and Wang Liol don't understand horse racing, they can simply see who is in front and who is behind, and they use binoculars to watch the lightning movements, and they can only do it in a hurry.
24 horses, it is extremely difficult to overtake, everyone is about the same speed, you are running, the other horses are not stopping, the gap is difficult to be narrowed.
With a total prize fund of $6 million, Melbourne is Australia's most anticipated horse racing and social event, with the whole country watching with bated breath.
In fact, there are other races before and after this race, such as the three-year-old pound race, hybrid disc, short distance handicap and even the International Group 3 race of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes.
The highest-rated horse in the race was Japan's Aida, who had just won the Group 1 title at Pandunze in Australia, while last year's Melbourne champion Dollid was looking to defend his title, 2014 champion America made his third appearance in the Melbourne Cup, and last year's runner-up red gift also made a comeback.
Dolid, who was leading the gallop ahead, and there were more than a dozen horses between him and Lightning, which seemed to be a very large gap.
In the audience, men and women in formal and ceremonial dresses put down their reservations and began to cheer for their favorite horses, eager to rush up to help the rider wield the whip.
Wang Hao leaned on the railing, the cups in his hands were all put aside, he didn't even have time to pay attention to what little orange was doing behind him, and he couldn't be distracted at all in this three-minute game.
The lightning at the bottom of the odds also has some people who try to speculate on the reversal, and now these people see the actions of the lightning, and even silently want to tear up the small ticket in their hands, no one is optimistic that it can be reversed, which is basically not the champion.
Not giving up is Lightning's consistent style, and Harry, who was already desperate, saw Lightning's determination and said in his heart: "Since you don't give up, then I can't lose here." ”
So, one man and one horse launched the most exquisite cooperation, and galloped forward with one heart.
Harry was responsible for finding opportunities and gaps, and Lightning was responsible for running wildly, and the effect was excellent for a while.
Wang Hao, who was not very hopeful, was pleasantly surprised to find that the lightning was not defeated in the predicament, but surpassed it step by step.
More than one, then another, running in a straight line, not slowing down in the corner, the four hooves are like flying, the speed and passion are exerted to the extreme, and slowly surpass the position of 15th.
The first kilometre was fast in the distance, and the leading horses began to make a mid-range effort, with Dolid's leadership not obvious, the riders of the "Red Gift" overtaking the horses at the corner, and the United States of America not falling behind, still following them closely, waiting for the final explosion.
But people's attention was not on the competition for the leading group, but on watching the silver-white horse behind rush up like lightning!
Sympathizing with the weak is something that many people like to do, not to mention that it is so inspirational, so there are more and more voices cheering for lightning on the scene, and they gradually converge, and everyone wants to see how far this dark horse journey can go.
The distracted Lightning didn't know what it was in, and as long as there were horses running in front of him, it would catch up and overtake.
As the race progressed, all the horses and riders showed their talents, eager to speed up all the speeds, and if they didn't speed up and save effort, the race would be over.
Clenching his fists, Banner looked very excited, cheering for it loudly regardless of whether it could be heard or not.
Wang Hao, on the other hand, put his finger to his lips and blew a loud and clear whistle, which hovered over Fairington Racecourse, and was not muffled by the noisy cheering and horses' hooves.
After hearing this familiar whistle, the lightning that was originally running wildly was refreshed, and his overall spirit was lifted again, his master was still in the stands, and he couldn't lose!
The speed that had already reached the limit was increased again, overtaking the second group and coming to the end of the leading group!
Only 5 meters! There is only a 5-meter gap, and there are 7 horses galloping in this 5-meter position, and the end is just around the corner, can lightning create miracles?
The answer is yes!
The lightning, who burst out with 120% potential, caught up with the leaders at the final corner and by the time they entered the straight, they were able to keep up with the horses behind them and gradually close to the top two.
At this time, "America" and "Aifa", who were competing for first place, had no idea that the rest of them would be able to join them, and last year's champion "Dolid" had no momentum after leading most of the race.
However, when Percy, the rider of "Dolid", was desperately urging his horse to race, he found that there was an extra black shadow beside him, and this black shadow was still moving forward, faster and faster than "Dolid".
It was only a few seconds of effort to be surpassed, he never thought that an amateur player could surpass him, he was the defending champion last year, if Harry overtook him, it would be very embarrassing.
As a result, Percy was even more anxious, but "Dolid" did not have much strength to sprint, and could only watch as the lightning rushed forward.
On the final straight track, the competition has entered the white-hot stage, and the lightning is like a stunned blue to catch up with the other two horses in the final stage.
Now all three horses are making the final sprint in a straight line, and the three horses are roaring across the finish line before continuing to gallop to reduce their speed.
It's just that everyone was surprised, who is the champion in the end, the speed just now was too fast, and no one could tell the result at all.
(To be continued.) )