As an American who began to emulate European culture, in 1665, the first racecourse on the American continent was built on Long Island. And a large number of British horses were also introduced by the Americans. By 1868, the Americans had officially established their own "American Horse Spectrum." The horse racing industry has grown rapidly.

By 1890, there were 314 racetracks in the United States, and then the "American Jockeys Club" was formed, and the horse racing industry flourished after eliminating cheating in many horse races. Just as played in the later movie "The Pianist at Sea", the pianist read the newspaper when he was young, full of the names and news of the racehorses.

Although after 1900, anti-gambling sentiment in the United States was high, but in 1908, the father of the lottery, the Frenchman Pierre Ole invented the "horse racing betting co-benefit method", which was introduced by the Americans, horse racing became a legal sport. Since then, it has been thriving! It wasn't until the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and World War II dragged the United States into the water that Americans' enthusiasm for horse racing fell.

However, for farmers who own thousands, if not tens of hectares of land, the people's worries and low mood do not affect them at all. They know very well how the grain production of the United States and Japan compares. So, there is no fear that the Americans will lose. How to race horses, and how to race horses.

And James, an avid horse racing enthusiast, is clearly not among the general public. Although along the way, Yu Sheng was very clear and meticulously took out all the details of the big farmers they were going to meet from James's mouth, but looking at James's fanatical attitude towards horse racing, Yu Sheng still felt that this thing was trying to take the opportunity to race a few horses for himself, and take the opportunity to have a good time.

Yu Sheng and James' first stop was at Arton Racecourse, Illinois. The racecourse here is also extremely well-known in later generations, and even the rest of your life, who does not pay attention to horse racing at all, can still watch sports channels. Hear the name occasionally. In later generations, Arton Racecourse was able to test more than 2,000 horses in a single season!

Illinois is also located in the American Corn Belt, and the farmers of several nearby large corn farms are the most frequent places of entertainment on weekdays. And, because corn is one of the main feeds for livestock, including horses, there are several horse farms in Illinois.

In the horse racing industry, the selection and breeding of horses are also two professions with a very fine division of labor. Generally speaking. Ponies are not sold until they are one year old and then trained by jockeys. And, at the age of three, he started his own racing career.

This high-grade thoroughbred racehorse is extremely expensive to bred, and most of the alfalfa grass that the horses like to eat has to be imported from Mexico, and then mixed with corn, barley, etc. to make concentrate feed. Therefore, the price is also extremely expensive. Each one- or two-year-old stallion. The selling price is more than 10,000 US dollars.

And if you have participated in the US Triple Crown and achieved results, the price is even more expensive! The specific price depends on its ranking and performance. Generally, it will be directly auctioned. The prices of the top few can fetch millions or even tens of millions of dollars! A horse that has won multiple championships. In later generations, he is often worth hundreds of millions! And, it's in dollars, not yuan!

And according to James's advice. If you want to build a good personal relationship with a few farmers for the rest of your life, it is best to take a picture of a good horse that has already been raced and ranked. And let the horse race with several farmers. to break into the circle of these big farmers!

So. The first thing Yu Sheng and James go to is a horse farm. The owner of the horse farm will auction off some foals around one year old from time to time. Of course, horses of other ages also have them, but most of them have some defects.

James, an avid horse racing enthusiast, is clearly familiar with horse farms in Illinois. After arriving at the booked hotel, it was only a matter of two phone calls and the news was quickly confirmed. There was a nearby horse farm that happened to have an auction. From a one-year-old foal to a three-year-old pony, there are all auctions.

The rest of my life is also of some interest. When I was a teenager in later generations, martial arts novels had not yet completely declined, and I watched the young heroes in the story all day long, riding high-headed horses and fighting with swords. Guo Jing's little red horse back then was also envied by the rest of his life - look at other people's pets! As a young hero, he is really different.

However, neither the later generations nor the countries that have crossed over are not suitable for raising horses. Therefore, the complex about horses has been suppressed in this way. It wasn't until James drove the car and drove Yu Sheng to the outside of the horse farm, and Yu Sheng heard the neighing of the horses in the horse farm one after another, and the complex about horses in his heart instantly swelled and could not be suppressed.

James took the rest of his life into the horse farm, but the owner of the horse farm had heard of Yu Sheng and had seen Yu Sheng's photos in the newspaper. This man who has made several classic movies and won Academy Awards came to his horse farm to buy horses, which is not too big or too small, and it is also a gimmick. You can brag about it to other customers in the future.

Therefore, the owner of the horse farm greeted him personally, hugged the rest of his life tightly with the enthusiasm characteristic of the Americans. And the faint smell of horses peculiar to him almost didn't faint for the rest of his life. It wasn't until Yu Sheng took a photo with the owner of the horse farm at his request and left an autograph that the tall and bear-hugging horse farm owner spared Yu Sheng. And promised that no matter which horse he photographed for the rest of his life, he could be given a 95% discount!

Although this discount is a little lower, looking at James's expression, he is very happy. Generally speaking, racehorses bred from horse farms with good pedigrees are not sold at all. Where have you heard that there are discounts! To be able to get this discount for the rest of your life is already a lot of face.

The horse farm that James brought the rest of his life to is one of the largest horse farms in Illinois. The breeding farm breeds not only British thoroughbreds, but also Arabian horses with pure bloodlines, and even the Akhal-Teke horses, which are rare in the world, and are born in the Akhal oasis between the Kopet Mountains and the Karakum Desert! If it is changed to a Chinese title, it is a sweat and blood BMW!

Of course, there are also some horses, quartes and even Mongolian horses that are raised and sold in the horse farm, which are not used for racing, but as a substitute for cowboys who cannot afford too expensive horses. The price of these horses is not high, the speed is average, and it is longer than endurance. At this time, the United States, although it had generally achieved industrialization, and standardized assembly line production. Animal husbandry, however, is different from other industries. Before the calves are intensively fattened. They still eat grass from the pastures.

That's when cowboys need horses. Although the car can run faster than a horse, it cannot be used in places where the terrain is slightly more complicated. Moreover, it is easy to frighten the herd. Affects meat quality. What's more, the western cowboys in the United States have always had the habit of using horses, even if they have a car at home, they still choose to use horses when they can use horses. While being nostalgic for tradition, you can also save a lot of gas money. After all, the wastelands of the American West are full of weeds. Horses eat all the way and go all the way, and the cost is extremely low.

The auction of the horse farm is similar to the process of other large auctions. The first to be auctioned are some of the less valuable quartes, the pullers, and some of the foals with a thoroughbred or Arabian horse pedigree that are in some way disqualified and are not destined to be a qualified racehorse.

There was only one horse among them, which made the eyes of the rest of his life shine. The owner of the horse farm pulls out a huge English shire horse. The horse was taller than him. Except for the bridge of the nose, which is white, only the four legs are white. The rest of the place is full of tan hair. The mane flutters around the neck. The head shape is extremely killing Matt.

This huge English Shire horse, although it is large, seems to have very little guts. Seeing the people sitting in the audience, he was obviously a little frightened. Regardless of hiding behind the breeder who led him to the stage, he couldn't even cover half of his face, hiding his head and tail like a frightened puppy, and he was cute.

The rest of his life knows that this kind of horse is naturally timid and docile. And the volume is huge, the largest shire horse seems to weigh up to a thousand kilograms! It can pull five or six tons of things. Although I eat a little more every day, it is harmless to people. Originally, it was used by farmers. One of the most common pull-backs. It's just that in later generations, due to the large-scale application of machinery, this kind of horse, which has a huge amount of food and little effect, is no longer valued and is almost extinct.

It's rare that this horse is good-looking and can sell cute, so Yu Sheng casually asked for a price of a few thousand dollars and bought this cute horse. Keep it for Qing Xiaoyi as a pet. Sharma walks slowly, eats a lot, and even the cowboys don't like him very well, so few people fight for the rest of their lives. The rest of my life only increased the price once, and the transaction was successfully completed.

James was dumbfounded: "Mr. Yu, although this horse looks tall, it is not a racing horse!" Why do you pay thousands of dollars for it? ”

"Oh, James, don't you think this horse is very cute and cute?"

James had a hurt look on his face: "It's hard to understand what rich people think. "With James's salary, not to mention even a racehorse, even this Shire horse can't afford it. Although he has always wanted to buy a racehorse of his own.

By two-thirds of the way through the auction, most of the quart, pullbacks, and naturally disqualified horses had been sold. Subsequently, the finale horses were pulled out. The first horse to come to the stage actually had to be led by three people at the same time.

The horse was extremely tall, with a small head, a slightly longer neck, and a pure blood-red coat! Looking at its skeleton and head, it should be a pure Arabian horse! But looking at the coat color and other details, there are also British thoroughbreds and Akhal-Teke horses! Crucially, the horse's temperament seems to be extremely irritable. The three big men in the horse farm worked hard together, and they could drag it to the stage even with a pump.

As soon as the horse took the stage, those in the audience who were familiar with the owner of the horse farm began to heckle: "Tom! You want to sell Ryan again! I've said a long time ago that Ryan can't be sold! Waiting for you to provide for him! ”

Tom, the owner of the horse farm, did not change his face, and shouted with a loudspeaker: "Ryan, who has a fine bloodline, has beaten a triple crown champion and countless famous racehorses!" The starting price is only $10,000! It only costs $10,000! ”

This price is nothing more than the price of a one-year foal with a pure pedigree. On this three-year-old horse, it is obvious that it is a lot lower. However, no one bid at all, and almost all of them were heckling!

I didn't listen to these people for the rest of my life. This maverick horse clearly piqued his interest. As far as he knows, horses are animals with high IQs. In nature, they can all be ranked. An intelligent adult horse has an IQ comparable to that of a human child about five years old.

And like people, the higher the IQ of a horse, the more independent the personality. If there is poor communication and improper training, a horse is likely to be destroyed.

James looked at Yu Sheng's expression and suddenly became interested, so he whispered to Yu Sheng: "Mr. Yu, this horse can't be bought!" ”

"Huh? Why? ”

"To say that the horse itself is very talented. Tom of the horse farm originally wanted to breed a horse breed that was not only fast running, but also had long-lasting endurance. Make up for some of the shortcomings of British thoroughbreds and Arabian horses, integrating their advantages. So, they were crossed with Arabian horses, British thoroughbreds and Akhal-Teke horses! ”

"Oh? The result? "The rest of my life is so interested!

"Mr. Yu, you know, the so-called British thoroughbred is just a cross between British native horses and Arabian horses. It's just more successful. Tom's hybridization was actually a success to a certain extent. In the first few generations, Tom has acquired some good foals. Although the speed is not as fast as the thoroughbred horses bred by the British, the horse's endurance has greatly increased on the basis of maintaining a certain speed. ”

"After all, both Arabian horses and Akhal-teke horses are known for their endurance. Occasionally, one or two foals with superior explosiveness and speed, even stronger than thoroughbreds, will be born. As a result, Tom's horse farm became famous. Many jockeys come to him to pick horses. ”

Still, God is fair. Where there is successful breeding, there is naturally failed breeding. When this Ryan was born, almost everyone was very optimistic about him. Think this horse is going to be the winner of the Triple Crown! However, as the horse got older, it became clear that he had an extremely strange temper! Not to mention being naughty, it's normal to fight with other horses, but in this horse farm, not only can no horse win him, but even people can't tame this strange tempered horse! (To be continued.) )