108. Triple Crown Event
Alina is a descendant of the secretariat, even if it is only a great-great-granddaughter, several generations behind, not a descendant, the genetic pedigree of an excellent thoroughbred horse in the body should have been very thin for a long time, but even so, it is still coveted.
There is no way, even if its genetic lineage is thin, but it is also a genetic bloodline that has proven its speed and endurance, and with this kind of genetic bloodline, it proves that Alina's lower limit of strength will definitely not be low.
Of course, if it were a descendant of other famous horses, Fu Jun might not be so excited, but if he was a descendant of the secretariat, it would not be necessarily.
Moreover, Fu Jun believes that not only him, but others should also be very excited if they know that Alina is a descendant of the Secretariat.
The reason is simple, the results of the Secretariat have proved that it is a racing horse with both speed and endurance, and this kind of racing horse has always been rare.
In fact, in the horse racing world, before the Secretariat became famous, there has always been such a cognition, that is, there are two kinds of horse racing, either they are very fast, but their stamina is not good, or they are strong in endurance, but not fast enough, and there will be no horses with both speed and stamina.
This was what many fans had learned from watching horse racing for many years, because even the previous U.S. Triple Crown, who had won three races, was not as fast as the Secretariat did, but also kept it high until the finish.
Most of the horses that have won the Triple Crown in the United States are fast and have poor endurance, and in long races, they may not be able to run halfway through.
However, they couldn't run, and of course the other horses couldn't run, otherwise they wouldn't have won the championship, but they never made people feel better than the Secretariat, because they won the championship, but they didn't set the Secretariat's record.
Not to mention, the Secretariat's record of completing the Triple Crown and three races has not been surpassed so far, which is proof of this, and even the record of competing for the third crown with a top racehorse, 31 positions ahead of the second place, is definitely a shock in the history of horse racing, and I am afraid that no horse will be able to break it in the Triple Crown in the United States in the future.
The gold content of the Triple Crown in the history of horse racing is naturally the highest, and it can be said that this is the highest glory in horse racing events everywhere.
The so-called "Triple Crown" is actually a special noun, and in the world of horse racing, this generally refers to the three classic races limited to three-year-old horses.
Classics are the top races in G1 and are often known as the "Classic Treble".
As for the "Triple Crown" race, it means that the same horse won these three classic races and won the championship of these three classic races.
Speaking of which, it is a bit like the "three yuan and first" in the imperial examination era in ancient China, that is, the township examination, the hui examination, and the palace examination are all the first, and there are only 15 people who have obtained the "three yuan and the first" in Chinese history.
Similarly, for horse racing, the Triple Crown is also a very rare existence, and it is not often that such king horses are raced in various places.
Of course, the Triple Crown is not unique to the United States, with the development of horse racing everywhere, the Triple Crown is held everywhere, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Japan, and even Hong Kong, China.
However, the U.S. Triple Crown is regarded by many industry insiders as the most difficult Triple Crown event in the world, and in history, only 12 horses have won all three races at the same time.
Therefore, in the Triple Crown of the United States, the Secretariat, which has left a three-race record that no horse has been able to break so far, can be seen how terrifying its strength is.
According to the law of genetics and breeding of thoroughbred horses from generation to generation, the offspring of the secretariat should be a racehorse with strong strength, so after retirement, as the secretariat of the stallion, its offspring are sold at sky-high prices.
One of the first Secretariat's heirs sold for $1 million, an astronomical amount at the time, the highest price ever paid for a horse race at auction in the United States at the time.
Alina has the Secretariat's genetic pedigree in her body, which proves that she has the potential to become a king of horse racing, which is naturally a huge temptation for anyone who loves horses.
Even though Alina is seven years old, her body is beginning to age, and her speed is definitely different from when she was younger, but her genetic talent is enough to drive many people in China who have never even ridden a top racehorse crazy.
Of course, this does not mean that if you have this kind of genetic blood, you will definitely become a famous horse, after all, no matter how good the talent is, whether it can be developed is also a problem.
Just like human athletes, many people's talent is really very good, but they are not developed well the day after tomorrow, and they don't work hard, no matter how good their talent is, it is in vain.
Among the so many heirs that the Secretariat has bred so far, although many of them have been sold at high prices, they do not have too good results in the field, and it can be said that they are complete failures, and Alina, who does not have dazzling records, should actually be classified as such.
Talent determines the upper limit, hard work determines the lower limit, plus some luck, and this applies to any competitive sport.
Previously, Fu Jun and Chen Chen knew that Alina was a descendant of the secretariat, and the reason why they would be so out of shape was also because it was really difficult to have a chance to see this kind of genetically pedigree horse in the horse racing industry.
On the racecourse, as Chen Chen rode the secretariat training, Tang Yao looked at Alina nervously, obviously worried.
"Mr. Tang bought Alina for you, I think it should have cost a lot of money, right?" Fu Jun paid attention to Chen Chen and Alina, and at the same time asked Tang Yao with some curiosity.
What he is curious about is how much Tang Zhenshan has connections abroad, because there are not many horses with noble genetic pedigrees like these abroad, so even for horses like Alina who do not have dazzling results, in foreign countries, they are also fragrant in the eyes of many horse owners.
After all, Alina may not have achieved much, but no one can guarantee that her offspring will not have the same king as their ancestors.
The horse racing industry has developed abroad and has been linked to gambling since the beginning, but this is not to say that gambling in the race, for many horse owners, they pay a high price to buy a horse, in fact, they are gambling.
They can bet on the strength of their horses, as well as on the strength of their offspring, so a horse like Alina, whose ancestors have a brilliant record, even if its performance is poor, as long as it is not infertile, few owners will sell it generously.
Besides, horse owners everywhere are not stupid, and there will definitely be horse owners in local horse trades like Alina, who will flock to buy Alina's ownership.
Moreover, in order to ensure the competitiveness of local horse racing and monopolize high-quality horse breeds, local horse racing organizations will not easily sit idly by and watch the outflow of high-quality horse breeds.
Therefore, Fu Jun was very curious about how Tang Zhenshan bought Alina, among them, connections and money, which are absolutely indispensable.