With the show jumping, dressage and cross-country show jumping events coming to an end, as well as the triathlon individual and all-around events, the qualifying tournament will also enter the most interesting event, which is naturally the speed race.

As we all know, there is no speed horse racing in the Olympic Games, because speed racing is more of a competition of horses' natural ability, and there is very little technical competition between jockeys to control horses, which is not in line with the Olympic competitive spirit, so the Olympic Games did not include speed horse racing.

At the beginning of the National Games, speed racing was not actually included, on the one hand, because speed racing involved private gambling, and on the other hand, because at the beginning of the country, there were not enough suitable thoroughbred horses to participate, and in the end only equestrian competitions were held.

It was not until the 9th National Games held in Guangzhou in 2001 that the speed horse racing competition was included in the official competition of the National Games for the first time.

Shanyang City's National Games Qualifying Knockout Tournament is also held in full accordance with the requirements of the National Games, the competition is divided into two project groups of 1800 meters and 12000 meters, and the participating jockeys and horses can register as long as they meet the requirements, and can register for both competitions.

Of course, very few jockeys will sign up for both races, because this kind of fierce competition in a short period of time is very burdensome for the race, unless it is particularly necessary, normally speaking, the smart jockey and the owner will choose to let the horse run the biggest race.

Wenhuai Lake signed up for the race, of course, with Metal Slug and his jockey Zhao Lei, the signature of Wenhuai Lake and the most promising candidate to qualify for the province before the race, and the pair signed up for the 1800m speed race.

As for the 12,000-meter speed horse race, Wenhuai Lake did not have any horse racing, because this is a huge pit, for thoroughbred horses participating in the National Games, there is no need to participate in the 5,000-meter speed horse race.

Because, there is no speed horse race with a length of 12,000 meters in the world, after all, it is very dangerous for horses to run at high speed on a race of this length.

And the level of the National Games is low in the world, so it is not rational to compete for this length of race just to be famous in the National Games.

On the contrary, if you want to be famous in the National Games, it is better to participate in the 1800-meter short-distance speed race, which is in line with international standards, which will not increase the danger of horse racing, and can also make a name for yourself in the National Games, which has naturally become the choice of many jockeys and horse owners.

The 12,000-meter speed horse race, naturally, also has horse racing, most of which are domestic horses in the western region, because the original long-distance speed horse race was actually set up to take care of the western provinces to be able to win medals.

After all, the western provinces are the traditional horse-breeding areas of China, and the local ethnic minorities are mainly in Inner Mongolia, Tibet and Xinjiang, and they have been known as the "horseback people" since ancient times.

In the case that domestic horses are known for their endurance and speed is not superior, the use of distance to make them have an endurance advantage over the fast thoroughbreds, so as to ensure that the western provinces can get more medals.

However, this length of the race is also a challenge for domestic horses with excellent endurance.

In the 12,000-meter speed horse racing competition of every National Games, there are horses in the race, due to long-term high-speed movement, and thus run and break their legs.

This has led to a number of proposals to abolish long-distance speed racing, which is intensifying and will soon become a reality.

On the morning of the third day of the qualifying tournament, the horse venue was crowded with people, and there were even more people who came to watch the equestrian competition than in the previous two days.

Many of them, like Fu Jun, like the passionate race of horses, can be seen from their various excited shouts before the race has even begun.

Before the race, Fu Jun went to the stable of the horse venue early, and the reason why he did this was naturally to check the physical condition of the alloy warhead.

However, considering the organizers of the qualifying tournament, in order not to damage the reputation of the National Games, it is assumed that even if it is a qualifying tournament, the horses will be carefully protected before the race.

This is exactly the case, when Fu Jun asked about the Metal Slug and knew that there were no problems during the period when it was in the stable of the racecourse before the race, he was also relieved.

In this case, everything depends on the competition between Metal Slug and other racehorses, and there should be no bardo tricks.

Although Fu Jun didn't know how Gu Jianzhong wanted to deal with the Metal Slug, but now, whether he can pass this qualifying knockout round depends on the performance of the Metal Slug.

When it was time for the 1,800-meter speed horse race, 32 jockeys from Shanyang City, who were carefully selected by the organizers, and the horses under their crotches, rushed out of the starting point with the sound of a gun from the starter.

Suddenly, the whole horse hall fell silent, except for the sound of the horses' hooves sprinting on the flat ground of the race.

All the horse fans who watched the race were very disciplined and did not make any noise, let alone use the sensitive color of the horse to stimulate the race, and such horse fans were also afraid of their actions and disturbed the horse racing they supported.

On the course, all the horses in the race accelerated from the start and charged towards the finish line under the guidance of the jockey.

They are not convinced by each other, and they all hope to shake off each other and rush to the finish line, as if there is no friendship between their own kind.

This is the charm of speed racing, which can challenge the limits of horses to the greatest extent possible, and at the same time bring the charm of competitive competition by taking advantage of the competitive psychology of horses.

Despite the docile temperament of the horses, however, they have a strong competitive psychology with each other.

In fact, when horses are gathered together, they are always prone to fights, especially stallions.

And when the horses run in parallel, they always run faster and faster, always trying to overtake each other, which is also in the war, many horses do not fall in the rain of bullets, but die on the battlefield due to the exhaustion of violent running.

Speed racing takes advantage of the competitive psychology of horses, which is why other animals are rarely used for speed racing, because it is difficult for them to achieve the horse's will to "not stop until you run to death".

Just like in this race, from the very beginning, even without the control of the jockey, all the horses in the race look as if they were only sprinting ahead, and their goal is simply to run to the finish line before the other horses.