The blindfolds were placed on them early in the morning and were not removed until a few minutes before the race. These horses, which were usually bad-tempered, were already very suffocated. Once they came out of the gate, they suddenly burst out at the fastest speed.
, rushed out of the starting point like an arrow from the string.
Although there were only a dozen or so horses, they all ran out with extraordinary momentum. They brought up a strong wind on the track, and the "clack-clack" sound of the horses' hooves sounded like a heavy drum under the effect of the ground loudspeaker.
In the ears of the audience in the venue.
As the horse's speed continued to accelerate, the tens of thousands of spectators in the venue also became crazy, shouting intoxicatedly, cheering for the horse they had chosen. The loud sound formed an invisible wave of air, which lasted for a long time.
echoed over the racecourse.
Before humans invented cars and airplanes, horses... were mankind's best friends. In the era of cold-weapon warfare, they occupied an undisputed and important position. An excellent cavalry was often an important factor in killing the enemy and winning.
Even in the age of guns, whether it was World War I or World War II, cavalry also played a very important role in wars. However, in peacetime, horse racing eventually replaced war horses, turning the original battlefield to kill enemies into today's arena.
Fight for supremacy.
Compared with modern racing, horse racing can inspire the primitive wildness in people's hearts. Their ancestors may have ridden on horseback to conquer the world. That primitive speed set off a storm in the field.
The 800-meter sprint horse race reaches the finish line in just a blink of an eye.
At the moment when the horse crossed the line, it was as if there was an invisible big hand commanding over the racecourse. The huge noise suddenly stopped. Everyone stopped and held their breath at the same time.
The silence that can be heard when a needle drops creates a great contrast.
This is the charm of horse racing. From one extreme to another, it brings people unparalleled sensory stimulation and makes people deeply fall in love with this sport.
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"Who is number one?"
"It seems to be horse No. 3?"
"No, it's horse No. 2. I can see it best..."
"It's horse No. 6, it's horse No. 6!"
After a brief silence, the racecourse erupted into loud roars again, and people were speculating on the horse that would finally cross the line.
The reason why I use the word "guess" is because when the horses are running at top speed, except for the seven or eight cameras at the finish line, I am afraid no one can tell which horse crossed the line.
The distance between the several horses just now was extremely close, and they almost all reached the finish line at the same moment. Even the jockey on the horse didn't know who won the first place. At this moment, like the horse fans at the scene,
Everyone is waiting for the results to be announced.
The organizers of the Jockey Club did not make the spectators and horse fans wait long. Just one minute after the horses crossed the line, countless large screens had already begun to replay the slow motion of the horses crossing the line.
It can be seen from the static picture that the heads of the three horses rushed through the key point almost at the same time, but the horse in the middle was slightly ahead by a few centimeters. It was these insignificant few centimeters that determined the winner of this race.
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"Hey, why is it this horse?"
"The number two horse I had my eye on turned out to be fourth..."
"Why are you so anxious? This is only the first game, but with a bonus of hundreds of thousands, the main event is next..."
After seeing the final result, there was a huge sigh in the racecourse. No matter what kind of gambling it is, you will lose more and win less. The sighs in the racecourse surpassed the cheers, which is the best proof.
"Horse No. 3 won first place, horse No. 6 won second place, and horse No. 7 won third place. Congratulations, please jockey take the horses to the inspection office!"
The official announcement also rang, urging jockeys to take their horses for testing. Only after the testing is carried out can the results be considered true and valid.
"Haha, my horse won, my horse won!"
After the announcement sounded, cheers suddenly broke out among the anxiously waiting horse owners. Three or four people jumped up excitedly at the same time and hugged each other.
The dozen or so horse owners around them looked at those few people with envy. You must know that winning first place in such a horse racing meeting not only represents honor, but also brings extremely generous rewards.
You must know that every game has a corresponding bonus pool. All the bonuses in the bonus pool are earned by the winning horses. As the first place in the competition, under normal circumstances, they will receive 6% of the bonus pool.
Bonuses of around ten to seventy.
Just like this back-up race, the total prize money is HK$900,000. If calculated at 70%, the owner of the horse just now can get HK$630,000. For those horse owners who are not wealthy,
In fact, this is already a huge amount of money.
And according to the rules, the 630,000 Hong Kong dollars are all the income of the horse owner. Of course, under normal circumstances, the horse owner will only get 70%, while the trainer, jockey and stable staff will get 70%.
Share the remaining thirty percent.
As for the last place in the race, there are of course bonuses, but according to the rules of the Macau Jockey Club, only the top five in a race with more than ten horses can receive bonuses, and the bonus received is the remaining 30%.
It is simply incomparable to the first place.
Therefore, although the faces of the horse owners who finished second and third were also happy, they were not as happy as the first place. Like others, they looked at the celebrating people with envy.
"Mr. Chen, how come those people are all horse owners?"
Zhuang Rui was a little confused. He could understand some Cantonese, and because he was relatively close, he heard those people were celebrating and seemed to be calculating the distribution of bonuses.
Chen Xiaojun glanced at those people and said with a smile: "Oh, you mean them? Not to mention the horse racing they bought together, these people are very lucky, and the horses they bought are very impressive, and they have won several winners.
Already..."
"Khan, is this okay?"
After hearing Chen Xiaojun's explanation, Zhuang Rui understood. Now in Hong Kong and Macau, many white-collar people have begun to participate in horse racing in the form of clubs, and then participate in various competitions. After winning bonuses, they follow the rules.
Share dividends.
Nowadays, the price of a slightly ordinary racing horse is between 100,000 and 500,000, and if it is a thoroughbred horse, it will cost more than one million Hong Kong dollars. These horse owners cannot afford it alone, so they thought of this method.
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As long as the horse is trained properly and can participate in more competitions, the cost of a horse can be almost earned back in one horse racing season. This has also given rise to many small equestrian clubs.
The existence of such small clubs has greatly promoted the development of horse racing in Hong Kong and Macao. To a certain extent, the behavior of these small horse owners is the real foundation for supporting horse racing in Hong Kong and Macao.
Of course, under normal circumstances, they can only win these competitions where famous horses are not participating. For example, the last three competitions where the world's famous horses gather are not within their reach at all. Even if they participate, they will be defeated.
The fate of being at the bottom of the pile.
After explaining the operations of some pony owners to Zhuang Rui, Mr. Chen looked at his watch and said, "Mr. Zhuang, it's going to be your horse's turn to race soon. Now you have to bring it over for weighing..."
The interval between each race is about thirty to fifty minutes, so after the previous race, the horses competing next must be prepared immediately.
"Okay, let's go there right away..."
Zhuang Rui nodded and asked casually as he walked: "Mr. Chen, what is the total prize money for this second game?"
"The second race is not a back-up race. It includes four champion horses from Europe that have won speed horse races, so the prize money is much higher, a total of 12 million Hong Kong dollars..."
"So many?"
Zhuang Rui didn't expect that he could get a lot of money from the racecourse, 70% of 12 million, which is more than 8 million.
"Haha, the Jockey Club has considered it to arouse the emotions of horse fans..."
Chen Xiaojun laughed when he heard this. There are a total of twelve races, and there must be several high-stakes races ahead of them to make horse racing fans more involved. Of course, the most lucrative races are still the last three races.
"Zhuang Ruian replied, you are finally here. I can't understand what this man is saying..."
As soon as he walked to the stable, Zhuang Rui was pulled by Timur. There was also a staff member of the horse farm standing next to him, sweating profusely and gesticulating while communicating with Timur.
"Haha, Timur, he asked you to go out to compete..."
Zhuang Rui smiled and whistled, and Zhui Feng immediately ran out of the stable and followed Zhuang Rui.
"Man, it's all up to you this time, knock them all over, haha..."
Zhuang Rui hugged Zhui Feng's neck lovingly, looked at Timur and said, "Brother Timur, when you return to Inner Mongolia this time, you will at least be a millionaire..."
"What millionaire? Zhuang Ruian replied, I'm just doing a favor to my brother, I don't want the money you gave me..."
Timur was a little confused by what Zhuang Rui said. He knew that Zhuang Rui was rich, but with his character, it was too unreasonable to help his brother race a horse and still ask for money.
"Let's talk about this later. Let's go. If it's too late, it will be too late to bear the burden..."
Zhuang Rui didn't say much, and took Zhui Feng and Timur to the weighing place very close to the starting point. Since they arrived relatively late, there were several horses and people in front of them weighing themselves.
"There are so many things..."
When it was Timur's turn, the Mongolian man muttered that in Inner Mongolia, horse racing is held during the holidays. Where are there so many rules? Just ride and win.
"Hey, why are you causing trouble when you go down? Didn't you see us busy?"
But Timur didn't expect that as soon as he stood on the scale, he was kicked off.
