Chapter two hundred and forty-one I look down on horses too much
After seeing off Ji Qing and Wang Fan, Ju An and Dinah enjoyed a quiet life for a few short days before setting off for Louisville, Kentucky. Sanders and Houssen are also expected to go to Churchill Park Racecourse today.
, just a few people made an appointment to meet at the racecourse. [*You]
At around ten o'clock in the morning, Ju An took Dinah to the hotel in Louisville. This so-called largest city in Kentucky has a population of only about 700,000, but now it seems that the streets are full of people. It is estimated that most of them
They all come to watch horse racing. Since the first horse racing competition was held in 1872, this competition has lasted for more than a hundred years and is now
The first stop of the American Triple Crown. People in the industry call it the first stop. It attracts a large number of people to watch every year. Therefore, the hotels here are quite popular at this time. Fortunately, the Ju'an Hotel has not yet reserved a reservation.
It was too late. Even so, the two rooms booked were not adjacent and not on the same floor. Ju An couldn't help feeling that it was too late.
When they arrived at the hotel and had just put down their luggage, they received a call from Sanders, telling Ju An that he and Hou Sen had arrived at Churchill Gardens and that Naughty Bag had entered the stables.
After hearing this, Ju An took Dinah out of the hotel, flagged down a taxi and drove towards Churchill Gardens. In the car, he and Dinah talked quietly while looking at the scenery on the roadside.
There are tall buildings with four or five floors everywhere, but the roads are very clean. It's a bit like the third-tier cities in China. After a quick glance at Ju'an, I lost interest.
"You two are here for tourism. It's a bit early to go to Churchill Gardens now. It would be best to go during the horse racing in a few days. This is an annual event." The old white man in his fifties smiled and turned around.
He turned to Ju An and Dinah and said.
Ju An smiled at the driver: "We are not here for a trip. We have horses to participate in the competition in two days."
"Oh!" The driver looked at Ju An and Dinah and said enthusiastically: "What's the name of your horse? I will definitely cheer for him when the time comes."
"Angry naughty bag! A black horse" Ju An replied to the enthusiastic old driver.
"I know. I heard that he ran well and won five consecutive victories. I also found out that he was ridden by the old Sanders. I have watched the videos of his several races. (Just read the novel.) He ran very well.
"You have a good horse." The old man turned around and said complimentarily.
"Thank you!" Ju An followed the old man and said politely: "You even know about my horse. It seems that you are also a horse racing fan."
The old man smiled and said: "Not really. Sometimes I go back to the racecourse and place a bet or two on this for entertainment. It's not just your horse. I know basically all the horses in this competition." Then he started to follow.
Ju An and Dinah analyzed the conditions of more than a dozen horses in this competition, and told Ju An to be careful of some of the favorite horses to win the championship.
The old man is indeed familiar with the dozen or so horses participating in the key three-year-old and over-three-year-old dirt races. He knows each horse by name and its respective results, just like a commentator, Ju An and Dinah.
I smiled in the back seat and listened to the old man's eloquent introduction.
When he got off the bus, Ju An handed the old man a ticket, smiled and said to the old man: "Keep the rest, don't look for it."
"Thank you! I will definitely cheer for your horse when the time comes." The old man waved the ticket that Ju An had just handed over and said with a smile to Ju An.
When I got off the bus, I saw the iconic twin-tower building in front of me. This was the first time for Ju An to see this famous racecourse. The white building with the light gray roof is even more beautiful than what I saw online. At this time, the racecourse
There are already various white tents in front, and many people are busy.
Ju An and Dinah walked to the entrance of the racecourse, and saw Sanders standing at the door from a distance. Ju An shouted, waved to him and walked forward with Dinah.
Ju An walked up and said hello to Sanders, then asked, "Have you had a smooth journey along the way?"
Sanders handed the two certificates in his hands to Ju An and Dinah and said: "It went well. The naughty bag is in good condition. Now the little guy is getting more and more excited. I'll take you to see it." Then he transferred
The leader led the two of them towards the inside of the racecourse. (Just read the novel.)
Ju An and Dinah took the certificates and hung them around their necks. They followed Sanders into the racecourse. They showed their certificates to the guard at the door. As soon as they entered the stable and looked around, the horses were exposed one after another.
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Just looking at the horse's demeanor and physique, it was much higher quality than the horse racing Ju An had seen the previous two times. In front of each horse, there were three or four people surrounding the horse in small groups and talking about something.
He was leading the horse for a walk, brushing its fur and so on. In short, he looked very busy.
As soon as Ju An and Dinah walked to the Naughty Bag's stable, the sharp-eyed Naughty Bag spotted the two of them. The sound of a horse's neigh attracted the attention of both Ju An and Dinah. This guy was standing in the stable.
Inside, only a big head was exposed. He was looking at the two people with his head held high. Hou Sen was hanging the fodder next to the naughty bag. Following the naughty bag's eyes, he also saw the Ju An couple.
Dinah immediately became happy and trotted towards the naughty bag. Then she touched the bridge of his nose, took out the carrots brought from home from her pocket and fed them. Ju An was quite surprised when he saw this scene.
He was surprised: Dinah actually put carrots in her pocket when she came. She was much better than him. Ju An didn't expect this at all. Besides, how could the stable be without this thing? But Ju An also had a way
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The naughty guy was nibbling carrots and rubbing Dinah's hand. He snorted from time to time, then looked at Ju An who was walking up to him with his big eyes. Ju An looked at this guy and smiled.
She patted his big head and said, "The carrots at home are pretty good! Don't look at me. I only have fruits here, do you want them?" After saying that, he took out a big apple from his pocket.
Dinah looked at Ju An strangely, looked up and down and asked, "How come you have such a big apple hidden on your body and I didn't notice it?" Then she looked carefully at Ju An, and there seemed to be no place anywhere on his body.
To hide such a big fruit.
Ju An smiled proudly: "Magic! I made a fruit with just one move." Just now, Ju An looked at Dinah and stretched his hand into his pocket, and a big fruit in the space was in his hand.
superior.
Dinah looked at Ju An and said with a smile: "Then you can change another one and let me see it. I didn't realize that you can do magic."
Ju An shook his head: "Magic can only be fun if you change it occasionally. If you change it every day, where will the sense of surprise come from?" Under Dinah's gaze, he stretched his hand into the space to get the fruit, wouldn't it have been exposed?
I don’t want to do stupid things. While talking to Dinah, I took out the
With the Swiss Army Knife in his pocket, he started to cut the apple. He divided the apple into four pieces in a few clicks, then put a piece in his hand and stretched it out in front of the naughty bag. It seemed that the naughty bag smelled the smell of space and immediately chewed the apple in his mouth.
He spat out the carrot and started chewing the apple.
Dinah looked at and touched the naughty bag and scolded: "This whole fruit belongs to you. It's not too late to eat the carrots. If you spit it on the ground, Hou Sen will clean it up. It's a waste."
Yin. reached out and took the remaining apple from Ju An's hand and started feeding it himself.
At this time, Hou Sen hung up the forage net and said to Ju An: "Brother An! Sister Dinah and I arrived so early."
Ju An nodded towards Hou Sen: "How's it going? It's your first time participating in this kind of competition, are you nervous?".
Hou Sen touched his head: "A little bit, but it's okay. Sanders is probably more nervous than me. He has been asking about the naughty bag several times in the past two days."
After listening to Hou Sen's words, Sanders continued to shake his head with a dead face and said: "I'm not nervous, it's just a habit before the competition. I've been here more than a dozen times. What's there to be nervous about?"
"Everyone, relax. What's the point of being nervous? Just run according to your usual results." Ju An said with a smile. Now Ju Anke doesn't feel nervous at all. As long as he runs well, it's okay. If he doesn't, come back next year. There's no such thing.
When I first bought the naughty bag, I was so arrogant that I didn’t know the heights of the world.
The two chatted for a while. Dinah also finished feeding the naughty bag. At this time, a man dressed as a passing rider came over and said hello to Sanders: "Hi! Hello Sanders! This is your horse.
The horse I rode this time looked really good."
Sanders continued to nod along with the others with a dead face: "Well, it's really good! I want to ride him to win the championship again!".
The rider smiled, turned around and walked away and said: "Well, I wish you good luck! I hope your horse is as strong as your heart."
When Ju An heard how this guy spoke like this, he frowned. Sanders glanced at Ju An and said, "This guy and I used to be at the same racecourse. We didn't have a good relationship." After saying this, he changed his mind.
He looked over his shoulder and looked at the horse outside carefully, then pointed at Ju An and said: "This time he is riding Braveheart. He is the favorite to win the championship, with odds of 12 to one."
"So what are the odds of our naughty bag now?" Dinah asked Sanders while touching the naughty bag.
Sanders glanced at Dinah with a serious face: "22 to one!" Ju An was stunned for a moment, this guy paid 22 to 1, you are so disrespectful.
Hou Sen said with a smile next to him: "After all, Naughty Bag just participated in the competition not long ago, and he basically qualified for the competition last time. He has no reputation, so the odds are naturally very low."
At this time, Sanders walked up to the naughty bag and said to the naughty bag: "Man! In two days, we will let these idiots see how powerful we are." After speaking, he turned to Hou Sen and said: "
Every horse here is here to win the championship. Not only the riders but also the trainers in this stable must have the heart of a champion. If you don’t have that, then don’t come here.”
Houssen nodded after listening to Sanders' training: "I understand! We are here to win the championship, we are not losers."
When Ju An heard this, he just told everyone to relax, but this old guy Sanders seemed to have made up his mind to forget about this dead face.
After Sanders finished speaking, he turned to Ju An and said, "I'm going to get ready and ride the naughty bag for a lap later." He turned around and walked away without waiting for Ju An's answer.
Ju An looked at this guy's back and shook his head: "What a thorn in the side."
Hou Sen said to Ju An: "He is very powerful. He has given me a lot of things these days, which cannot be learned in an ordinary horse farm. Even though he keeps a straight face all day long, he is actually a good person and never hides anything."
Personally, now I regard him as a teacher."
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