Alpine pasture

Chapter 232 I look down on horses too much
After seeing off Ji Qing and Wang Fan, Ju An and Dinah enjoyed a few days of peaceful life, and then set off for Louisville, Kentucky. Sanders and Hou Sen are also expected to arrive at Churchill Park Racecourse today. , Just a few people made an appointment to meet at the racecourse.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Ju An took Dinah to the hotel in Louisville, the so-called largest city in Kentucky, with a population of only about 70, but now it seems that the streets are full of people, and most of them are probably I came to watch the horse race. Since the first horse race was held in 1872, this race has lasted for more than 100 years. It is now the first stop of the American Triple Crown Race. People in the industry call it the first pass, which attracts a large number of people every year. Many people came to watch the scene, so the hotel here is quite popular at this time. Fortunately, it is not too late to book the Juan Hotel. Even so, the two rooms booked are not adjacent to each other, and they are not in the same room. Level, Ju An couldn't help feeling that it was too late.

When they arrived at the hotel, the two of them had just put down their luggage when they received a call from Saunders, telling Ju An that he and Hou Sen had arrived at Churchill Gardens, and the naughty boy had entered the stables.

After hearing this, Ju An took Dinah out of the hotel, waved a taxi and drove towards Churchill Park.While talking softly with Dinah in the car, I looked at the scenery on the side of the road. There were very few tall buildings with four or five floors everywhere, but the road surface was very clean, which was similar to the third-tier cities in China. After two glances at Ju'an, he lost interest.

"The two of you are here for tourism. It's a little early to go to Churchill Park now. It's best to go during the horse racing in a few days. This is an annual event." The white man in his 50s turned his head with a smile Said to Ju'an and Dinah.

Ju An smiled at the driver: "We are not here for tourism, we have horses to participate in the race in two days' time."

"Oh!" The driver looked at Ju An and Dinah and said enthusiastically, "What's your horse's name! I will definitely cheer him on then."

"Angry naughty boy! A black horse" Ju An replied to the enthusiastic old driver.

"I see. I heard that he ran well. I also learned about the five-game winning streak. It was ridden by the old Sanders. I watched the video of his several races. He ran very well. You have a good horse." The old man turned around and said in a compliment.

"Thank you!" Ju An followed the old man politely: "You even know my horse, it seems that you are also a horse racing fan."

The old man said with a smile: "It's not that much, it's just that sometimes I go back to the racecourse and make a bet or two for entertainment. I know not only your horse, but basically all the horses in this race."After that, he began to follow Ju An and Dinah to analyze the conditions of the dozen or so horses in this competition, and asked Ju An to be careful of a few favorite horses to win the championship.

The old man is indeed familiar with the dozen or so racehorses participating in the key competitions of three-year-old and above-three-year-old mud races, each of which is called by name, and their respective results are like a commentator, Ju An and Dinah Smiling and listening to the old man's eloquent introduction all the way in the back seat.

When he got out of the car, 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 cheer on your horse when the time comes." The old man waved the ticket that Ju An just handed over, and said to Ju An with a smile.

When I got out of the car, I saw the iconic twin-tower building in front of me. It was the first time I saw this famous racecourse in Juan. The white building with the light gray roof was even more beautiful than what I saw on the Internet. 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 at him, and led Dinah forward.

Going up to say hello to Sanders, Ju An asked, "Did the journey go well?"

Sanders handed the two documents in his hand to Ju An and Dinah and said: "It's going well, the naughty boy is in good condition, now the little guy is getting more and more excited, let's take you to see it."Then he turned his head and led the two of them into the racecourse.

Ju'an and Dinah took the documents and hung them around their necks and followed Sanders into the racecourse. They showed the documents to the guard at the door. Once they entered the stables and looked around, the horses were exposed in front of them. .

Just looking at the demeanor and physique of this horse, it was much higher grade than the horse races that Ju An had seen in the previous two times. In front of each horse, three or four people surrounded the horse and talked about something.Some are leading the horses for a walk, brushing their hair or something, and they all seem to be busy.

As soon as Ju An and Dinah walked to a place not far from the naughty boy's stable, the sharp-eyed naughty boy found the two of them, and a sound of horse neighing attracted the attention of both Ju An and Dinah. This guy was standing in the stable Inside, only a big head was exposed, and he was looking up at the two of them. Hou Sen was hanging the hay beside the naughty bag. Following the naughty bag's eyes, he also saw Ju An and his wife.

Dinah immediately became happy, trotted towards the naughty boy, touched the bridge of his nose, took out the carrots from home from his pocket, and started feeding them.Ju An was slightly surprised when she saw this scene: when Dinah came, she actually put carrots in her pocket, which was much better than herself.Ju An didn't think of this at all, besides, how could this thing be missing in the stable?But Juan also has a way.

The naughty guy was nibbling carrots while rubbing Dinah's hand, snorting from time to time, and then looked at Ju An who was walking in front of him with wide eyes. Ju An looked at this guy and then smiled He patted his big head: "The carrots at home are not bad! Don't look at me, I only have fruits here, do you want it?"After speaking, he took out a big apple from his pocket.

Dinah looked at Ju An strangely, looked him up and down and asked, "How come I didn't find such a big apple hidden on your body?".Then he looked carefully at Ju An'an, and it seemed that there was no place where such a big fruit could be hidden.

Ju An smiled proudly: "Magic! I made a fruit with just one move."Ju An looked at Dinah just now and stretched his hand into his pocket, and a big fruit in the space arrived in his hand.

Dinah looked at Ju An and said with a smile: "Then make another one and let me see. I didn't realize that you can do magic tricks."

Ju An shook his head: "It's fun to change the magic once in a while, but if it changes every day, where will the sense of surprise come from?"Under Dinah's gaze, she reached into the space to get the fruit, which would have been exposed, and she would not do such a stupid thing.While talking to Dinah, he took out the Swiss Army Knife in his pocket and began to cut the apple. He divided the apple into four pieces in two or three strokes, then put a piece in his hand and stretched it out in front of the naughty bag, as if the naughty bag smelled the space He immediately spit out the carrot he was chewing, and started biting into the apple.

Dinah looked at the naughty bag and said, "The whole fruit is yours. It's not too late to eat carrots. If you spit it on the ground, Hou Sen has to clean it up. It's a waste."As soon as the words fell, he stretched out his hand and took the remaining apple in Ju An's hand, and started feeding it by himself.

Hou Sen hung up the hay net at this time, and said to Ju An: "Brother An! Sister Dinah and I arrived so early."

Ju An nodded at Hou Sen: "How is it! It's the first time to participate in this kind of competition, are you nervous?".

Hou Sen rubbed his head: "A little bit, but it's okay, I guess Sanders is more nervous than me, and I have to ask the naughty bag several times in the past two days."

After listening to Hou Sen's words, Sanders continued to put on a dead face and shook his head and said: "I'm not nervous, it's just a habit before the big competition. I've been here more than a dozen times. What's there to be nervous about?"

"Everyone, relax. If you are nervous, just run according to your usual results." Ju An said with a smile. Now Ju An is not nervous at all. If you run well, you can run well. Come back next year, not at all. I lost the arrogance I had when I first bought the naughty bag.

After chatting with the two for a while, Dinah also finished feeding the naughty bag. At this time, a passing man dressed as a rider came over and said hello to Sanders: "Hi! Hello Sanders! This is you The horse I rode this time looked really good."

Sanders continued to follow others with a dead face and nodded: "Well, it's really good! I want to ride him to win the championship again!".

The rider smiled and turned away and said, "Good luck then! May your horse be as strong as your heart".

Ju An frowned when he heard what this guy was saying. Sanders glanced at Ju An and said, "This guy used to be at the same racecourse as me, so we didn't have a good relationship."After saying a word, he turned his head and looked carefully at the horse outside, then pointed to Ju An and said, "This time he rode with a brave heart, the favorite to win the championship, the odds are 12 to [-]."

"Then what are the odds of our naughty bag now?" Dinah asked Sanders while touching the naughty bag.

Sanders glanced at Dana with a straight face: "22 to one!".Ju An was stunned when he heard that, this guy pays two for one, your uncle is too contemptuous of you.

Hou Sen said with a smile next to him: "After all, the naughty bag has just participated in the competition not long ago, and it is basically the last to qualify for the competition. It is not well-known, so the odds are naturally very low."

At this time, Sanders walked up to the naughty boy and said to the naughty boy: "Dude! In two days, we will let these idiots see how powerful we are."After finishing speaking, he turned his head and said to Hou Sen: "Every horse here is here to win the championship. Standing in this stable, not only the horse rider but also the horse trainer must have the heart of a champion. If you don't Then don't come here."

Hou Sen nodded after listening to Sanders' training: "I know! We are here to win the championship, we are not losers."

Hearing this, Ju An told everyone to relax just now, but this old guy Sanders seemed to have made up his mind, forget about this dead face.

After Sanders finished speaking, he turned to Ju An and said, "I'll go get ready, and I'll ride a naughty bag for a lap later."Without waiting for Ju'an's answer, he turned around and walked away.

Ju An looked at this guy's back and shook his head: "What a thorn."

But 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 ordinary horse farms. Don't look at him with a straight face all day long, but he is actually a good person. He never hides. Personally, now I see him as a teacher."

(End of this chapter)