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Chapter 227 Racecourse

() Found the way home!

Speaking of Kentucky, in addition to bourbon, the most famous person is boxing champion Ali, and the most famous event is the Kentucky Derby Horse Competition. It is held every May, and the one-month competition is one of the most famous and most rewarding competitions in the world.

This is the home of equestrianism in the United States. The purebred horses cultivated here are world-famous. After dealing with the things in the winery, Chen Fang accompanied Qin Mohan to start traveling elsewhere in Kentucky.

They first went to Louisville, which is very close to Bourbon County. Now many large whiskey distillery are located here. Walking on the outskirts of Louisville, you will feel that the air is filled with the aroma of whiskey, which has gradually replaced Bourbon and became the center of bourbon.

The Kentucky Horse Racing Museum is a two-story interactive exhibition hall dedicated to horse racing, where you can learn about every stage of the life of thoroughbred horses and every detail of the history of horse racing. You can also enjoy prizes, souvenirs, photos, costumes, jockey souvenirs, paintings, sculptures, etc.

In the "Strongest Event" exhibition hall, a 360-degree 4K theater will make Chen Fang, Qin Mohan and others feel like they are at the Kentucky Jockey Club, feeling the adrenaline tumbling, and sprinting to the finish line at the simulated Jockey Club.

After all, it is not as enjoyable as riding a real horse. In a horse farm called Lightning, Chen Fang and Qin Mohan truly felt the sprinting pleasure of a purebred horse. This is a breed specially created for speed competition. It is tall and powerful. Its speed exceeding 80 kilometers per hour basically reaches the speed limit of a human riding species.

"Haha, I finally beat you once. I'm better than you." Qin Mohan, who is wearing a horse racing rider suit, has a unique charm.

"You are amazing!" Chen Fang stretched out his thumb and praised her, "The horse you ride is even more powerful."

"This purebred horse named Wild Monkey once won the runner-up in the 2011 Kentucky Derby and lost by one." The owner of the horse stadium Phelps talked endlessly about the information about the purebred horse that Qin Mohan rode.

"Wow, you are so awesome." Qin Mohan stroked the horse with black satin color. After running for about ten minutes, it had already made it very familiar with Qin Mohan. He looked at Qin Mohan with two big eyes and looked very gentle. After learning about it at the Horse Racing Museum, Chen Fang introduced this event to Qin Mohan. Even if he was the runner-up, he would earn millions of dollars.

After knowing Chen Fang's identity, Phelps took out the treasure of his ranch for the two of them to feel. The horse has passed its most glorious period and has not even entered the final stage of this year's event.

Now the Kentucky Derby horse race is becoming more and more influx of prize money, and the influx of a large amount of capital makes the competition more and more competitive. This also requires the horse owners to carry out ranch training equipment, farming of new forages, scientific feed ratios, and advanced training methods of jockeys, making the operation of traditional ranchs more and more difficult. Without investment, they will not get a good ranking, which has become a vicious cycle. Phelps has begun to suffer losses this year. So he is preparing to sell this ancestral ranch, and the billionaire from China in front of him is definitely a suitable candidate.

Chen Fang was originally planning to buy a thoroughbred horse he rode for Peter's daughter as a gift for her admission to MIT. However, looking at Qin Mohan's heroic figure riding on horseback, he loved horses very much, and it felt good to buy a horse farm.

Phelps' Lightning Horse Farm is priced at $26 million, including a 100-hectare pasture, a horse farm, nine purebred horses, four Quart horses and some adult Angus cattle. The most famous of them is the wild monkey's purebred horse. Although it has no good rankings now, its bloodline is still there, and the genes that have won the Kentucky Derby runner-up are still there. In addition, the four purebred horses under one year old in the horse farm now should be able to make a difference if funds are injected to improve the environment and equipment of the horse farm.

Chen Fang contacted Peter and told him that he was going to buy a ranch in Kentucky and asked him to find a professional to come and discuss. In order to increase Peter's enthusiasm, Chen Fang smiled and told him that there were nine purebred horses in the ranch, one of which was intended to be given to Shashan. That night Peter brought his lawyer, accountant and a professional horse trainer to Kentucky.

"Thank you, boss." Looking at the several strong thoroughbred horses in the stable, as a cowboy from Texas, he was extremely envious and moved, pointing to a middle-aged man who came with him and introduced: "This is Johnson Reed, a famous American horse trainer. He will help you examine the bloodline and potential of these horses."

"Hello, Mr. Reed. Please." The wild monkey horse does not need to be sophisticated. It is a long-standing horse racing horse. Its information can be found in the official database of the Horse Racing Association, but a few pony needs professionals to draw conclusions.

As a professional horse trainer, his carefulness of purebred horses is far beyond his understanding of Shenfang. He first used a tape measure to measure the body shape of the pony, the size of joints everywhere, and even the length, thickness of the mane.

Johnson Reed excitedly explained to Chen Fang and the others: "The four ponies are all very typical horse racing body shapes. The bones are thin, the tendons are protruding, the muscles are long and bulging, the levers of the limbs are long and powerful, and the joints and tendons are obvious. The head is medium-length, slightly long and dry. The neck is long and straight, and obliquely facing forward. The greatest potential inside is this horse-colored and this chestnut horse. In addition to their patriarchal bloodline, their maternal bloodline is also very pure. If trained, they will definitely shine on the field."

"Wow, can you participate in the Kentucky Derby after training?" Qin Mohan was very excited when he heard this, and raised his eyebrows happily at Chen Fang, saying that his eyes were higher than him. The horse-colored pony she met at first sight, and gave it a nice name called Chocolate according to the color.

Chen Fang pointed to the four pony and said to Peter, "This horse-colored one was reserved by Momo, and the other chestnut one was treated as a gift for me to give Shashan."

"Ah, boss, this is a bit expensive." As a horse lover, Peter knew clearly the price of a purebred horse that could enter the stadium. "Boss, these four little horses are purebred horses of pure blood, each of which is worth about one million and a half million dollars. Especially for these two, if one of them can run, it will be of great value."

"This is what you deserve. This year, you have worked hard. The company's ability to achieve such great achievements cannot be separated from your control. Besides, I can only see Shashan growing up, which is considered an adult gift for her."

Peter said gratefully: "Boss, I'll thank you for Shashan. This horse should be fostered in this horse farm first, and I'll pick it up after my hometown in Texas is renovated."

Chen Fang looked at Johnson Reed and said, "Mr. Reed, I wonder if you can take the time to help me train chocolate? The cost is easy to negotiate. We will try to send this horse to the stadium in 2015."

As a true horse lover, what Johnson Reed fears most is that some people buy horses as pets. He is very supportive of Chen Fang's idea: "Mr. Chen, if you have this idea, I agree. A thoroughbred horse must gallop on the field to show its full charm. It is your trust in me to give this horse with great potential to train. I will definitely not let this horse be covered with dust."

"If it is handed over to Mr. Reed for training, there is no way to transport the chocolate back to Shanghai." Qin Mohan was a little reluctant to leave the horse. But he also knew that this would be good for it. Just like Johnson said: A pure-blooded horse was born to be a Mercedes-Benz. If it was transported to the Shanghai horse farm, it would probably live a mediocre life.

Chen Fang comforted Qin Mohan and said, "Although this black horse has a potential that is not as good as chocolate, it is also a pure-blooded horse. Wouldn't it be nice to take it back? Moreover, it looks very similar to the wild monkey of his father, and it has black fur and white hoof feet. This was a very big name in ancient times, and the mount of the King of Western Chu was it."

Qin Mohan was amused by him and looked at the black pony and said, "The name Wuzhi is unlucky. I call it ink. It is black like ink. This name is very suitable."

"This is a good name. Mo Mo's pet is Moshui, and it sounds like it belongs to you."

"Remember, you belong to me." Staring at the pony, Qin Mohan handed it the apple he just took. The pony looked at her, then looked at the apple again, and then swallowed it happily.

Although Peter couldn't understand the conversation between him and Qin Mohan, he saw Qin Mohan turning his worries into laughter under Shen Fang's comfort, and he knew that Chen Fang's words were effective. Peter was amazed that Chen Fang, who used to be serious about women, actually comforted girls. He has changed a lot this year.

Chen Fang looked at Qin Mohan with no objection, turned to Peter and said, "Peter, I'm going to bother you. I can't stay in the United States for a few days. I'll ask you to transport this black pony to Shanghai in China."

"This is OK, I'll arrange it." Peter responded.

Under the witness of the lawyer, Chen Fang finally bought the ranch for 24.8 million yuan, and renamed it as "North Tianshan Horse Farm" in Peter's confusing eyes.

Peter didn't know the meaning of this name, but Qin Mohan knew very well that it was the name of his hometown.

The leisurely life is about to end. After a few people stayed in the ranch for a few days, Qin Mohan reluctantly bid farewell to his chocolate Yiyi. Fortunately, another black pony named Moshui will be transported to Shanghai, and you will be able to see it again after waiting for about ten days.
Chapter completed!
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