Rural life in America

Chapter 7 Finding a Good Horse
Depressed, Barney threw a stack of photos to Zhang Hao, and said, "Dude, your workload has been reduced. This time there are only seven horses on the track."

Zhang Hao was taken aback for a moment, then understood, "What's going on? Which horses are going to retire?"

Barney said: "Your most promising Jedi warrior, there is another little guy who doesn't need to be concerned. There seems to be something wrong with that horse. It didn't even run today's test run. It is said that it can't eat. Don't say it's good to run now. It’s a good thing to be able to stand up.”

Zhang Hao found out the photos of the Jedi warriors, looked at them carefully, and found that the problem was not serious; but after thinking about it, he knew that the inability to eat might just be a simple oral problem.

Such a thing still needs to be seen on the spot, but forget it.

Zhang Hao has been studying horse racing these days, but he is also constantly exploring some of the skills he has mastered.

Huangfu Duan himself was an excellent veterinarian, and he had a high level of knowledge in veterinary medicine with horses. In addition, he was the ambassador of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, so he knew a little about some rare and exotic animals.

Zhang Hao thinks he should be a good veterinarian, but he has no intention of trying.

Because he knows horse racing, maybe it can be said to be a talent, but it seems a bit unreasonable to suddenly become a great veterinarian.What's more, these top racehorses are all very expensive, and the horse owner will definitely not let Zhang Hao, who has no qualifications and no education, go to treat horses.

I feel that I have some ability now, not only can I become an excellent veterinarian, maybe I can also become a good 'general' in the future.

My ancestor's attainments in throwing stones and concealed weapons are very high. Although Zhang Hao's inheritance does not have a complete cheat book, he has dabbled in it.

Zhang Hao doesn't intend to be a military general galloping on the battlefield, he can throw stones just for fun and enrich his life; Zhang Hao is actually very interested in guns, and in the future he will carry a shotgun to hunt in the mountains and add a skill of flying stones, just think about it. People yearn for.

But this matter has to be done slowly, Zhang Hao feels that he needs some time and hard work; the flying stone stunt is not so easy to master, but it is also great to strengthen the body, Zhang Hao welcomes this matter manner.

He had some money in his hand, but Zhang Hao knew it was far from enough.

This amount of money is not even enough to buy a slightly better house, not to mention that Zhang Hao still thinks that he still wants to get a ranch or something; it is really just a drop in the bucket, and he needs to earn more money.

I want to sell some patents and the like in the past. Anyway, I know a lot of veterinary medicine now. If I sell it to some pharmaceutical companies, it should be a bit of a rush.

But think about it, now I don't have any channels to catch up with those big pharmaceutical companies; and because many livestock diseases are not necessarily hopeless, they may not be interested in the technology in Zhang Hao's hands.

Although he knew that he had mastered some magical skills, Zhang Hao didn't feel that he would be able to make a fortune right away; he could indeed improve his life now, but he was still a little far away from being wealthy, and it could be said that he lacked a little chance .

Barney and Phil went back, and they should have a good time in class; and Zhang Hao went to Kentucky on the way, this time he came to investigate.

Horse racing is very popular in Kentucky, and there are many racecourses here; Zhang Hao’s purpose this time is to take a look at some racecourses. Although it is not a comprehensive investigation or hope to understand it thoroughly, there is always no harm in seeing it, Zhang Hao In the future, I plan to build a horse farm that breeds excellent horse breeds.

These horse farms are not just to send some potential horses to the track to earn bonuses, but also to breed some steeds into excellent riding horses; the riding horses here are not the pasture horses that cowboys ride, but It is a way for some rich and middle-class people to have fun. Such horses should at least be good-looking and docile.

Kentucky has a lot of top stud farms with some great studs, but these studs are generally not for sale; good studs increase the potential for good foals, which are the hens that lay the eggs.

Zhang Hao didn't come into contact with some top stallions, not even those young horses worth hundreds of thousands or millions.

Because Zhang Hao is just a 'tourist', those precious horses worth thousands of dollars are not so easy to see.

I also looked at a few horses for a while, and they felt average; although Zhang Hao had no concept of the management of the racecourse, he felt that some of the horses sold by these racecourses were basically ordinary horses, basically the kind that did not have much profit margin. of.

Continuing to investigate, in addition to some large horse farms, Zhang Hao also went to some small ranches; in Kentucky, some racehorses are raised on small ranches, and those ranchers also raise horses.

This is what Zhang Hao pays more attention to, because he estimates that his ranch will only be able to raise three to five horses after it is finished.

After chatting with the old man York for a while, he pretended to comment on the horses raised by York; they belonged to the general public, and even if they could go on the track, they would not have any results.

So continue to investigate the next one, Zhang Hao doesn't understand everything; at least some of his comments let the horse owners know that this is not a trick, and it is not easy to fool Zhang Hao.

According to the address given by York, I went to a small horse farm. It is said that there are several good horses here.

The old man Fox received Zhang Hao warmly, and introduced several of his horses; he boasted a lot, but in Zhang Hao's opinion, they were relatively ordinary.

If you send it to the training center to be taught by an excellent horse trainer, you may have the opportunity to stand on the track of the first-level race; it's just that Fox's asking price is too high, and I guess he wants to kill customers, because he can see Zhang Hao is more or less satisfied with his horses.

Shaking his head, Zhang Hao only has about a hundred thousand dollars on him. He doesn't have the capital to buy a racehorse that hasn't fulfilled its potential. He doesn't have that much money and energy to train the horse.

And just when Zhang Hao was about to turn around and say goodbye, a red half-sized colt jumped out of the fence.

Fox yelled angrily, but Zhang Hao thought it was interesting.

Pointing to the pony, he asked, "Hey, how old is that horse?"

Fox said angrily: "Two and a half years old, this guy caused me to lose a lot of money!"

Zhang Hao laughed, he naturally knew what Fox meant.

Fox continued: "When he was born everyone was talking about his potential and he had a great pedigree. And he actually did, and by the time he was two or so he was one of the best ponies in Kentucky. .But you see, it didn't grow taller, and its legs were too thick."

Zhang Hao looked at the horse and touched his chin. This horse might be worth picking up.

In Zhang Hao's view, this pony is very valuable; it may not be able to reach a very high height and become the king of horse racing, but the horses seen in some first-level races may not be better than it.

Don’t think that because American horse racing is very developed, everyone understands horses. For example, there is a top horse racing horse in history, Ocean Biscuit; he is short in stature, with protruding knees, asymmetrical, and not straight enough.But becoming a horse king after being trained by a horse trainer who understands it is even considered fierce for Americans.

Northern Dancer, considered to be the most successful horse of the 1000th century, was neglected at auction and almost gelded, but he became the king of horses in Canada.Moreover, among the descendants of this horse are two young horses with an auction price of more than [-] million US dollars, although these young horses have a mediocre record on the track.

There are quite a lot of such things, and many horse races are Bole who lack the value of discovery.

Fox's pony may be like this. When he was young, he had outstanding talent and was favored by others, but his growth stagnated, so everyone thinks this is a story that hurts Zhong Yong.

But in Zhang Hao's view, this half-grown colt has great potential; it will explode soon, as long as someone can take good care of it.

I have been walking around the racecourse for the past few days, one is to investigate, and the other is, isn't it just a little bit of a mentality of wanting to pick up the leaks.

Without much hesitation, Zhang Hao asked: "I want to take a gamble. I hope it can grow. Tell me its price, and I will consider it if it is suitable."

Fox grinned. Although this little pony helped him win some bonuses, and some people once offered a high price, but now it is not suitable. This little pony is basically no one cares about it. It would be great if he could sell it.

Fox thought for a while and said: "15 US dollars, you must know that someone was willing to spend 300 million US dollars to buy it, but I didn't agree."

Zhang Hao shook his head, he knew that Fox's words were watery; "[-] dollars, this is the price I gave. If it can grow a little taller, it may be worth the price, but now no one is willing to bet that it will grow taller. Let alone you Look at its legs, they are too thick!"

Fox shook his head, "$12, it"

"Eighty-five thousand dollars, this is my final offer."

Bargaining, one wants to buy and the other wants to sell; of course, it is also taking the other party as a fool, one thinks that it is necessary to pay a high price to buy a useless horse, and the other buys a good horse with great potential at a low price.

Just chat like this, as long as the price is right!
(End of this chapter)