Hokkaido Horse Racing Story.

Chapter 188 The Trial of God

On the morning of the 24th, at 9:00 am.

The large glass windows facing the stadium were separated by lattices, and the light coming in was so bright that it was difficult to open your eyes.

Today continued the good weather of this month, and the temperature broke through 30 degrees Celsius early.

If you stay outdoors without air conditioning, you will soon start to sweat.

In the lobby on the first floor of the Medan Hotel, people from various camps gathered together for a rare pre-match gathering.

Today is the day for the draw for the Dubai World Cup Race Walking, and the venue will be the IMAX cinema inside the stadium.

With the exception of the major Dubai World Cup, gate positions for all other races will be randomly selected by computer.

The Dubai World Cup will use a unique way to draw lots -

When the name of the running horse is called, the camp representative will go on stage to choose a decorative whip, and the support below the whip will be printed with the corresponding gate number.

Including the trainer Huangshan and the rider Jin Meiqi, most of the collaborators in the camp have no confidence in their luck.

Therefore, the responsibility of selecting the gate positions can only be borne by the horse owners.

Among the group of horse owners and production ranch representatives dressed in cool clothes, Kitano, dressed in a suit and tie, seemed a little out of place.

"It would be nice if it rained on the day of the competition."

Looking at the dazzling blue sky outside the window, I couldn't help but sigh like this.

Even though we were in an air-conditioned hotel, the layers of suit wrapped around us already gave off the feeling of stuffiness.

However, it is said that there is less than a 10% chance of rainfall in Dubai at the end of March.

In contrast, it is better to pray for a good gate position.

"I really hope I can win."

The voice of the unfamiliar horse owner came from the sofa across from me.

"It's too early to talk about this now."

Another horse owner took over the topic with a smile.

"But I don't know much about horse racing, other than winning or losing."

The original female horse owner covered her mouth and smiled a little embarrassedly.

"Actually, I'm almost there. President Kitano, what kind of gate position do you think is advantageous?"

The horse owner, who was also from Japan, turned his head and gave him a questioning look.

"As long as it's not a big foreign situation, you can at least give it a try."

After a little thought, Kitano gave this answer.

At least, that's exactly what happened to Mejiro Sakuya.

Although in Master Huangshan's expectation, the most ideal situation would be to draw the gate position in the middle.

but--

In Kitano's opinion, it shouldn't matter even if it's a little further inward.

“That’s what I mean—”

The horse owners around nodded and soon turned to discussing their shopping experiences in the Dubai Mall.

Not far away, the gray-haired horse owner was talking excitedly in the crowd.

Then, he suddenly stopped talking and walked over.

Snapped--

A big hand slapped Kitano's shoulder heavily.

"You're very courageous. We can have a drink together after the game."

After saying this nonsense, the man put on a black and blue baseball cap and strode out of the hotel.

"That guy is John Stuart, an American upstart."

The female horse owner sitting on the sofa opposite introduced the uninvited guest in a soft voice.

"Oh, I've heard of him."

Kitano nodded and looked towards the crowded hotel entrance.

John had disappeared.

This somewhat reckless new horse owner is somewhat famous even in Japan.

He is generally not highly regarded by industry insiders, but John is quite popular among horse fans.

He is also one of the co-owners of the Dubai World Cup runner-up, Goliath Giant.

Although he's a reckless eccentric, I can't say I have any ill feelings towards him.

I picked up my phone and took a look. It was almost time.

So Kitano stood up, and several horse owners around him also stood up.

After leaving the hotel, they quickly arrived at the IMAX theater where the lottery was being held. There were so many people from each faction that their shoulders were practically touching. After apologizing several times, Kitano finally managed to reunite with his team in the front row, near the center.

In order to facilitate the subsequent gate draw, I sat slightly closer to the aisle.

After a brief opening greeting, the gate draw for the Dubai Gold Cup began.

A guest whose name was unknown walked up to the stage, bowed slightly, and placed his hand on the gate extraction device.

Although that thing looks like a bubble ring toy for children.

After a brief animation, the screen behind the emcee had already arranged the gate positions for the first game.

People from the relevant camps raised their mobile phones and took pictures of the gate sequence displayed on the screen.

After the gate draw for the eighth race of the day, the Dubai Sima Classic, the next one will be the Dubai World Cup.

The first to take the stage were the Happy Time camp.

Yue Boren strode onto the stage and pointed to the horsewhip at hand without hesitation.

The hostess, who was an Emirates flight attendant, smiled and picked up the whip pointed by the Irish trainer and pulled open the barrier in front of the platform.

【4】

Barrydor's pink winning suit appeared below the number "4" on the screen.

After turning his head to confirm the gate position, Yue Boren nodded and returned to the stage.

Sparse applause broke out, and people quickly turned their attention back to the stage.

The next one to go was the Goliath Giants camp, and the main rider, Su Minglun, represented them in the gate draw.

After a slight hesitation, the Belgian rider pointed to the whip a little further away.

"Gate number six, the Goliath's gate is number six!"

When the host raised the microphone to make the announcement, a black and blue winning suit appeared on the screen.

"Next is Mejiro Sakuya!"

I felt nervous for a moment.

But when I stood up, all the distracting thoughts disappeared temporarily.

Walking onto the stage, Kitano chose a riding whip placed in front of him.

Then, he turned his gaze to the support below the whip.

The baffle slowly opened.

After seeing the number representing the gate position, he subconsciously pursed his lips.

For a moment, I didn't know whether this was the blessing of the three great gods.

Or maybe it was a trial that was sent down.

Second time.

The inside gate position second only to the first place.

In the audience, the other members of the camp showed slightly depressed expressions.

Kitano bowed slightly towards the seats with a somewhat subtle emotion.

I checked the order of the gates again before walking back to the stage.

"At least, it's not the outermost gate—"

The trainer let out a long sigh.

On the screen, the white and green winning suit popped up below the number "2".

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Dubai World Cup

Mejiro Sakuya will start from the second position in the inner lane.

The trainer from the mountain said, "At this point, we can only do our best."

DWC List

1. Rapid Strike (Kuri Sasaki Akira)

2. Mejiro Sakuya (Earth and Barren Mountain)

3 Galaxy Superstar (Outside Bubat)
4 Happy Time (Outside Yue Boren)
5 Rafid (Watson)

6. Goliath (outside of Gwefa)
7 Eternal Youth (Kuri Yahagi)

8 Heart of Glory (Osborne)
9 Anna the Mighty (Wai Mai Bojia)
10 Wende La (Outer Sima Bang)"

——"Eastern Sport Horse Racing"

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