Hokkaido Horse Racing Story

Snapped--

Kitano suddenly slapped himself in the face.

The burning stinging sensation immediately sobered him up a lot.

"Mr. Kitano, are you okay?"

The sudden scene made the knowledgeable Ogawa Jō stunned. After a while, he asked uncertainly.

Nodding, Kitano replied calmly: "It was just a mosquito that happened to fly by."

He had almost forgotten how low his inspiration was.

only--

Sure enough, I still had a lucky mentality.

After opening the panel, Kitano used the detector on the black deer-hair foal in front of him with some disbelief.

【Dancing Steps 2023 (Untitled)】

【M2】

【Black deer hair】

[Distance suitability:?]

[Horse Farm Suitability:?]

【Foot texture: ? 】

【Growth type:?】

[Temperament:?]

【character:?】

Speed: G-

【physical strength:? 】

[Winning or losing nature:? ]

【Instant power:?】

【strength:?】

【healthy:?】

【Xian:? 】

[Spiritual power:?]

【Softness:? 】

Not knowing whether to feel lucky or unlucky, Kitano silently closed the system panel.

At this point, he completely gave up struggling.

Chapter 5 Miracle Blood Volume

When Ogawa Jō saw Kitano's gaze shift away from Actor Dance Steps 2023, he sighed inwardly, then quickly cheered up and introduced the next foal to him.

"This horse's sire is Creator II from the US, and its dam is Casino Shuttle, which won the G2 Peter Pan Stakes on dirt in the US. We can be confident of its suitability on dirt."

Kitano turned his attention to the foal introduced by Ogawa Jō, and a related introduction popped up on the panel.

[Flax2023 (unnamed)]

【M2】

【Reed hair】

Other abilities are still unknown.

As the little pony tilted his head to look at Kitano, he also lowered his head slightly and fell into thought.

Although he was a complete layman in horse racing not long ago, Kitano used his qualities as a veterinary student to cram in a lot of knowledge related to horse racing in the past month.

In the system's ability panel, his [Bloodline Knowledge] was also upgraded from E- to C+.

At least the pedigrees of several of the more popular stallions in modern Japan can be figured out.

What Kitano is hesitating about now is whether to use the only two remaining [detectors].

From his perspective, this pony was too ordinary.

There was nothing eye-catching about the figure or the gait.

But Kitano just couldn't believe in his own ability to souma.

"And Flax23 has been a very rare species for three consecutive generations!"

Ogawa Jō took the opportunity to continue.

"Well, it is true."

Just as Kitano was about to suggest taking a look at the other foals, he felt a faint force pulling at his sleeves.

O dish

Flax2023 loosened his cuffs and raised his upper lip high.

It looked like he was mocking Kitano.

In fact, the scientific name for this behavior is the Flehmen Response.

Cleft-lip sniffing is an instinctive behavior in horses that uses special facial movements to gather scent information.

When a horse smells something it's not sure of, it curls up its upper lip, brings its head closer to the source of the smell, and exhales, sending the information in the air to the vomeronasal organ in its nasal cavity for detection and analysis of the chemicals.

So although it looks like they are smiling, in fact, when they make this action, they often express curiosity.

After patting Flax23's upper lip, Kitano calmly wiped the traces of saliva on the railing.

Opening the panel, he used the [Detector] for the second time.

[Flax2023 (unnamed)]

【M2】

【Reed hair】

[Distance suitability:?]

[Horse Farm Suitability:?]

【Foot texture: ? 】

【Growth type:?】

[Temperament:?]

【character:?】

【speed:?】

【physical strength:? 】

[Winning or losing nature:? ]

【Instant power:?】

【strength:?】

【healthy:?】

【Xian: A-】

[Spiritual power:?]

【Softness:? 】

According to the explanation given by the system, the higher the value of [Xian], the easier it is to understand the instructions given by the rider, and the rider can even make judgments about the situation of the game before the rider.

The A- rating is enough to show that this is a very smart horse.

"So, what's Mr. Xuhe's desired price for this colt?"

Kitano asked.

"800,000 yen, what do you think?"

Xuhe Zhang rubbed his hands, smiled and gestured a number.

"800,000 yen."

For local horse racing, 800,000 yen is already a relatively expensive price.

Kitano paused, then asked, "Can you show me the pedigree?"

"Of course! Of course!"

Ogawa Jō quickly picked up the file bag in his hand, took out a piece of A4 paper and handed it to Kitano.

"Oh?"

After taking the pedigree chart and taking a closer look, Kitano showed a surprised expression on his face.

Unlike the "miracle health" of 3×4s that are everywhere in Japan, Flax2023's bloodline has no close relatives within four generations.

“3×4” is the name used in racehorse breeding.

In a racehorse pedigree, if the same racehorse appears in the "X" generation and the "Y" generation, it will be called "X×Y".

From the perspective of genetics and the long-term development of the depth of bloodlines in the entire Japanese racing world, breeding without inbreeding is naturally the best.

But this is also the most unrealistic.

If this breeding concept is really implemented, most small and medium-sized ranchers will go bankrupt.

They simply cannot afford the cost of breeding without repeated bloodlines within five generations.

Moreover, inbreeding within four generations is generally believed to be more likely to produce foals with explosive power.

Although most people cannot explain the origin of this basis.

"It's a very rare bloodline combination—"

Putting down the pedigree chart, Kitano couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, actually, Flax23's bloodline is quite good."

"Its mother and father are none other than Sunday Serenity!"

Xuhe Zhang's tone suddenly became much more guilty.

He thought Kitano was one of those horse owners who believed in "miracle blood volume" and "SS series".

"I'm a veterinarian, so I've learned a bit about genes and heredity."

Kitano said.

Sunday Tranquility is precisely the mountain that is difficult to bypass in the pedigree of modern Japanese stallions.

Seriously speaking, the decline of the Kitano family is also closely related to Zhou Ri Ningjing.

But he was not yet so far as to take his misfortune out on the animals.

"So please don't worry too much."

Ogawa Katsu, who was watching the fun, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

At the same time, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that this guy named Kitano is not the kind of person who would do anything rash.

In fact, the pedigree and appearance of Flax2023 are still a bit stretched compared to the price of 80 yen.

Even the reed hair is the same.

As for Sunday's quiet pedigree—

I'm afraid that in the contemporary Japanese horse racing world, there are not many horses that are not related to Sunday Serenity.

"The price of 800,000 is still a bit of a stretch."