58 episodes. Why are you here?

“What’s the condition?”

To my question, John first mentioned the name of the horse, the ancestor of Rubiai.

“There was a saying, “native dancer”. Until the 90s, it was called the world’s three main lineages along with Northern dancers and Nasrula. In the 2000s, the main lineage was divided into Europe as Europe and North America as North America. It can be said that it was separated from the horse. It was the horse that ruled the lineage of racehorses.”

“Is Ruby Eye a native dancer?”

“That’s right. That native dancer was a horse with a reddish color, so it was called the Gray Ghost of Sagamore, or Flying Gray. It was named because its driving was rhythmic as if it were flying. Ruby Eyes also have gray hair, but their playing method is native. He resembles a dancer a lot. But the problem is that he has a very gentle and calm personality. At worst, he is easygoing.”

“Isn’t it a lack of fighting spirit?”

“Yeah, the personality of the native dancer is the opposite. In a word, it can be said that the native dancer was arrogant, similar to the Dark Star.”

I immediately asked the question that arose from that statement.

“I’m sorry to cut off my words, but are Dark Stars also native dancers?”

“No, if you go back to the Dark Star, it’s a Nasrula system. Nasrula also had a violent temperament.”

A racehorse must be wild to be in good shape.

If you think it’s meek, it’s usually because you don’t have a fighting spirit.

“Okay. Continue what you said earlier. He even said that he had an excellent mastery of the law, but he lacked a fighting spirit.”

“The condition is a fighting spirit. To be precise, you have to be angry.”

“It’s supposed to be hot.”

“That’s right. Why aren’t people like that? It’s scarier when someone who is usually quiet gets angry.”

“It is.”

I’m kind of like that.

It tries to hold back whenever possible, but once it explodes, it doesn’t go back and forth.

“But he doesn’t get angry even if he whips him or forces him to do something he doesn’t like.

“Anyway, does that mean that if Ruby Eye runs with determination, it’s faster than Dark Star?”

“That’s right. If that condition is met, you’ve never lost.”

John continued with a confident smile.

“Today is that day.”

Taang!

With the order signal, the door of the ordering table opened at the same time.

as many as fifteen.

Despite the low grade of country class, many racehorses participated.

Doo doo doo doo doo.

The leader of the group is second in the probability of winning. It was a fly high belonging to the Daily Ranch.

Rubia.i was then swept away by the group and placed in 7th place.

Because it was the only gray horse, it stood out well.

“John, is it hard to get out of there?”

I said while looking at the ruby eye being hit not only from the front and back, but also from both sides.

The other horses were marathon runners, so they were being pushed behind in terms of their physique and size compared to Ruby Eye.

“It’s the rider’s skill that catches the gap and gets out of there, so there’s nothing we can do about it.”

3 to finish.

If the horse is 7, then the base is 3.

In the fight for the place, the skill of the rider was especially important.

But first-class jockeys say they don’t compete in games that aren’t conducive to their careers.

He said that it is not an exaggeration to say that there is no first-class jockey to participate in a country-class no-class competition, unless he signs a contract as a dedicated jockey.

“Huh? That word… Number 10! That’s great, isn’t it?”

No. 10, Sunrise, who was in the second place, started hitting with an acrobatic move.

It could be said that the positioning of the previous horses pinching the buttocks of the horses was truly exquisite.

In the end, Sunrise finished second in running just behind Fly High.

“What? Maybe…”

John hurriedly glanced at the horse racing brochure.

“Boris Kane!”

“……?”

“Why is this bastard here!?”

“Who is Boris Kane?”

“One of the top ten riders in Queensland.”

“Why is such a rider here…”

John frowned and said to himself.

“Is it possible that the 10th horse’s Maju paid a large sum of money to hire him? No, I can’t afford to spend that much money on a 4,000 dollar country competition…”

At those words, I flipped through the information sheet and checked the name of Maju.

But it can be

‘Sunrise. Meeting Jonghyun…Park? Manager Park!?’

Why are you here?

I couldn’t see Park’s face in this VIP seat for Maju.

There was no way we could have missed it because there were only about 30 seats at the most.

‘Are you in the general audience?’

I widened my field of vision with clairvoyance and scanned the general audience.

Then I found

‘Kim Woo-sik!’

Kim Woo-shik, a member of the Korean Horse Society, was in the audience.

Kang Jun-ho and Manager Park were nowhere to be seen and seemed to have come alone.

‘Unsuccessful Rima Sunrise, who has never been able to win at the age of three. First-class jockey Boris Kane on the horse. Behind him is Kim Woo-shik…’

I could sense that there was something else going on after the horse market.

“John. Do you know about a rider named Boris Kane?”

“Why are you asking that?”

“I’m curious. You think it’s odd that a top 10 jockey in Queensland is in a country competition?”

“Yes, but I think it’s probably because of the money. That friend has some kleptomania.”

“Even if you win a country competition, the prize money is not that much.”

The prize money is usually divided among the headmaster, the rancher, the trainer, and the rider.

Even if the prize money of only 4 million won is divided equally, there is less than 1 million won left.

“It’s weird for me too… Well, it seems like even a single penny is missing.”

No way.

If you have that level of skill, the place to call will be lined up.

They must have spent a lot of money.

‘Even if you win here, the only thing you get is the country-class no-class championship trophy…’

In terms of level, it is the lowest of the lowest.

If you look, there are small friendly matches that are held in villages that are not even country level, but it was like the bottom of the official matches registered with the Australian Racing Association.

“John, is Sunrise a threat?”

“It’s a threat enough. Because there are many conditions for Kosuni riders, who have 15 runners over long distances and the geographical features of elevation difference, to demonstrate their skills.”

I folded my arms and looked to the race.

Fly-high running first, followed by Sunrise.

Rubiai was only now in fourth place behind Dalmas as planned.

The remaining distance was already half, 1,000 meters.

Suss.

Lactic acid was checked by fluoroscopy and fatigue was examined.

Compared to other horses, Rubiai seemed to have a little more lactic acid.

Apparently, he had exhausted his stamina to get out of the group and take his current position.

Still, it wasn’t serious, but I thought it was a good thing.

Doo doo doo doo doo.

In the first lap, racehorses passed the VIP seats for facing each other.

There, I was able to see the unique appearance of Ruby Eye.

“John. Ruby’s eyes look a little red. Is it because of dirt?”

“What? Your eyes are red? Can you see that?”

“I told you I had good eyesight.”

It’s thanks to clairvoyance.

“If that’s true, it looks like the signal is slowly coming.”

“What signal?”

“Unlike at the ranch, it’s annoying when big horses block all directions. When you get angry, your eyes get bigger.”

“If you’re that angry, isn’t your personality not that limited? It’s natural to fight for that kind of place in a race.”

“It’s not just because of that. I have one more device. huh.”

“……?”

“I told you, today is the day.”

“……yes?”

“It’s called fertility. Why don’t women get irritated and change things that were not there that day?”

“Ah… that day…”

did that mean?

According to John, horses have a constant ovulation cycle, which is similar to menstruation.

It’s not biologically the same as humans, but mentally it’s sensitive.

‘No matter how good your personality, you can only get angry.’

Then John, who was watching the race, chewed his lips and said.

“When you turn the next corner, Sunrise will take the lead.”

“How do you know?”

“Because the downhill course continues. Boris has only been whipping on the downhill from a while ago. It’s going into the road. To speed up the reaction at the place you’re aiming for. That’s really bad for your legs…”

When going downhill, the weight is placed on the front legs.

However, it is said that if you suddenly increase the speed, the load will be more severe, so even if you finish the race safely, there will be aftereffects on your legs.

In a nutshell, the horse’s condition is not considered, but only to win.

“It’s true. I caught a fly high.”

Sunrise took the lead and was accelerating even further.

After that, Fly High also quickly started to catch up.

“When is Ruby Eye going to spurt? It’s already less than half a lap left.”

“We’ll start in the next corner.”

“At the corner?”

A spurt is a run with the ultimate force.

Usually, it starts with a straight line so that you can fully use the power of the horse, but a corner?

“It’s a card that can be used because of his good playing technique. On the other hand, Dalmas won’t react properly.

It is said that adding Dalmas’ large physique to the corner will create a blind spot.

A blind spot so large that the rider driving the fly-high cannot see it.

And when that moment came, the Ruby Eye began to move.

-Jackin number 7, Ruby Eye! In a matter of seconds, he went around the outside of the corner and beat Dalmas! Then fly high! Fly-high passed! Dodge two at once with spooky cornering! great!

A lively broadcast resounded across the racetrack.

“John! It’s over! Only sunrise left on the rest of the straight track!”

“It’s over, huh.”

“yes?”

“The last straight line is uphill. The hill is Ruby Eye’s favorite course.”

John’s mouth hung over his ear.

He seemed certain of victory.

– Ruby! It’s fast! It’s unbelievably fast for a debut match! The distance from the sunrise is 1 demon! 1 drink! overdone! With a new tournament record, Jackin Number 7, Rubiai Go Oh All In! 2nd Sunrise, 3rd Fly High!

A gray remnant flows and crosses the finish line.

Due to his impressive appearance, Rubiai was nicknamed the red-eyed gray ghost.

Although it was a country-class event, the sprinter’s victory in the long-distance race and the achievement of a new record before debut left a lasting impact on the Queensland horse racing world as much as a dark star.

And when the match was over, a middle-aged man approached us.

“Is this the work of Assistant Professor John? The game was great. I didn’t know there were other people to look forward to besides Dark Star.”

The dark-skinned man who looked black asked John to shake his hand.

John took his hand and shook his head.

“I was just lucky. If the fly-high rider had been a little more skilled, he would have noticed the movement and blocked the outside path. Then Ruby-eye’s attack would have been unsuccessful and the fly-high would have used that momentum to catch Sunrise. I didn’t know Mr. Hunt would come in person.”

After a brief greeting with him, John introduced him to me.

He was a former chief assistant at Inham Stallion, and is now part of the Daily Ranch.

He also said that he was the person who helped Chris hide Dark Star from Bobby in the past.

“Nice to meet you, my name is Madduck Hunt.”

“Hello. My name is Jin.”

“Jin? Are you the same person who received the Dark Star’s share?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Okay. Please take good care of Chris.”

Madduck Hunt grabbed my hand with both hands and bowed his head politely.

“Ah, yes…”

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