Halfway through the race, the Star of Hong Kong was only one horse's head ahead. Although it didn't seem to be an obvious advantage, in a short-distance race, this kind of obvious advantage was actually very big.
However, accidents often happened in an instant.
Horse No. 4, which was running in second place, seemed to be running out of stamina. Horse No. 2 gradually caught up with it. The jockey of horse No. 4 tried his best, but there was nothing he could do. The horse itself was not very powerful, and it could not accelerate at the end of the race. There was nothing he could do.
The jockey could only use his experience to seize the best position.
Although the rules stipulated that the jockeys were not allowed to deliberately obstruct or affect the other horses, the rules were often vague. Experienced jockeys could seize the best position through prediction and some small changes.
The jockey of horse No. 4 was a very experienced jockey.
He used his experience to successfully stop horse No. 2 from overtaking him several times in a row, and he did it without leaving any traces. Even the video replay could not determine that he had violated the rules.
The jockey of horse No. 2 was relatively young, and he gradually became angry after suffering a setback.
In addition, the race was about to reach the finish line, so when he tried to overtake the horse for the third time, he became a little aggressive. Horse No. 4 occupied a very good position, and used its position and that of the Star of Hong Kong to block horse No. 2 from overtaking it. However, the jockey of horse No. 2 still urged his horse to rush up, hoping to squeeze into the narrow gap and overtake the horse by force.
As a result, the three horses collided with each other.
The Star of Hong Kong had been in the lead since the start, so the jockey was also focused on rushing to the finish line. He did not know the situation behind him well enough, so he was caught off guard and suffered a great loss.
Horse No. 2 bumped into horse No. 4 first, and then collided with the Star of Hong Kong.
The Star of Hong Kong suddenly lost its pace, and horse No. 2 could not maintain its balance after two collisions and fell down.
The "Star of Hong Kong" was also brought down by this incident.
Horse No. 2 smashed heavily on the hind leg of the "Star of Hong Kong".
It was a complete mess.
Although the horses behind tried to avoid it, two of them could not dodge in time and collided with the Star of Hong Kong. The speed of the other horses was naturally greatly affected. Horse No. 4, on the other hand, was only hit by the Star of Hong Kong, so it was the least affected. It suddenly gained a great advantage.
The jockey of horse No. 4 was overjoyed and directly rushed to the finish line.
This time, there was no need for the big screen to replay the race. It was obvious that horse No. 4 was the winner.
However, everyone was shocked by the accident, and no one cheered.
Guo Hongjiang was stunned. His mouth was wide open, and he stared at the field.
After a long while, he suddenly realized what had happened............
. Ma Xiong also frowned and said........
"Let's go take a look!" Xia Ruofei quickly said.
. Let's go..
. "Ma Xiong and Xia Ruofei also ran out of the box and chased after Guo Hongjiang.
Guo Hongjiang's concern for the Star of Hong Kong was obviously beyond Xia Ruofei's imagination. He ran very fast in the front. When the staff came up to him, he directly waved his hand and shouted, "Don't worry about me! Get ready for the ambulance! "
The organizing committee of the race also urgently stopped the preparation for the next race. The medical team was urgently dispatched, and the staff in all kinds of clothes rushed into the field.
Guo Hongjiang was indeed anxious. Xia Ruofei and Ma Xiong were only stunned for a moment in the box. Later, they couldn't catch up with him and he ran away without a trace.
Of course, this was also because Xia Ruofei was worried that Ma Xiong could not handle it, so he had been taking care of Ma Xiong's speed. Otherwise, ten Guo Hongjiang could not outrun Xia Ruofei.
They were stopped by the staff when they came to the sidelines.
Guo Hongjiang was the owner of the Star of Hong Kong, and he was also a member of the Jockey Club. Naturally, he was unimpeded.
Although Ma Xiong was also a member of the Jockey Club, he only came a few times a year. Plus, the scene was so busy, so it was normal that the staff did not recognize him.
Ma Xiong looked at Xia Ruofei helplessly and said, "Xia Sheng, let's wait here."
Xia Ruofei said, "Mr. Ma, how is the jockey? I want to go in and see if I can help. "
The danger of horse racing was even higher than the F1 race.
Because the instantaneous maximum speed of the horses in the race could even exceed 60 kilometers per hour, the instantaneous maximum kinetic energy of a 500-kilogram purebred horse running at its maximum speed was 89000 joules. The impact and destructive power of the resulting impact was equivalent to the power of 20 M2 armor-piercing bullets.
Therefore, once a collision occurred, it was not uncommon to see casualties on both sides.
Ma Xiong knew about Xia Ruofei's medical skills. He hesitated and said, "Let's wait first. Xia Sheng, in fact, this kind of thing depends on the jockey's luck. If he's unlucky, he'll basically … "
"Understood …" Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Then let's not cause any more trouble. Let's wait here and see what happens."
"Okay!" Ma Xiong looked at the scene with some worry and nodded.
The two did not wait for long. Guo Hongjiang probably realized that he had left Ma Xiong and Xia Ruofei aside, so after about five or six minutes, Xia Ruofei and Ma Xiong saw a staff member rushing over.
"Is that Chairman Ma and Mr. Xia?" the staff member asked loudly from afar.
"It's us!" Ma Xiong replied.
"Sorry, Chairman Guo asked me to pick you up." The staff member came up and greeted the people who were maintaining order, then continued, "Please follow me."
Ma Xiong and Xia Ruofei looked at each other, then quickly followed the staff member into the pasture.
A total of four horses were involved in this accident. Among them, horse No. 2 and "Star of Hong Kong" were in the most serious condition. The other two horses were caught in the accident and couldn't escape in time. They must have been injured to some extent.
Ma Xiong and Xia Ruofei quickly met Guo Hongjiang.
"Chairman Guo, how is it? Is he okay? "Ma Xiong quickly asked as soon as he saw him.
Guo Hongjiang's expression was not good. He frowned and said, "He's been sent to the hospital. He was unlucky and was hit when he fell. The doctor said that it might be internal bleeding, but he's still conscious, so his life shouldn't be in danger."
Ma Xiong subconsciously looked at Xia Ruofei.
Xia Ruofei heard Guo Hongjiang say that the jockey's life shouldn't be in danger, so he shook his head subtly.
Ma Xiong immediately understood and did not mention asking Xia Ruofei to treat him.
Guo Hongjiang looked at Xia Ruofei and said, "Mr. Xia, I'm sorry! I wanted to invite you to have some fun, but I didn't expect something like this to happen. I even caused you to lose money … "
Xia Ruofei smiled bitterly and said, "Chairman Guo, why are you still talking about that little bit of money at a time like this? It's just entertainment! I didn't expect to make a fortune from this … "
Guo Hongjiang waved his hand and said, "Yes, yes, yes, let's not talk about this …"
Ma Xiong saw that Guo Hongjiang's mood was not very good, so he asked, "Chairman Guo, is the situation of 'Star of Hong Kong' not very good?"
Guo Hongjiang's face showed a look of anger and said, "It's all that hothead's fault! He hurt others and himself! "
After cursing the jockey of horse number two for a while, Guo Hongjiang said sadly, "Preliminary examination … It should be a fracture of the hind leg … It was crushed by horse number two at the end!"
Xia Ruofei was slightly relieved after hearing that. When he saw the scene in the box, where the horse crashed to the ground and raised a large amount of dust, he thought that the "Star of Hong Kong" might have died on the spot! Now it seemed that the situation was better than he thought. It was just a fracture of the hind leg.
But Xia Ruofei immediately felt that something was wrong.
Because he saw Ma Xiong's face suddenly change after hearing the result.
Ma Xiong murmured, "How … How could it be so serious?"
Xia Ruofei looked at Ma Xiong, then looked at the depressed Guo Hongjiang, and asked curiously, "Mr. Ma, if the 'Star of Hong Kong' only has a fracture of the hind leg, his life shouldn't be in danger, right?"
Ma Xiong sighed, but before he had time to speak, a staff member hurried over and whispered a few words to Guo Hongjiang.
Guo Hongjiang's face became even more gloomy. He nodded and said, "Got it!"
Then, Guo Hongjiang said to Ma Xiong and Xia Ruofei, "Chairman Ma, Mr. Xia, let's go together and send the 'Star of Hong Kong' off for the last time!"
Ma Xiong immediately nodded and said, "Okay! We'll go with you! "
Xia Ruofei was stunned when he heard that. He asked in surprise, "Chairman Guo, what … What do you mean by 'last time'? Didn't the 'Star of Hong Kong' only have a fracture of the hind leg? What are you going to do? "
Ma Xiong looked at Guo Hongjiang, then winked at Xia Ruofei and said, "Xia Sheng, let's talk as we walk …"
Guo Hongjiang obviously didn't have the mood to entertain Ma Xiong and Xia Ruofei, so he walked straight out of the field.
Ma Xiong also signaled Xia Ruofei to hurry up and follow him.
Xia Ruofei was confused. He asked as he walked, "Mr. Ma, what's going on? What are we going to do? "
Ma Xiong sighed and said, "Xia Sheng, you may not know much about horse racing, so don't talk nonsense later. Chairman Guo must be in a very bad mood right now …"
"I won't talk nonsense." Xia Ruofei smiled bitterly. "But what's going on? You have to explain it clearly! "
Ma Xiong said, "We're going to send the 'Star of Hong Kong' off for the last time. It will be euthanized soon …"
Xia Ruofei was shocked when he heard that. He couldn't help but cry out, "What? Euthanasia? "
Guo Hongjiang, who was walking in front, obviously heard Xia Ruofei's words. His footsteps paused for a moment, and his back visibly trembled. However, he immediately continued to walk forward.
"Lower your voice …" Ma Xiong smiled bitterly.
Xia Ruofei quickly lowered his voice and asked, "No … Mr. Ma, I really don't understand. Isn't it just a broken hind leg? Why euthanasia? Is it because it won't be able to compete after it's cured? But … but isn't this too cruel? "
Ma Xiong quickly said, "Of course not! If it really can't continue to compete because of the injury, it will generally retire gracefully and then be nursed until it dies of old age. "
"Then why is this?" Xia Ruofei asked, puzzled.
Ma Xiong walked forward and explained in a low voice, "Xia Sheng, you just said that euthanasia for a horse with a broken leg is too cruel. In fact, it's the opposite. This is the most humane way to do it."
"I'd like to hear the details," Xia Ruofei said.
He also realized that there might be some difficulties in this. After all, he knew almost nothing about horse racing.
Sure enough, with Ma Xiong's patient explanation, Xia Ruofei finally understood the reason.
First of all, running was a horse's nature. A horse that couldn't run was like a bird that couldn't fly. It was always in a very unpleasant state psychologically.
Of course, this was only a very small factor.
The main point was that compared to the psychological pain, a horse with a broken leg would suffer more physical pain.
It took a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. The recovery of a broken bone was a very long process. If it was a small pet like a kitten or puppy, it was still possible to recover if the injured part was fixed properly.
But for a horse, this was simply an impossible task.
Horses were huge and powerful. Humans simply couldn't hold them. Therefore, if they insisted on treatment, it would only cause the horse to fracture again before the broken leg healed.
This process would cause them great pain, both physical and psychological.
The amputation plan was also not feasible.
The horse's body weight was too heavy. The structure of the horse's leg was also very precise. That was why it could bear such a large weight on its thin leg.
If one of its legs was amputated and it could only stand on three legs for a long time, not only would the broken leg not recover, the good leg would also be damaged due to the long-term compensatory effect.
All in all, if the horse broke its leg, it would basically be impossible to recover. If it was forced to be treated, it would only bring a long period of pain, and in the end, it would die even more miserably.
Therefore, the most humane way was to euthanize it.
This was also the best solution summed up after so many years. Otherwise, with Guo Hongjiang's wealth, as long as there was a slight chance, how would he be willing to see his beloved horse die like this?
After Xia Ruofei understood the reason, he looked at Guo Hongjiang's back and understood his feelings at this time.
Xia Ruofei's mind flashed through the photos of the "Star of Hong Kong" winning all kinds of trophies in the box just now, as well as the amazing performance at the beginning of the race.
Even if it was only the first day he met the "Star of Hong Kong", he couldn't help but feel sad when he knew that such an excellent racehorse would soon be euthanized.
Guo Hongjiang was the owner of the "Star of Hong Kong", and he bought the "Star of Hong Kong" when it was still a foal. Thinking about it for so long, they must have a very deep relationship.
It was not hard to imagine how depressed Guo Hongjiang was at the moment.
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