Pearl River Delta Middle-Distance Championship, Part 2

[Thanks to reader 20240821095315186 for the support. I originally wanted to finish in two chapters, but I got carried away writing. Hehe (◍˃̶ᗜ˂̶◍)✩]

"The first to break from the pack and enter the stretch is Lingnan Heroic Wind! Can last year's champion, the top favorite, successfully defend his title this year!

"And then..."

The 528-meter stretch was heaven for horses skilled at a late kick—and hell as well.

It was long enough for the horses to wait until the stretch before accelerating and fully unleash their finishing speed.

But because it was so long, any mistake in stamina distribution would cause them to slow at the crucial moment and be caught by the horses behind.

As a closer, Flying Cloud Colt had begun accelerating at the fourth turn. Could his stamina hold out until the end?

Zhang Jun was worried, but on the surface, he continued waving his arms and shouting.

On the track, Ning Fei took a deep breath and tightened his grip, urging Flying Cloud Colt forward in rhythm as he began accelerating.

He did not rush to use the whip and unleash a final burst. Instead, he let Flying Cloud Colt build speed gradually at his current rate, waiting until the final three hundred meters to make his move.

Zheng Xing had repeatedly stressed this before the race—under normal circumstances, Flying Cloud Colt's finishing burst could last around four hundred meters. But with this kind of early acceleration, he could only maintain top speed for a little over two hundred to three hundred meters. He had to time the acceleration perfectly!

With five hundred meters left in the stretch, Lingnan Heroic Wind extended his lead to half a length!

Flying Cloud Colt passed Number Five. Only Lingnan Heroic Wind and Little Penguin remained ahead, and the gap