Ukubuka u-Cordell Anderson eqondisa ihhashi phambili ngaphansi kwezibani ezikhanyayo zedokodo lokuthengisa lase-Keeneland, futhi noma ubani uyazi ukuthi ubhekeni, kuba sobala ngokushesha - lo muntu Umuhle kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe.
Uma ubheka phezulu, umqondo womuntu omi ngakolunye uhlangothi lwehhashi awuzwakali njengokusebenzelana okuyinkimbinkimbi, kodwa u-Anderson angakwazi kalula ukwenza ingane enonyaka noma ukuthi usiza kanjani inkanyezi ukuthi ikhululeke futhi inethezeke.Osaziwayo bafana nemidanso ehleliwe.Uma kunesikhala phakathi kwabalingani, uzosigcwalisa ngaphandle komthungo.Uma idinga ukwazisa ihhashi inombolo yakhe yabangashadile, ingakwazi ukuma endaweni ekhanyayo, futhi inqobo nje uma inamalungelo okulawula anele, ingakwazi ukulawula uzakwethu.
Njenganoma yimuphi umkhuba wokudansa omuhle, ingxenye yesu ukwenza ukunyakaza okuyinkimbinkimbi kanye nokukhulumisana okuncane okungasho lutho nozakwethu kubonakale kuyisimiso.Leli ithalente lika-Anderson.Amandla awadlayo ngokuvamile abonakala emahhashini awalawulayo, ngakho uye wahlakulela ikhono elingavamile elingakwazi ukuzinza kunoma yisiphi isimo.
U-Anderson wathi: “Uma othile ezimisele ngempela ukulalela nokufunda, angafunda, kodwa lokhu futhi kuyinto uNkulunkulu ayinikile.”“Kimina lesi yisipho.Kuningi engikwenzayo ngamahhashi, futhi abonakala engenankinga.I Ungalibamba ithole lakho uhambe nami futhi nazo ngaphansi kwezisu zazo.Bame lapho njengami futhi babangenise. Kuyamangaza.Ngiyawathanda amahhashi futhi bengilokhu ngiwathanda.”
Ukuphatha kuka-Anderson amahhashi kungokwemvelo kuye, kodwa akusuki ezizukulwaneni zomlando wamahhashi.Umkhaya wakubo wakhulela ezilwaneni zasepulazini e-Jamaica-izimbuzi, izingulube, nezinkukhu-futhi wafundiswa ukuphatha kahle kusukela esemncane, kodwa isingeniso sakhe samahhashi sasivela epulazini eliseduze ayedlula kulo nsuku zonke.Lapho eneminyaka engu-18, waya emsebenzini lapho.
Leli pulazi ihhashi lika-Eileen Cliggott, omunye wabaqeqeshi base-Jamaica, kanye nomsunguli we-conditioner wesifazane ezweni.Imboni yakhe iyimboni eklanyelwe ukusiza ababambiqhaza abaphumelelayo emhlabeni wemijaho esiqhingini nakwezinye izifunda, okuhlanganisa nojokhi uRichard Depass, osewine abashayeli besigaba sesithathu e-United States izikhathi eziningi.ingqwele
Uthe: “Njengomkhwenyana eJamaica, kufanele ugibele ihhashi lakho.”“Ufika ekuseni, ubalungise, ubagaxe, ubayise emzileni, ubagaxe.Uma kuheleza umoya Ngezinye izikhathi, babecela ojokhi ukuthi babagibele.”
Ngesikhathi esehhashi, u-Anderson waqala ukusebenza ne-Distincly Restless, ihhashi lensikazi elalithuthwa lisuka eNew York, elajwayelana naye ngokushesha.Ihhashi lesifazane liphethwe uJohn Munroe nomkakhe.Baqaphela ukwakheka kwamabhondi futhi baqaphela ukuthi u-Anderson kumele abe nekhono lokuqondisa amahhashi.
[UNkk.. [Monroe] wangicela ukuba ngibambe iponi ukuze akwazi ukuthatha izithombe, wabe esengitshela ukuthi ngenzeni—umlenze owodwa kanje, omunye kanje, ngakho ngakwenza.”Kusho u-Anderson.“Umyeni wakhe ubekhuluma nomqeqeshi laphaya, wamemeza,'John, John, John.Bheka lokhu.Bheka ukuthi ugone kahle kanjani leli hhashi.Uyazalwa.
Uqhube wathi: “Ibhubesikazi lagijima lashaya umfana emdlalweni wokuqala elibambe iqhaza kuwo, base benquma ukumbuyisela e-United States.”“I-filly yayinamathele kakhulu kimi, bathi, 'Hhayi-ke, thina Kungcono ukuba nawe.'”
Ngaleso sikhathi, u-Anderson, owayeneminyaka engaba ngu-21 ubudala, wehluleka ukuthola i-visa ehlala njalo kusenesikhathi ukuze alandele i-fill ebuyela eNew York, kodwa walandelela umsebenzi wensikazi.Ngenkathi injakazi ithatha umhlalaphansi eTaylor Made Farm eKentucky (Taylor Made Farm), yahamba yayoyijoyina ngo-1981.
U-Anderson wathatha amakhono okulwa ka-Taylor Made wawabeka ezingeni elisha, ngenxa yokufunda kwakhe ngaphansi kobuholi buka-Duncan Taylor nabafowabo.Ngemva kokuba ithimba labahloli lendlu yendali elinonyaka owodwa ubudala lithole ikhono lakhe lokugibela amahhashi, isikhathi sakhe lapho sagcina simholele ekubeni asebenze njengombhemi eKeeneland.Endalini ngoNovemba 1988, wajoyina i-Keeneland.
Ngokuvamile, lokhu kuthengiswa kuwukuhlukumeza kokudubula okusheshayo, ngesekisi labantu ababili abagijimela ukuthenga amahhashi.Abathengisi abanethemba elikhulu bangase bathole umbiko wophenyo kumthengisi, kodwa ezimweni eziningi, u-Anderson nozakwabo bayaqhaqhazela njalo lapho ihhashi lingena enkundleni yomjaho.Esekushilo lokho, u-Anderson usethuthukise amakhono athile ukuze amsize abhekane nayo yonke inselele entsha.
Uthe: “Isikhathi esiningi, ngiba nemizuzwana embalwa ngifunde leli hhashi.”“Kwesinye isikhathi ngike ngime emnyango ongemuva ngibabuke khona ngibone ukuthi banjani.Ngizobabona nangaphandle Benza ndawonye.Bake bathinta isandla sami, kwaba elinye ihhashi.Ngabaningi abantu abeza kimina bethi, “Lelo hhashi alilawuleki kakhulu.Uma usuwakhiphile, azoshintsha.wenzeni?'”
“Angithukile, bekuyindawo yokuqala,” kusho u-Anderson.“Ihhashi liyakuzwa, nakho konke ukudlidliza kuvela kuwe, ngakho ngizama ukuthi lokho kungaphumi.Ngaphandle kwalokho, angikaze ngesabe kangaka muntu, ngaphandle uma emkhulu ngempela futhi efuna ukukushaya.Abanye abafuyi abalungile, kodwa izingane ezinonyaka zilula ngempela.”
Iqembu lika-Keeneland labagibeli besilisa nabesifazane lasuka phezulu liya phansi nabaphathi bamahhashi abakhethekile, futhi abantu besikhathi sika-Anderson babona ikhono lakhe eliyingqayizivele lokwenza amahhashi abonise okuhle kakhulu.
"UCordell ungomunye wabahamba phambili," kusho uRon Hill, osebenze no-Anderson cishe amashumi amabili eminyaka.“Unesitayela esihlukile kwesami, kodwa imibono yethu iyefana.Umsebenzi wakhe uyazikhulumela.Akekho ophilayo onehhashi elibiza izigidi zamadola njengoCordell Anderson.Lokho kusho konke.“
Ngokudumisa okunjalo, umuntu angase acabange ukuthi amahhashi ayisikhombisa ekugcineni azoletha ukungaqondakali ku-Anderson, kodwa lokhu kungaba iphutha.Enqubweni kusukela esithembisweni kuya enzuzweni, ithuba lokuchitha isikhathi namahhashi alikavuthwa, kodwa esikhundleni salokho limnike elinye ithuba futhi lamfaka ohlwini lwakhe lwesithunzi.
Ikakhulukazi, u-Anderson uthe ukhumbula kahle ukuthengisa umsebenzi womcwaningi uFusaichi Pegasus odidiyelwe ngokuhlanganyela futhi wagunyazwa yi-"Stone Farm" ka-Arthur Hancock III, eyenziwa ngo-1998. U-Keeneland uthengise amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-4 endalini ngoJulayi.Uqhubekile nokuwina i-2000 Kentucky Derby Championship futhi waqeda isibili kumaPreakness Stakes.
”U-Arthur wangitshela ukuthi leli hhashi lizodayisa kahle, wathi, ‘Lapho ulithola, qala ukumamatheka ngoba ukumamatheka kwakho kusebenza ngempela,’” kusho u-Anderson.“Uyihhashi elikhulu.Bengicabanga ukuthi uzongibangela inkathazo, kodwa akenzanga lutho.Izikhathi eziningi, bangena lapho futhi babanda.Baqala ukungabaza ngomsindo ozwakala ngenhla kwekhanda lomthengisi.Zisukaphi izinto.”
Kuwo wonke amahhashi abizayo u-Anderson aye wawaqondisa, inkumbulo yakhe iqine ngendlela efanayo ngamahhashi anenani eliphansi kamuva adlula inani lesando.
Okuhlaba umxhwele uCurlin, iponi leSmart Strike eladayiselwa uKenny McPeek njenge-ejenti endalini ngoSepthemba 2005 ngo-$57,000.Kamuva waba iHholo Lodumo, wawina iHhashi Lonyaka kabili, wazuza ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-10 zamaRandi, futhi ungomunye wobaba abaphambili kwezamabhizinisi emakethe namuhla.
Wathi: “Lapho ngibona uCurlin edayisa ngenani eliphansi kangaka, ngakhipha ikhanda, ngathi ‘Woza, awufuni yini ukuthenga leli hhashi?’” izinto engangizikhonzile.
Isikhathi sokuthengisa esinonyaka owodwa sihlukile kunoma iyiphi inkathi esikhumbuzweni futhi sidlulela ngaphakathi kwendandatho.Bobabili u-Keeneland kanye no-Fasig-Tipton banqume ukungasebenzisi i-Ringmen ukukhawulela ukuchayeka okungaba khona ku-COVID-19.Kunalokho, abadlali abanabathumeli abathile babephikelela ekugibeleni amahhashi ngaso sonke isikhathi enkundleni, kuyilapho umgibeli ovamile wase-Keeneland emi eduze ukuze akunikeze isiqondiso, uma kudingeka, noma uma Izingane ezinonyaka zingalawuleki kakhulu futhi zingena.
Ku-Anderson, ohlala nendodana yakhe uWilliam eLexington, eKentucky, lona nguSepthemba ohlukile, kodwa unemali eningi yokumgcina ematasa esebenzela inqolobane yomnikazi uJim McKinville.Ngemva kokuwina esinye sezandla eziyinhloko zomnqobi we-Eclipse Grand Prize u-Runhappy, wazuza udumo kuzwelonke, okwathi ngemva kwalokho wasebenza nezibungu zokuqala ze-Runhappy ephethwe nguMcIngvale.
U-Anderson, 64, ulazi kahle igama lakhe futhi unomthelela omuhle emahhashini.Uthe abantu basambuza ukuthi kwenziwa kanjani ihhashi.Nokho-ke umsuka wenkinga usushintshile ekubeni umangale ukwazi impendulo ngemuva kwenkulu impendulo abafuna ukuyazi ukuze bazilingise bona.Uveze ukuthi, njengozakwabo kaKeeneland u-Aaron Kennedy, uyinsizwa kule mboni enekusasa eliqhakazile futhi ingasetshenziswa “njengento enkulu” ukubhekana namahhashi amakhulu.
Kunoma ubani ofuna ukulandela ezinyathelweni zika-Anderson, uthe izandla ezithambile kanye nokuziphatha kukaTeflon kubalulekile.Njengozakwethu omuhle womdanso, leli hhashi lizolandela ezinyathelweni zakho.
Wathi: “Okufanele ukwenze nje ukuba nesineke, uhlale uzolile, umomotheka, futhi ungavumeli noma yini ikuphazamise.”“Uma uvumela izinto zikukhathaze, kuzoba yinto ekudumaza kakhulu.Umphathi wakho angase asho okuthile kuwe.Uma kukucasula, khona-ke yonke into iba anachronistic.Uma i-adrenaline yakho isiqalile, yonke into imoshekile, ngakho awukufuni lokho.Kumele uyigwinye uqhubeke.”
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Isikhathi sokuthumela: Mar-12-2021