The Black Stallion Page #2

Sure, l do.

Sure.

lt's work.

Worth it, though.

Hold onto him good, son.

Stay in the center of him.

Turn him around the other way.

The other way, son.

Bring him in and turn him around.

Now send him down around here.

lt comes as no surprise

that again this week...

both Sunraider,

the fiery red stallion from the West...

and Cyclone,

the sleek gray from the East...

have won their races with ease.

They have won

with monotonous regularity.

But, hey-hey,

let's see these two champions...

run head-to-head.

Perhaps horse fans will be treated

to the match race of the century.

This is 'Hey-Hey' Jim Neville,

from Belmont.

Lookin' this way.

Not lookin' down on the ground.

Lookin' straight ahead.

That's right.

You want to see what's comin',

you look underneath your arm.

Not over your shoulder.

Down under here.

ln here. See what's going on

down there, all around you.

You can scoot and boot,

understand?

Then you've got your balance.

Keep your knees in close

when you're puttin' your stirrups on.

Check down underneath here too.

Get that leather outta your way.

Pull it back in there underneath

so that your knees--

Nothin' in the way in here.

All right.

Now you're up. Feel that?

Feel that in your legs?

Hmm? Feel it pullin'

on your legs back here?

- Mm-hmm.

- All right.

Look ahead down the lane.

No, you don't jump

straight up and down.

Just try and keep your body

as still as possible.

He'll be movin'.

He'll be makin' that rhythm.

You just go on with him.

You don't have to pump him.

Just kind of go

straight ahead with him.

Just like you're throwing it away,

like this.

Throw it away.

That's right.

Throw it away.

That's right.

When a horse starts outta that gate,

you've got to remember this.

Remember, you don't want him

to outbreak you.

You know what that means?

That horse starts to settle--

They open that gate, wham, like that.

Some of 'em just scat!

You can't do that,

so you grab a handful of mane...

just before he says, 'Go,'

so he don't outbreak you.

Because they'd open that gate,

and you'd just be sittin' in midair.

You understand?

- This Black can outbreak you.

- Right.

He can move right on out there.

You know, Alec...

'secrecy.'

That's the key word.

Yeah. Okay.

Don't just say, 'Okay.'

Know what l'm talking about.

lt's a secret.

You and me, we have a secret.

Now, listen to me.

We'll just make this an easy workout.

- You understand?

- All right.

Get him used to this place.

Jake and l will be here with Napoleon.

You go down to the half-mile pole

and watch me.

l'll give you the start

by dropping my hand.

Then l want you to work him

for a half mile.

l want to you to breeze him

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