Olympic Games on grassland in NW China
Horse-racing is always called the Olympic Games on the grassland. On July 19, the 6th Amdo Horse-racing meeting of Roige County, Sichuan province lifted its curtain, which would last 6 days and attracted over 730 riders competing for the race.
The race set a total of 800,000 yuan for rewards. The highest reward will be 50,000 yuan for the fastest horse and its rider of the 10,000-meter endurance event.
The race attracted well-known horses from England and France apart from the local famous Hequ horse, which is worth over 400,000 yuan. The most famous horse in the race is worth 800,000 yuan.
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