Two men stand on a rice paddy embankment, watching a cow on the pacu jawi racetrack in Turawan village. The bull is named Surya. Its hide is golden brown, smooth and clean. Its body is streamlined, as it moves swiftly. The bull runs straight to the finish line, although its rider falls off. A spectator shouts, "Try again next year!" Surya has star potential.

Not long after the match, the two men approach Israb, who owns the bull. One of them off