We are in the middle of some exciting times here at Sport of Kings. Our virtual horses are seeing their values sky rocket and many of our owners have already gotten their hands into breeding and training the yearlings for the next season which begins January 2015.
Season 3 will see the introduction of the new format for our Elite Series (Grade 1) championships! We will be introducing the very popular qualifier series that culminates in a final invitational championship at the end of the [.....]
The second leg of the inaugural Virtual Triple Crown at Sport of Kings is set to go off November 16th with the big favorite Blessings looking to continue her quest to sweep the series and claim the jackpot prize.
She has been a dominant force since she came onto the scene winning her debut at Hollywood Park by a solid 4 lengths in a field of 7. Since then she has only tasted defeat three times over 14 races against some incredibly classy competition. She [.....]
Grade 3 Championships
Qualifiers week 1-2 review We will focus on the dirt horses for this newsletter but we had a large number of highly competitive races to choose from from the first round of qualifiers.
Dirt Classic
Parks Racing has found themselves a nice horse in the form of Harley who caught the favored Double Stars' Double Trouble just on the line to win by a head. The breeders cup juvenile classic winner Shandy owned by Ewing Farms turned up a disappointing third, perhaps a bit [.....]
Horse Development / Evaluation / Progression
This is probably the most talked about area on Sport of Kings so we thought that we should do a write up for our players (new and experienced) to help guide you on your journey as virtual trainers.
Horse Development The virtual horses at Sport of Kings are made to be realistic from day 1 and follow growth patterns that you would see in real life. All horses purchased from the sales ring use sires that are historically based [.....]
The inaugural season at Sport of Kings is rolling along and building up momentum as we approach the half way mark. There are a lot of happening and events worth discussing but we will focus on some of the most interesting ones.
Anfield Road has certainly shown his willingness to engage anyone at anytime and the depth of his stable through these first two months. He has already accumulated 85 victories and 41 maiden winners! His top horse is Kiki Dee, which he purchased in auction for $60 from West Weston Westoner, and has earned over $160 in prize money. Kiki Dee was narrowly edged out in her last start, her first attempt at turf and will likely [.....]
May Championship Results
The May Championships are in the books and saw over $1,300 in prize money paid out in a single day. The races were almost all competitive and very few stables walked away losers thanks to the large amount of added money that was available in the purses. The eight different races saw five different stables in the winners circle. This was a great start to the season and we expect to see many of the horses competing again next month.
Juvenile [.....]
Season 1 Off to a Flying Start
Our player base has gotten our inaugural season off to a flying start with over 300 races in the first 20 days and counting. The grade 3 monthly championships just concluded and saw 6 different owners send their horses to victory!
May 31st will see the first Grade 1 championships that have nearly $1000 in purse money up for grabs. Many of the prep races have yielded some very competitive results and you can expect more than a few unexpected winners coming out of the first [.....]
7 days left to become eligible for the $1000 drawing
There are only 7 days left until the grand opening and the racing begins!
This means that you only have 7 days to make your cumulative deposit of $50 or more in order to be eligible for our $1000 Giveaway which will occur on May 2nd, 2014. Remember, the winner gets $500 while 2nd place gets $300 and $100 each to third and fourth.
We have introduced a number of upgrades over the past few weeks, including giving sires to our sales ring horses which [.....]
We are thrilled to announce the opening of the live site on March 1, 2014. We are running a number of promotions and bonus contests to go along with this grand opening. The opening month will offer race cards with over $600 in added money.
The first promotion is a $1000 Giveaway! Entry to this contest will be open until the grand opening day. Details and rules for the $1000 giveaway can be found here.
The second promotion that is going on is [.....]