We have undergone some major changes in the past few months and training will resume in less than 48 hours on April 1, 2016. Racing will resume on May 1, 2106 (30 days) with thousands of dollars up for grabs. If you have never played, come give the most exciting and enjoyable horse racing game on the market a try. If you have already played, come back and see all the things that have improved. We will see YOU at the track.
Core Changes
New Features
Other Changes
Core Changes
- Purses are now fixed and do not change based on the number of entrants or fee paid.
- Minimum number of horses has been raised from 3 to 5. This number is now the multiple of entry fees that the purse will be based off of. So a minimum number of 5 horses means the purse will be 5x the entry fee. Contests that fail to meet the required minimum will be invalidated and any entries refunded.
- Should a race (and hopefully most will) exceed the minimum number of entrants we will offer players a rebate on their entry fee. A page with these details will be released in the upcoming days.
- The race fees have been reduced by 1% total. We removed the house take from the calculations while the jockey fee has been adjusted up to compensate.
- Super Sprint division has been eliminated.
- Nominations will now be done each and every season rather than for the lifetime of the horse. The fees have been reduced accordingly. We are working on finalizing a plan for discounting horses previously nominated.
- Reduced the number of weather conditions from 4 to 2.
- The number of training runs per day has been reduced from 3 to 2. This is in response to the reduced number of combinations and in an effort to keep the database manageable.
New Features
- Divisional Racing has been implemented into the regular schedule. This is handicapped racing based on the number of wins and is in place for senior horses.
- Added maidens have been introduced in the mix. Grade 1 will feature $20 added while Grade 3 will have $6.
- Qualifiers will feature purses with split added and bonus. This is now clearly identified. Each G1 qualifier will have $25 in added cash and $25 of BC. Grade 3 will have $25 in bonus credits and no added cash. The finals are TBD but each will be comprised (in part at least) of cash.
Other Changes
- Premium access, for those that had it, has been extended 4 months from the previous expiration date (meaning no lost time).
- Removed one of the classic distances to bring each division to an equal 3.
- Annual non-championship stakes races have been pulled in favor of returning cash prizes to the championship series and maidens.
- The added races, such as the juvenile maiden added, will show up under stakes rather than championship.
Viewer Updates / Progress
We are continuing to make progress on our new viewer. This is indeed a massive project but you can see our most recent progress updates here.
A more immersive and complete stand alone viewer experience
New AI for the horses and jockeys
