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Race Changes & Restrictions
Race weights - Race weights have been changed back to the following:
Colt 2yo - 120
Colt 3yo - 122
Colt 4yo - 124
Filly 2yo - 118
Filly 3yo - 120
Filly 4yo - 122
Maidens - Unraced Horses
All unraced horses will be required to run a "Mandatory Maiden" this can be a maiden of any type. The horse does not have to win a maiden to move along but does need to run it's first race as a maiden. You will know when this is live because only maiden races will appear in the race entry options.
Maidens also have different tiers. 2,500 entry 5,000 entry and 10,000 entry. The 5K and 10K will have added money.
Stakes Racing - 1 Win Requirement
All stakes races, series races & qualifiers will require a horse to have 1 win to enter. These are the highest levels of racing and standards need to be set. Also with the addition of the mandatory maidens we effectively have already removed the first run boost (freshness) that some horses seem to have.
D-Division - C-Division - Graduation - Senior
All of these races have either added cash or bonus credits
Small Stable Races
A complete schedule of races has been added and a good amount include BC's
1k & 3K Claiming
These have been removed
Option Claimers
OC races were abused greatly. Stakes horses in 10K Optional Claimers was not the intention of the race and for this reason we have removed 90% of these races until some adjustments can be made
The Virtual Triple Crown
The VTC will now require a horse to earn the right to be eligible for the first leg - The Virtual Derby. The road to the VTC will have a standings page with the top eligible horses by points. There will be 1 race scheduled per week as a Road to the Derby race and these races will give points to the VTC standings. The Virtual Triple Crown Races will NOT be auto entry. Horses must be eligible first by way of points standings (top 10 horses) Eligible horse will need to pay the entry fee to the race. Currently the entry fee is 50,000 credits with an estimated purse of 500,000 per leg. We may opt to include a couple direct entry races during the Road to the Derby. Direct entry winners will have the 50,000 entry fee waived. There be a 1,000,000 special prize for any horse / stable that wins all 3 legs of the VTC. Only one horse has ever won the VTC in 45 seasons.
Special Meet Racing Events
This is a new added feature. There will be 2 -4 special meets during the season that will be for rewards. These meets will be roughly 1 week long with 10-20 races assigned to the given meet. Think Travers Stakes week or Royal Ascot etc. This is in development stages now.
Non Winners of XXXX - Non winners of Career Purse Total
This is new also - we will have races scheduled listed as allowance nwx30000 (non winners of 30K) etc etc. These races will restrict horses based on career earnings instead of wins. This is a nice add and will further help the career paths and class separation.
Breeding
We have alluded to upcoming changes to breeding and also the availability of Mare covers. The changes are as follows:
Sires
10 breeds max per season
40 breeds max lifetime
Mares
5 covers per season
15 covers lifetime
This change will be retroactive and all retired horses for breeding will be impacted.
I am allowing all of you to choose 3 Mares and 3 Sires you would like grandfathered in at the old breeding limit (total). Please post the horses below and I will make sure you have the full 60 or 20.
New Age Change
This has been discussed many times but here are the specifics:
1yo's - All 1yo horses naturally mature turning 2yo but any 1yo with a peak of 2yo will receive and additional age change gain.
2yo's - all 2yo with peak age of 2yo do not receive an age change.
3yo's - All 2yo horses turning 3yo with a peak age of 3yo will receive an age change gain
4yo's - All 3yo horses turning 4yo with a peak age of 4-7 will receive an age change gain
5yo's - All 4yo horses turning 5yo with a peak age of 4-7 will receive an age change gain (this is a one time grandfathered event)
All horse aging past their peak age MAY experience a negative age change but this does not mean a great 2yo horses cant be successful up to 4-7 yo racing.
Race weights - Race weights have been changed back to the following:
Colt 2yo - 120
Colt 3yo - 122
Colt 4yo - 124
Filly 2yo - 118
Filly 3yo - 120
Filly 4yo - 122
Maidens - Unraced Horses
All unraced horses will be required to run a "Mandatory Maiden" this can be a maiden of any type. The horse does not have to win a maiden to move along but does need to run it's first race as a maiden. You will know when this is live because only maiden races will appear in the race entry options.
Maidens also have different tiers. 2,500 entry 5,000 entry and 10,000 entry. The 5K and 10K will have added money.
Stakes Racing - 1 Win Requirement
All stakes races, series races & qualifiers will require a horse to have 1 win to enter. These are the highest levels of racing and standards need to be set. Also with the addition of the mandatory maidens we effectively have already removed the first run boost (freshness) that some horses seem to have.
D-Division - C-Division - Graduation - Senior
All of these races have either added cash or bonus credits
Small Stable Races
A complete schedule of races has been added and a good amount include BC's
1k & 3K Claiming
These have been removed
Option Claimers
OC races were abused greatly. Stakes horses in 10K Optional Claimers was not the intention of the race and for this reason we have removed 90% of these races until some adjustments can be made
The Virtual Triple Crown
The VTC will now require a horse to earn the right to be eligible for the first leg - The Virtual Derby. The road to the VTC will have a standings page with the top eligible horses by points. There will be 1 race scheduled per week as a Road to the Derby race and these races will give points to the VTC standings. The Virtual Triple Crown Races will NOT be auto entry. Horses must be eligible first by way of points standings (top 10 horses) Eligible horse will need to pay the entry fee to the race. Currently the entry fee is 50,000 credits with an estimated purse of 500,000 per leg. We may opt to include a couple direct entry races during the Road to the Derby. Direct entry winners will have the 50,000 entry fee waived. There be a 1,000,000 special prize for any horse / stable that wins all 3 legs of the VTC. Only one horse has ever won the VTC in 45 seasons.
Special Meet Racing Events
This is a new added feature. There will be 2 -4 special meets during the season that will be for rewards. These meets will be roughly 1 week long with 10-20 races assigned to the given meet. Think Travers Stakes week or Royal Ascot etc. This is in development stages now.
Non Winners of XXXX - Non winners of Career Purse Total
This is new also - we will have races scheduled listed as allowance nwx30000 (non winners of 30K) etc etc. These races will restrict horses based on career earnings instead of wins. This is a nice add and will further help the career paths and class separation.
Breeding
We have alluded to upcoming changes to breeding and also the availability of Mare covers. The changes are as follows:
Sires
10 breeds max per season
40 breeds max lifetime
Mares
5 covers per season
15 covers lifetime
This change will be retroactive and all retired horses for breeding will be impacted.
I am allowing all of you to choose 3 Mares and 3 Sires you would like grandfathered in at the old breeding limit (total). Please post the horses below and I will make sure you have the full 60 or 20.
New Age Change
This has been discussed many times but here are the specifics:
1yo's - All 1yo horses naturally mature turning 2yo but any 1yo with a peak of 2yo will receive and additional age change gain.
2yo's - all 2yo with peak age of 2yo do not receive an age change.
3yo's - All 2yo horses turning 3yo with a peak age of 3yo will receive an age change gain
4yo's - All 3yo horses turning 4yo with a peak age of 4-7 will receive an age change gain
5yo's - All 4yo horses turning 5yo with a peak age of 4-7 will receive an age change gain (this is a one time grandfathered event)
All horse aging past their peak age MAY experience a negative age change but this does not mean a great 2yo horses cant be successful up to 4-7 yo racing.
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