I am a returning player, joining under a new stable name for a fresh start and to take advantage of the free races that look to have been implemented this season. I always enjoyed DD however it was an expensive hobby, I’ve never won a stakes race or anything of the sort so I don’t expect it to be an issue that I am ‘ditching’ my old stable. For reference sake, I was previously Weapon Stable. My goal is to slowly build a small stable up and get back into the site at my own pace.
I’m not sure how much has changed but everything seems at a very basic level, very much the same.
However I do have some questions.
Horseshoes: These seem to be free to add onto my created/starter horses? Is that meant to be the case? I wasn’t prompted to purchase them, they worked just like Blinkers/Shadowroll/Tongue tie? Then on a horse I purchased from the sales page, it looks to charge me the $2. So the question is, are the horseshoes just free for the starter horses but never again? Does anyone have an ‘expert opinion’ on what exactly these do?
Vet cost: This says it costs $2,000 however I look to have only been charged $1,000?
Trial times: Have ‘good’ trial times come down since I last played? I used to be under the impression that a 6f push of around 1:09 was a good time to start with. However upon perusing the sales page, I managed to pick up 2 fillies that what I thought were good times. One was worked fully and ran a very high 1:08.9 and the other was worked once for quite a low 1:09. Just wondering if this is this a case of impatient or high standard trainers, or if the times they are running are just not great anymore?
Seasons: I cant seem to find anywhere on the site which actually has the dates of seasons listed? I’ve joined up, but have no idea when the next season will begin or the current will end etc.
General site questions –
New stables: Is there currently much activity happening for these newer stables? Is anything else planned to get more players in the site?
Site activity: Is site activity as a whole on the up? Or is it trending down? I see a lot of familiar faces and it has always seemed to be the case that the better trainers stick around but just wondering in general if there is more or less activity/racing then in the past?
That’s about all I can think of atm. I look forward to getting back on the track!
Cheers
Duncan
I’m not sure how much has changed but everything seems at a very basic level, very much the same.
However I do have some questions.
Horseshoes: These seem to be free to add onto my created/starter horses? Is that meant to be the case? I wasn’t prompted to purchase them, they worked just like Blinkers/Shadowroll/Tongue tie? Then on a horse I purchased from the sales page, it looks to charge me the $2. So the question is, are the horseshoes just free for the starter horses but never again? Does anyone have an ‘expert opinion’ on what exactly these do?
Vet cost: This says it costs $2,000 however I look to have only been charged $1,000?
Trial times: Have ‘good’ trial times come down since I last played? I used to be under the impression that a 6f push of around 1:09 was a good time to start with. However upon perusing the sales page, I managed to pick up 2 fillies that what I thought were good times. One was worked fully and ran a very high 1:08.9 and the other was worked once for quite a low 1:09. Just wondering if this is this a case of impatient or high standard trainers, or if the times they are running are just not great anymore?
Seasons: I cant seem to find anywhere on the site which actually has the dates of seasons listed? I’ve joined up, but have no idea when the next season will begin or the current will end etc.
General site questions –
New stables: Is there currently much activity happening for these newer stables? Is anything else planned to get more players in the site?
Site activity: Is site activity as a whole on the up? Or is it trending down? I see a lot of familiar faces and it has always seemed to be the case that the better trainers stick around but just wondering in general if there is more or less activity/racing then in the past?
That’s about all I can think of atm. I look forward to getting back on the track!
Cheers
Duncan
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