TR – 11 calendar months gone by & 1 calendar month to go! The countdown is on & the excitement is in the air & is evident in the DigitalDowns forum by players abroad. Players heading to Louisville, Kentucky are from Australia, California, Connecticut, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio & Texas. Excitement will be even more prominent when Administration & family members & DigitalDowns members, some also with family & guest meet at Churchill Downs to take in a day of events at the races.
What a day that will be when players of DigitalDowns meet. Some previous individuals reacquainting with a hand shake & maybe even a hug, to some acquainting with the group themselves for the first time with a warm hearted hand shake.
Members of the DigitalDowns simulated horse racing game will meet face to face at the Churchill Downs track to take in the day’s events. The Events of excitement of watching Real Live racing of four legged beasts & jockeys competing for Victory.
From playing the slot machines to relaxing in the lounge with discussions of the day’s activities with even a possibility of discussions of the DigiitalDowns game itself. From meeting jockeys to even posing for a picture with a jockey or two or more to walking among the beautiful scented blooming flowers or visiting the museum or taking in other activities. The day of activities among the DigitalDowns group will be one that will be cherished for a lifetime, a lifetime of cherished Memory.
So, how did such a meet at Churchill Downs of Administration & players at DigitalDowns come about? Long… story… just kidding!
The annual meet at Churchill Downs was Founded by Pat of Donovan Stables with the First meet taking place in 2008. To arrange such a function requires time & effort. For the past three meets, Donovan Stables has graciously devoted his time & effort to seeing that all the required is met for this joint occasion for Administration, family, friend, guest & DigitalDowns.us game players.
Pat makes all of the arrangements for the suite at Churchill Downs to making sure that attending members have funds in their stable accounts for the shared payment among attendees for the suite.
The day’s events along with attendees, Administration, members & family members & guest are below as forwarded to “The Tracksider Newspaper” by Pat of Donovan Stables.
We will be at Churchill Downs on June 12th, there are 5 graded stakes that day 2 grade 3s, 2 grade 2s and the headliner is the grade one“Stephen Foster Handicap”.We have 14 members, one Administrator and 6 guests for a total of 21 people. This is our third annual trip and it has grown every year. I am looking forward to meeting previous acquaintances & new acquaintances.
Members attending are:Nigel (Getting Lucky Lodge), Norm (Getting Lucky Lodge), Norm's son, Rory (Ryan's Express), Dave (Amadave Farms), Brian and guest (Bald Farm), Kelly (Fog City Racing), John (Racing Downs), Larry (Faraway Farms), Falcon (Falcon Oaks), Mike (Barycki Racing), Russ (Sparc Stables), Craig (Circle High Stables), Carl (Administration) & 3 family members, Val (Pat's wife), Megan - Pat's daughter (Chattest) Pat of (3 Diamond Ranch), & Pat (Donovan Stables - Founder of the annual meet).
A job well done by Pat (Donovan Stables). A Special Thank YoutoDonovan Stablesfrom, past, present & future attendees!
What is Churchill Downs? Where is Churchill Downs? How does Churchill Downs rank according to the Horseplayers Association of North America?
Churchill Downs is a thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. Churchill Downs officially opened in 1875 holding the First Kentucky Derby & the First Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs has also hosted the renowned Breeders Cup on six different occasions. The most recent one was in 2006. Churchill Downs Incorporated owns & operates the racetrack.
Churchill Downs is located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky.
The Horseplayers Association of North America ranked Churchill Downs #2 in 2010 through a rating system for 69 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America.
2010 Kentucky Derby - SUPER SAVER Jockey - Calvin Borel
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TR – My, doesn't time fly by quickly? It appears just like yesterday that “The Preview Eliminator Races” were run but another season has come & gone & here we are again in S16. Doesn’t time go by quickly when having fun? And fun at DigitalDowns.us it certainly is, fun due to the fact of an Elite Game of Elite players!
“The Preview Eliminator Races” run on 7f dirt Bel & founded by Falcon Oaks in season 8 (S8) with the First Preview Eliminator Races kicking off in S9 for two-year-old first year racing horses has become a seasonal stepping stone here at DigitalDowns.us that definitely deserves a standing ovation. Time & effort of organizing these races by Falcon Oaks along with Landon’s Racers being the official score recorder for the eliminator picking contest.
What is the eliminator picking contest? The eliminator picking contest is individual stables submitting their selections for which horse they think will be 1st, 2nd & 3rd for the colt division & filly division as each division is run. Points are awarded & individual stables offer a FREE breeding to one of their stallions or mares, which is a very good opportunity & chance for participating members to pick up a decent pedigree in their stable.
For “TPER” individual stables hope & even possibly pray that they will succeed of being able to breed the next champion. Hoping & praying that one of their home bred colts or fillies would have exceptional traits bred into them to succeed to the final round. That of a colt or filly making it to the final round and collecting an enormous payout.
Not only collecting an enormous payout but a breeder being able to take pride in their efforts of having matched up a sire & dam of producing a “TPER” Finalist. Sound exciting, you bet it is… stables that have been entering horses into these seasonal specialty races continue to look forward to the next season for “TPER”.
Could one class “The Preview Eliminator Races” by Falcon Oaks & the “Seasons End Stakes” by Bald Farm Inc. as the Highlights for Specialty Races at DigitalDowns.us? Definitely!!
Excellent, Falcon Oaks, Landon’s Racers (score recorder) & Bald Farm Inc. Keep up the Excellent work!!
Your contributions at DigitalDowns.us is Highly valued & Appreciated by Administration, The Tracksider Newspaper & Members! A Special Thank Youfrom ALL!
TR - The Season’s Stakes II Specialty races on April 30/10 S15 hosted by Bald Farm Inc. are now concluded until next season. One can be assured that the results for some of these races had some members smiling, more for some & maybe less for others.
The total purse for these 9 races was 651,600k which amounted to a nice chunk of coin. 54 three-year-old & up horses were entered from 20 individual stables consisting of 35 males & 19 females.
Stables with entries were: Amadave Farms 3E, Aquaman Stable 4E, Bald Farm Inc. 3E, Circle High Stables 1E, Falcon Oaks 5E, Finca Vigia Studs 1E, Fog City Racing 8E, Getting Lucky Lodge 3E, Grand Prix Stable 2E, Johny 1E, Landon’s Racers 2E, Luci O 3E, Pinnacle Stables 3E, Racing Downs 4E, Ryan Express 1E, Socal Racing 1E, Star Of The Desert 5E, Texaseast Thoroughbreds 1E, Turf Downs 1E & Woodville Stables 1E.
Earnings were: Aquaman Stable 121,375 * Racing Downs 96,700 * Getting Lucky Lodge 51,400 * Luci O 48,350 * Fog City Racing 43,125 * Falcon Oaks 41,375 * Finca Vigia Studs 34,800 * Woodville Stables 33,280 * Turf Downs 29,400 * Landon’s Racers 24,800 * Grand Prix Stable 23,835 * Ryan Express 22,600 * Pinnacle Stables 19,340 * Texaseast Thoroughbreds 17,400 * Circle High Stables 16,750 * Star Of The Desert 14,300 * Bald Farm Inc. 7,870 * Amadave Farms 4,900.
Jockey with most wins: Talamo J (4) 153,650 * Jockey with most 2nds: Smith J (4) 70,150, McKay J (2) 42,050, Krutz J (2) 38,000 * Jockey with the most 3rds: Nelson D (2) 32,740, Trujillo E (2) 29,500, Oneto C Jr (2) 28,130.
Stable with most wins: Aquaman Stable (3) 121,375, Racing Downs (2) 82,000 * Stable with most 2nds: na * Stable with most 3rds: Fog City Racing (2) 25,250.
Note: Payout varied according to number of horses entered in a heat, Not by the quality of a horse’s (pedigree).
Horse with 1st highest payout: F-5 (G5) (Jacked Up / Tornado Season)Breeder: Ryan Express, Owner: Luci O 48,350, Jockey Trujillo E. 124 Ibs. 30Apr10-35 CAL
Horse with 2ND highest payout: This Demon Rocks (G4) (Jupiters’s Marti / Uncork The Demon)Breeder: Aquaman Stable, Owner: Aquaman Stable 45,200, Jockey Krutz J. 120 Ibs. 30Apr10-33 CAL
Horse with 3rd highest payout: Jack Silver (C4) (Candlestick Jack / Silver Misty)Breeder: Racing Downs, Owner: Racing Downs 41,800, Jockey Talamo J. 120 Ibs. 30Apr10-34 CAL
Horse with 4th highest payout: Hide And Seek (F4) (Spirit Of The West / Heatseeker)Breeder: Racing Downs, Owner: Racing Downs 40,200, Jockey Talamo J. 120 Ibs. 30Apr10-32 CAL
Horse with 5th highest payout: Texas Tramp(M5) (San Carlos / Baddgirl)Breeder: Woodville Stables, Owner: Aquaman Stable 39,325, Jockey Nelson D. 124 Ibs. 30Apr10-34 CAL
Horse with 6th highest payout: Birthday Candle(C4) (Candlestick Jack / Duelling)Breeder: Getting Lucky Lodge, Owner: Getting Lucky Lodge 38,000, Jockey Mckay J. 120 Ibs. 30Apr10-29 CAL
Horse with 7th highest payout: Band On The Run (F4) (Road To Mandalay / Lunar Band)Breeder: Star Of The Desert, Owner: Aquaman Stable36,850, Jockey Talamo J. 120 Ibs. 30Apr10-36 CAL
Horse with 8th highest payout: Cat House (H5) (Rocket Cat / Bordeaux Babe)Breeder: Finca Vigia Studs, Owner: Finca Vigia Studs34,800, Jockey Talamo J. 124 Ibs. 30Apr10-37 CAL
Horse with 9th highest payout: Frontier-lass (H5) (2 time Record TRACK holder S15) (Ice Flame / Hannah Bear)Breeder: Sparc Stables, Owner: Turf Downs 29,400, Jockey Oneto C Jr. 124 Ibs. 30Apr10-30 CAL
TR –TOP Trainer? Who qualifies to be a TOP Trainer? How does Administration determine who the TOP Trainer is? Possibly a good question?
Selection by Administration for TOP Trainer at DD is actually a fairly simple task. Simple Task? DD maintains all sorts of variable records at DD. Records which are viewable & easily accessible to the public at any time.
Records for, # of races run, # of wins (1st), # of places (2nd), & shows (3rd). From stable earnings to horse earnings to track records set by individual horses at/for various stables around the world. Records for TOP 10 Trainers Current Season along with earnings for the TOP 25 Trainers Lifetime Races & Money Won. From individual jockey records to individual horse records for progeny wins & earnings.
Wow, that is a lot a variable records! Records that have Key information for individuals playing the game which is an asset for ALL players. DD attempts to make the game as near to Virtual Reality as possible, but wait, one can easily say "Virtual Reality". One can be certain that Veteran Members & New Members would have to agree.
Viewing races in 3D at DD with the option of being able to select variable angles when the race is being run to being able to re-view in slow motion doesn’t get any better. The graphics & game overall are definitely rated as # 1.
Every new season continues to be the phenomenon of compelling competition as the list of Membership continues to increase. The application of strategic maneuvers would be the required essence on a daily basis to outwit the rivalry.
What sort of strategic maneuvers are required? From breeding selection to equipment & jockey selection to instruction. From a horse’s preferred distance such as ground type & type of class to does the horse qualify as low/mid/high claimer, conditional allowance or open allowance or specialty race or stakes race. Which will it be?
So, how does Administration arrive at deciding who the seasonal TOP Trainer is? Selection for TOP Trainer is a simple & straight forward decision.
As in the real life of horse racing, the TOP trainer for the year is selected by the number of wins a stable manages to accomplish in a fiscal year. Should there be a tie between two stables or three or more, then the TOP Trainer is selected by seasonal percentage wins.
As in the Simulated life of horse racing at DD, the TOP trainer for the year is selected by the number of wins a stable manages to accomplish in a fiscal year. A DD fiscal year is 4 months, therefore, horses age 3 years in 12 calendar months.
A stable manager(s) capable of accomplishing the majority of the required strategic maneuvers & outwitting the rivalry, will be the stable succeeding to the plateau for the golden “TOP Trainer Award”.
Congratulations
Getting Lucky Lodge
Nige & Norm
S15 TOP Trainer
100 US Dollar Winner
R/W/P/S 1566/211/258/277
Money Won 3357205
Win 13.47%
The most PRESTIGIOUS Award to be presented at DD for “TOP Trainer”
The Preview Eliminator V races for S13 were first run on May 1/09. Enthusiasm & excitement for this prestigious seasonal event is a phenomenon that continues to go unnoticed. A prestigious seasonal event unnoticed by members from around the globe for both long term & short term members/players.
Credit for these seasonal Preview Eliminator races would have to go to Falcon Oaks for his resourcefulness of such a prestigious event. The event was discussed in the forums in S8 among members & was graciously instated by Administration as a seasonal series of races. The first Preview Eliminator race was run on Jan 4/08 S9.
Who was Federico Tesio? According to research he will undoubtedly be remembered as the greatest Thoroughbred breeder of the 20th century. Without the advantage of having a computer Federico Tesio bred thoroughbred horses. He viewed pedigrees manually matching a breeding of sire & mare on paper without the aid of today’s modern technology. Federico Tesio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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