Workouts!

Sarah Chase · Post by **Sarah Chase** » 17 years ago

It appears the workout times were adjusted again to be slower, so here is a new "best of" list.

2F DIRT
0:22.34 / Phobia / yearling filly / Donnie Hidalgo
0:22.40 / Look My Best / 3yo colt / Brianna McKenzie (bred by Ara Davies)
0:22.42 / Implode / yearling colt / Donnie Hidalgo
0:22.42 / My Darling / yearling filly / Jamie Newton (bred by LaDonna King)
0:22.44 / Montecito / yearling colt / Julia Hogan
0:22.44 / Warrior / yearling colt / Josh Dutzy (bred by Emily Hufford)

2F TURF
0:23.10 / Catwalk / yearling filly / Jamie Newton
0:23.11 / Y Are U Here / 5yo horse / Matthew McMahon
0:23.14 / King's Beloved / yearling filly / Teri Lawrence
0:23.16 / Death Row / yearling colt / LaDonna King
0:23.17 / Blink / yearling filly / Laura Pony
0:23.19 / It's Okay To Star / yearling filly / Tammy Fox
0:23.19 / New Years Eve / yearling filly / LaDonna King
0:23.19 / Idiosyncrasy / yearling filly / Mallory Guesnon (special thanks to Sarah Chase)

3F DIRT
0:36.15 / Souvenir / 6yo gelding / Mac Silver (bred by Ara Davies)
0:36.22 / Esteemed / 3yo colt / Brianna McKenzie
0:36.28 / Whitelighter / 2yo colt / Ronda Figal
0:36.31 / Awakeinadream / 3yo filly / Gerry Hardie
0:36.31 / Emalwaysfindsaway / 3yo filly / Ronda Figal

3F TURF
0:36.92 / Big Changes / 2yo colt / Ali LaDuke (bred by Emily Hufford)
0:36.92 / Like Red OnA Rose / 2yo filly / Brianna McKenzie
0:36.95 / Bound for Heaven / 3yo colt / Brianna McKenzie (bred by Emily Hufford)
0:36.97 / Soul Patrol / 3yo colt / Jamie Newton (bred by LaDonna King)
0:37.04 / Just Like Juliet / 2yo filly / Emily Mitchell
0:37.07 / Island Son / 2yo colt / Tammy Fox
0:37.07 / Time for Tears / 2yo colt / Tammy Fox

4F DIRT
0:45.48 / Yamikishi / 4yo colt / Becca Banner (bred by Amanda Saunders)
0:46.88 / Queen / 3yo filly / Eric Nalbone (bred by Emily Hufford)
0:47.04 / Saratoga Mist / 2yo colt / Alysse Jacobs
0:47.08 / Lightning Crashes / 2yo colt / Robby Anderson (bred by Emily Hufford)
0:47.16 / Riverside / 4yo filly / Peihe Sun
0:47.20 / Mistakes / 2yo filly / Krystle Yanagihara
0:47.20 / Voodoo Raider / 3yo colt / Donnie Hidalgo

4F TURF
0:47.16 / Adjust the Lens / 5yo horse / Jonathan Pac (bred by Bob Oliva)
0:47.16 / Link / 6yo gelding / Ingrid Baer (bred by Robin Tan)
0:47.96 / Tears of Triumph / 4yo colt / Tammy Fox
0:48.16 / Tears of Darkness / 3yo filly / Tammy Fox
0:48.20 / After the Rain / 2yo filly / Sarah Chase
0:48.20 / La Parisienne / 4yo filly / Teri Lawrence
0:48.24 / Dream Keeper / 3yo filly / Tammy Fox

5F DIRT
0:58.64 / Historic / 4yo colt / Janey Adams (bred by Emily Hufford)
0:58.76 / Baseball / 4yo colt / Andrew Nacario
0:59.06 / Born to be Wild / 3yo colt / Gerry Hardie
0:59.27 / Faith Rewarded / 3yo filly / Teri Lawrence
0:59.32 / Assassin / 3yo colt / Donnie Hidalgo
0:59.32 / We Fight My Way / 6yo horse / Amy Schmidt (bred by Jamie Newton)
0:59.32 / Loki Eclipse / 5yo gelding / Mike Prevost (bred by Robin Tan)

5F TURF
1:00.07 / Face Man / 2yo colt / Daryl Singhi
1:00.11 / Voltaic / 4yo colt / Ali LaDuke
1:00.15 / Honeymoon / 3yo filly / Laura Ferguson
1:00.28 / Broad Empire / 2yo filly / Stephen Skaggs
1:00.28 / Midsummer Fun / 4yo filly / Tammy Fox

6F DIRT
1:10.18 / Torero / 3yo colt / Dave Shields
1:10.70 / Waverider / 5yo horse / Daryl Singhi
1:11.03 / Gun Hill / 4yo colt / Dave Shields (bred by Emily Hufford)
1:11.09 / Crazy Pills / 2yo colt / Daryl Singhi
1:11.12 / C'est La Vie / 3yo filly / Dave Shields
1:11.15 / Dominion / 2yo colt / Daryl Singhi
1:11.15 / Linebacker / 4yo colt / Stacy Sil (bred by Emily Hufford)
1:11.15 / Percussion / 5yo horse / Riley Sisson (bred by Eric Nalbone)
1:11.15 / Syon Park / 3yo filly / Brit Rea (bred by Ronda Figal)
1:11.15 / Triple This / 4yo filly / Stella Kenny

6F TURF
1:11.15 / Companion / 5yo horse / Ara Davies
1:11.15 / Lucrezia Borgia / 2yo filly / Randall Graves (bred by International Stud)
1:11.18 / Crimson Petal / 3yo filly / Laura Ferguson
1:11.34 / Christenberry / yearling colt / Becca Banner
1:11.45 / Cream Cheese Bago / 2yo colt / Daryl Singhi
1:11.51 / Cause for Rhyme / 3yo filly / Lauren Haggerty

7F DIRT
1:24.17 / Full Throttle / 4yo colt / Stephen Skaggs (bred by Emily Hufford)
1:24.78 / Loki Beauty / 3yo filly / Laura Pony
1:24.78 / Trybeforeyousayno / 2yo filly / Isabella Penzance
1:24.81 / Diocletian / 3yo colt / Matt Heissenbuttel (bred by Daryl Singhi)
1:24.83 / Live Strong / yearling colt / Rob Kilbourn (bred by Eric Nalbone)
1:24.92 / Consecrated Tears / 2yo colt / Isabella Penzance
1:24.94 / Press Your Luhuk / 3yo gelding / Cyanne Black (bred by Daryl Singhi)

7F TURF
1:24.75 / First Blood / 3yo filly / Isabella Penzance
1:24.87 / Be Still My Heart / 3yo filly / Isabella Penzance (bred by Emily Hufford)
1:24.95 / Steve / 2yo colt / Isabella Penzance
1:24.97 / Clear / 2yo colt / Isabella Penzance
1:25.01 / Curtsey Please / yearling filly / Isabella Penzance
1:25.04 / Bardic / 2yo colt / Isabella Penzance
1:25.06 / Dreamscanbereal / 3yo filly / Isabella Penzance

IsaP · Post by **IsaP** » 17 years ago

I must be the only one who doesn't like workouts. These numbers mean nothing to me and not using it will hurt my horse?? *grumbles*

My OPINION, flame me via email or PM.

Becca Banner · Post by **Becca Banner** » 17 years ago

Actually Isa.. I agree with you. I think they're fine for the yearlings, who don't race at all, but for the ones on the track, they're rather.. unneeded. After all, most horses are on an every two week-three week schedule. All that traveling time, plus the ones who don't get farm rest in an effort to save money by not shipping them to farms, plus a workout to boot, that’s to much. The horse won't have anytime to recover from their last race. That’s my humble opinion. Nice to have, adds realism to the game, but I won't be making much use of the workouts for any of my horses but my yearlings.

Tammy Fox · Post by **Tammy Fox** » 17 years ago

I tend to agree with Isa. I am liking it when used on my yearlings but as for my racers, I just don't know. I also don't mind it for horses who are coming off injuries or long layoffs to condition them but for horses I am racing every 2 to 3 weeks it is concerning as to how it will affect their performance in a race.

Ara Davies · Post by **Ara Davies** » 17 years ago

I gave Companion a workout on uh...Saturday or whatever day it was, even though he's racing this week. He hasn't run since Week 1 and he's up against Monaachi so it's not like it really matters anyway.

Mandy Saunders · Post by **Mandy Saunders** » 17 years ago

IsaP wrote: I must be the only one who doesn't like workouts. These numbers mean nothing to me and not using it will hurt my horse?? *grumbles*

My OPINION, flame me via email or PM.

Apparently... you two (Becca and Isa) don't read the whole thread!!!!

Both Laura and I agree with you. I'm not going to use the workouts for anything but yearlings, untried 2yos, long layoffs, and injury come backs.

Sarah Chase · Post by **Sarah Chase** » 17 years ago

Amanda Saunders wrote: I'm not going to use the workouts for anything but yearlings, untried 2yos, long layoffs, and injury come backs.

Which was kind of the whole point anyways. Em always said from the start she wasn't about to make the SIM a game where you had to log on for an hour every day to be successful ...workouts were never intended to be regular things like in real life. They're just a fun addition, an extra tool to help us keep our horses sharp. I think they rock.

John Slotmon · Post by **John Slotmon** » 17 years ago

I will pay serious SIM money just to find one of my horses on Sarah's list.

Scott Eiland · Post by **Scott Eiland** » 17 years ago

Imagine how I feel.

I'm having a Connie Britton-level male squee fest over Lucrezia Borgia's 7f time.

Just WAIT till a mile race comes up!!!!

LaDonna King · Post by **LaDonna King** » 17 years ago

Becca Banner wrote: Actually Isa.. I agree with you. I think they're fine for the yearlings, who don't race at all, but for the ones on the track, they're rather.. unneeded. After all, most horses are on an every two week-three week schedule. All that traveling time, plus the ones who don't get farm rest in an effort to save money by not shipping them to farms, plus a workout to boot, that’s to much. The horse won't have anytime to recover from their last race. That’s my humble opinion. Nice to have, adds realism to the game, but I won't be making much use of the workouts for any of my horses but my yearlings.

i actually like the workouts..i have a few horses that go 5-6 weeks off because i can't find any races for them without shipping every week. so, instead of shipping every week, i can give that horse a workout and wait for a race that suits that horse....

Martin Pennington · Post by **Martin Pennington** » 17 years ago

I think I worked both of my horses that ran last week on Thursday (Look Up over 2f dirt and Calm 7f turf). Both won, that may say more about how they are rather than any shrewdness on my part though (in fact it probably does)

Peihe Sun · Post by **Peihe Sun** » 17 years ago

Sooo after reading everyone's replies on here perhaps a different test is needed... one that compares regular racers without workouts to those to do workout in between. =]

Emily Mitchell · Post by **Emily Mitchell** » 17 years ago

Martin Pennington wrote: I think I worked both of my horses that ran last week on Thursday (Look Up over 2f dirt and Calm 7f turf). Both won, that may say more about how they are rather than any shrewdness on my part though (in fact it probably does)

Well, they were still in the BETA stage then... so I don't know that that really counts.

Workouts will be interesting. I am going to LOVE having them when it comes to racing in Dubai.

IsaP · Post by **IsaP** » 17 years ago

My horses are typically routers. They won't appear on any "best of" list because 7f is too short.

Tammy Fox · Post by **Tammy Fox** » 17 years ago

I don't know about that. Tears of Triumph who is also a router has had fast times both times he was worked in beta. He worked 4 furlongs in 47.96 which I think is pretty decent for a horse who is winning at 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 miles or better.
I am still not sold on workouts though although it does have its place in the game. I am sticking mainly with yearlings and horses who have more than a week or so between races as well as ones that are coming off a layoff and ones that I am trying to figure whether they want turf or dirt before I send them to the track.