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Madelene Gilbert · Post by **Madelene Gilbert** » 16 years ago

I suppose I should introduce myself! ^_^
I accidental found the site via deviantArt and now I'm hooked. I've always loved horses and racing, but unfortunately I had neither familial or monetary support for my favorite hobby.

Needless to say, it's a delight to be involved in this kind of community!
I joined just a couple of days ago, but since I've spent so much time wandering and spending I feel that I've learned the "basics". Now I'm just waiting to see if my purchases were gold or flunks. Hopefully the former.
Right now I have a few 2 yrs and one older racehorse, as well as a few foals and broodmares. Yes, I got carried away at first; but I'm trying my best to rein myself in and be patient. Most of the horses I aquired were cheap, but I felt they had potential and I could turn them around. A few I thought were being raced in the completely wrong category (i.e. great long distance turf pedigree being run on short distance dirt) so hopefully they'll prove me right and make me some money. At this point, my goals are to start bringing in a steady stream of cash with less-income horses than go all out and try getting a good quality stakes horse. They're one in a million, and I'd rather not blow all my income at the beginning (see? patience!

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That being said, I'm completely open to any kind of feedback! Please send me advice, comments or helpful tips about anything! I'm getting better at picking out races, but any ideas are appreciated!

Here's a list of my current racehorses:
<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=40114' target='_blank'>Battle Honor</a>
<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=38051' target='_blank'>Bluegrass Million</a>
<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=36260' target='_blank'>Gold Leroid</a>
<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=36505' target='_blank'>Grey White</a>
<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=30009' target='_blank'>Soul Music</a>

Friedrich Barbarossa · Post by **Friedrich Barbarossa** » 16 years ago

Welcome Madelene and Rachel (getting both my welcomes taken care of in one swoop here).

Madelene you seems to have a good grasp so far and all I can really recommend is that you race your North American-based horses at Trial Park as it's a newbie-only track.

Glad to have you both aboard.

Lee Key Shipyard · Post by **Lee Key Shipyard** » 16 years ago

Welcome Madelene!

Instead of starting another newbie intro thread I just go ahead an introduce myself here. I'm not a brand spanking shiny newbie. Soon, I'll be losing my newbie status to graduate to junior player. I finally decided to join in on the sim forum fun. So, Hi Everyone!

Carolyn Eaton · Post by **Carolyn Eaton** » 16 years ago

Lee Key Shipyard wrote: Welcome Madelene!

Instead of starting another newbie intro thread I just go ahead an introduce myself here. I'm not a brand spanking shiny newbie. Soon, I'll be losing my newbie status to graduate to junior player. I finally decided to join in on the sim forum fun. So, Hi Everyone!

and obviously a Dr Who fan to boot...

Lisa Strummer · Post by **Lisa Strummer** » 16 years ago

Welcome to The SIM!!! Have lots of fun!

Laura Smith · Post by **Laura Smith** » 16 years ago

Welcome, both of you!

Madelene Gilbert · Post by **Madelene Gilbert** » 16 years ago

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcomes and a couple of surprise "gifts"! One gelding actually placed 3rd for me today, so I'm really excited!

I also have a question about one of my colts. He finished 8th in his first race today, and I have no idea what to do with him next. His pedigree has some great horses, but it's kind of a mix/toss-up. His workouts suggested dirt sprints or turf routes. Right now, I'm thinking a claiming race, 1 mile on turf would be next on the list. Any ideas?

<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=36505' target='_blank'>Grey White</a>

Leonard Beagle · Post by **Leonard Beagle** » 16 years ago

Madelene Gilbert wrote: Any ideas?
<a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=36505' target='_blank'>Grey White</a>

Madelene, first thing I'd do is start his long trip to Trial Park!

Ian Nicastrin · Post by **Ian Nicastrin** » 16 years ago

Yay for dA snagging us new players... I'm curious whoose profile you saw... Dave's (ekawa?) perhaps. Welcome.

~I

Madelene Gilbert · Post by **Madelene Gilbert** » 16 years ago

Yep! It was Dave's. I love his artwork--so realistic! And it's really cool to see how well he's improved the horse pictures over time. lol.

As for my horse, Grey White, I'm going to send him to Trial Park and race again in another 3 to 4 weeks. But I have no idea if I should race him again on a dirt sprint or switch to a turf route. :unsure:

Paul Heinrich · Post by **Paul Heinrich** » 16 years ago

My take is, Chief Seattle throws mostly dirt, but the dam, with Soviet Star and Duskinthemeadow, doesn't produce much dirt ability. Judging by his workout times, this is probably one of the slightly "surface confused" fellas, who won't be a star on either, but will definitely favor turf.

At two furlongs, the average benchmarks are probably about 23 seconds for dirt and 23.5 for turf. At 5 furlongs up, the average dirt time is "usually about a second faster than the average turf time for a horse that doesn't prefer one surface over the other. As you can see, his 7 furlong workouts show you the opposite - so he's almost definitely going to like turf better. If he can route, his turf works aren't discouraging at all. I'd try to get him in at a mile on the turf around week 10 or 11 at Trial Park, or one of the northern claimers.

Madelene Gilbert · Post by **Madelene Gilbert** » 16 years ago

I expected as much. Thanks for backing up my intuition.