Two Small Things
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Nicole Marie
- Grade 2 Winner
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Re: Two Small Things
Notacatbutalawyer 16: 8-3-1, earnings of $381,300 Founder Stakes, Flat Out Stakes, Lexington Race Course Stakes, Dade County Classic, Sunshine State Stakes, Distorted Reality Stakes, Midnight in the Sahara Stakes
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Danny Derby
- Hall of Fame
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- Joined: 14 years ago
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Clarehaven Stables
- Sprinter
- Posts: 62
- Joined: 5 years ago
Re: Two Small Things
It will never happen.
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Gigi Gofaster
- Hall of Fame
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- Joined: 13 years ago
Re: Two Small Things
Maybe because 'recently modified' in the drop down list as well, so it's not just breeds. I'd like 'not pensioned' and 'not retired' to be added as well. Might also be fun to have 'has headshot' too
"I was afraid of Gigi, it was true." Oh yes. Be afraid. Be very afraid...
"Gigi, you continue to impress the heck out of me." - The Steward. Okay, it was 10 RL years ago, but I'm keeping it.
"Gigi, you continue to impress the heck out of me." - The Steward. Okay, it was 10 RL years ago, but I'm keeping it.
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Tammy Stawicki
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Re: Two Small Things
I would love to see the % of horses that prefer mud be more proportional to the % of races on off tracks.
I am sure I am not alone in feeling a sense of dread when I see a horse prefers mud. While I admittedly don't know exactly how surface preference is determined my guess is its fairly random. Looking at my racing barn I currently have 40 horses with no preference, 42 that prefer a dry track and 49 that prefer a muddy track. So fairly evenly split with over 1/3 of my horses preferring a muddy track. But off track races are only a small subset of races, so I often struggle to find off track races for my prefer mud horses. And when I do find them given how many prefer mud horses I have I tend to have to run my horses in the same race more often than I would prefer. Also while I haven't done an extensive dive into this I wonder if the disproportionate number of horses that prefer mud to mud races leads to said races winding up with bigger fields. As a completely unscientific n = 1 when entering my 2yo filly paint sprint maidens I couldn't help but notice that the 2 off track aces on W3D6 had fields of around 10 the one dry maiden race had a field of 4. I'm not saying prefer mud horses should be eliminated but if they were a smaller percentage of horses more proportionate with the number of off track races available perhaps some of these pressures could be relieved.
At the very least it would be helpful if when sorting by track condition we had an option for all off tracks rather than just the separate options of good, sloppy, etc.
I am sure I am not alone in feeling a sense of dread when I see a horse prefers mud. While I admittedly don't know exactly how surface preference is determined my guess is its fairly random. Looking at my racing barn I currently have 40 horses with no preference, 42 that prefer a dry track and 49 that prefer a muddy track. So fairly evenly split with over 1/3 of my horses preferring a muddy track. But off track races are only a small subset of races, so I often struggle to find off track races for my prefer mud horses. And when I do find them given how many prefer mud horses I have I tend to have to run my horses in the same race more often than I would prefer. Also while I haven't done an extensive dive into this I wonder if the disproportionate number of horses that prefer mud to mud races leads to said races winding up with bigger fields. As a completely unscientific n = 1 when entering my 2yo filly paint sprint maidens I couldn't help but notice that the 2 off track aces on W3D6 had fields of around 10 the one dry maiden race had a field of 4. I'm not saying prefer mud horses should be eliminated but if they were a smaller percentage of horses more proportionate with the number of off track races available perhaps some of these pressures could be relieved.
At the very least it would be helpful if when sorting by track condition we had an option for all off tracks rather than just the separate options of good, sloppy, etc.
Turf Miler studs
Hempstead
Nonego
Omnsicience
Paint Sprinter studs
Jersey
Lecythus*
Paint Mid studs
Corona Wagon Train*
Jacinth
Komati*
Livewires Turnpike*
Discounts for stakes winners/producers
* = multidistance potential
Hempstead
Nonego
Omnsicience
Paint Sprinter studs
Jersey
Lecythus*
Paint Mid studs
Corona Wagon Train*
Jacinth
Komati*
Livewires Turnpike*
Discounts for stakes winners/producers
* = multidistance potential
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April Hoffman
- Two Year Old
- Posts: 14
- Joined: 1 year ago
Re: Two Small Things
I would like to see a make offer button on the sale page because I think a lot of people would sell more horses that way. Just a thought.
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Rochelle Bos
- Hall of Fame
- Posts: 3700
- Joined: 6 years ago
Re: Two Small Things
This is an awesome idea!April Hoffman wrote: ↑4 days ago I would like to see a make offer button on the sale page because I think a lot of people would sell more horses that way. Just a thought.
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Pensioner Program
• Pension your 2yo or older horse
• Ship your horse to any Kingswood Location
• Sell your horse to Rochelle Bos for $0
Comparison is the thief of joy - Theodore Roosevelt
Pensioner Program
• Pension your 2yo or older horse
• Ship your horse to any Kingswood Location
• Sell your horse to Rochelle Bos for $0
Comparison is the thief of joy - Theodore Roosevelt