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11-06-04 (mm-dd-yy)
---> Kelly Bar left our boarding stables, leaving only 2 horses presently there. Of course, we have plenty of cash so it doesn't really matter. ---> There were only steeplechase races so we took the week off, especially as most of our stock needed time to get back in form. ---> We will now try to get all 4 of our National ranked horses to join the 2 we already have at International level so they can run in the Triple Crown races. This will be difficult because all 4 ( Favorite, Imperatrice, Hold, Purple T,) will have to enter the same races or run in handicap races where they will no longer have a handicap edge in weight. We will allow Purple T. first option since she is the best and closest at this time. Also remember that their training program will need to be mostly suspended as they will need to regain form constantly to have a better shot at a good showing. ---> Fame dropped to 74 but our ranking remained steady at 38th.
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11-06-04: Race Day
As noted, it is harder to get races without an Almighty Farms head-to-head. This time there are 2 of them. Also, 2 of the three races are handicappers, though it shouldn't be a burden for our entries this time.
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11-06-04: Race 1- Hold, Imperatrice
This race, once again, features Chateau Magesty as the only visible competition. He has excellent speed and acceleration but low endurance for an animal of this calibur. He also has a crappy post position while our two are in #1 and #4.
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11-06-04: Race 1- Results
Imperatrice zips out of her gate to an immediate 1 length lead over stablemate Hold. By the back straight, though, Jaina Minur has passed the leaders and is 3/4 up on Imperatrice, with Infante Des Legendes in third. Imperatrice regains the lead in the final turn by a neck on Jaina while Hold is in fourth. 400m from the finish, Infante gets the rod and moves in front of Imperatrice and Jaina. Dupond swats Imperatrice with 300m to go and she takes off, putting 2 lengths between her and second place Jaina as Hold begins accelerating. At the 200m mark, Imperatrice is in control. The battle for second is between Hold and Infante. With 100m more, Infante slips by Hold and assumes second for good while Imperatrice goes on to win by 4 lengths.
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11-06-04: Race 2- Favorite, Purple Tearse
All horses are Level I Nationals with stats in the 60s and 70s. As for the handicap situation, neither Almighty Farms entry has any extra weight but, then again, the most any horse is carrying is 2 kg more. The exacta didn't work last race. Let's see if this one is any better.
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11-06-04: Race 2- Results
Florestania Quennage leads from the extreme outside, but by the time she hits the rail, she's an afterthought and Purple is in front. Down the back straight, Important has come up alongside Purple in the lead as Shogun Boyss is third and Favorite fifth. Important edges in front of Purple in the final curve as Favorite moves to third on the outside. Important is whipped to the front, 2 lengths on Tax and Purple at the 400m mark. With 300m left, Escude gives Purple a shot and she takes the lead on Shogun for good. Purple accelerates like a machine and noone will catch her as she wins the race by 4 lengths.
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11-06-04: Race 3- Ursulo
As usual, it seems, Ursulo hasn't any real competition in this handicapper. He has 0 kg to lug around but, unfortunately, he has post position 17, the last horse standing, as it were. (in this game, that is often a death knell)
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11-06-04: Race 3- Results
Infante De La Lune leads Verone with Ursulo still too far to the outside to see. Down the back straight it's now Verone in charge with Ursulo now on the move in eighth. The final curve shows Verone by 1/2 over Christopher Gift with Infante third. 500m to go and Verone leads Infante by 3/4 with Ursulo up to fourth. Infante switches place with Verone again, now up by 1/2 with 300m to go. At the 200m mark, Infante leads by a head with Ursulo now in third. 100m from the finish, Verone once more takes charge with Ursulo now in second over Infante. At the wire, it's Verone by 3/4 over Ursulo for the win.
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11-13-04 (mm-dd-yy)
---> Since we are now going to try to flood the field at the Triple Crown races, we will get a look at what's happening with our 4 horses trying to get to International level:
---> Fame moves up a point to 75 while our stable rank remains at 38th.
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11-13-04: Race Day
For whatever reason, this was the only race any of our stock had available. With the declaration intervals and such, sometimes a horse will miss being eligible for a race by $1k or so and not get to run when his/her form says he/she is ready. Of course, that just allows us to get them a week of training in another areas, so it's all good.
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11-13-04: Race 1- Favorite
Another race, another appearance by the everpresent Sly Leader, who will be Favorite's main rival in this race. One thing we notice, this is the first race we can recall that has an Almighty Farms horse who is lower in 3 of the 4 stats that our "Stat Leader" feature includes. Also, here is another example of the bookies' AI being messed up. Check the stat ratings in the race for Igor de Misapie, the bookies choice and the post position #1 horse. Ugh!!
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11-13-04: Race 1- Results
The early leader is Joss Jet with Sly second and Favorite fourth. Down the back straight Joss leads Sly by 1 length with Favorite in fifth but moving up steadily. At the 500m mark, Sly leads by a neck over Joss while Favorite sits in third on the outside. 400m now and Van Gaal shows the whip to Favorite, who moves into first. 300m left and Joss and Sly get the rod and move even with Favorite. 200m from the finish, Sly breaks from the pack quickly and leads the field by 2 lengths with Favorite in second. Sly's lead shrinks to 3/4 with 100m more, but Favorite hasn't the steam left to catch him and he wins by 1 1/2 lengths.
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---> Update on our 4 horses trying to get to International level:
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---> Update on our 4 horses trying to get to International level:
---> Fame score and stable rank are unchanged, again.
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11-27-04: Race Day
We have 2 races with our horses going head-to-head again, but we switched it up so the same pair is not always matched together.
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Were you surprised that favorite finished out of the Top 3 in the race that Purple won?
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06-13-2004, 06:51 PM | #467 |
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Hey, Bug, thanks for breaking the streak of me posting in the dynasty.
To be honest, I am always surprised when an Almighty horse is not in the top 3 because, with the exception of the good horses that I tell about when they are in a race with us, most entries have no business beating one of my horses- unless something untoward happens like getting totally stuck in a crowd or the like. The only thing is, and I will explain it in the next post, there is what is called Preferences for each horse that can make a difference in a race, though the game manual, naturally, doesn't explain exactly what effect they will have. Read on...
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06-13-2004, 07:09 PM | #468 |
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Game Notes: Preferences
In the game, each horse has preferences, attributes of a track, for example, that they will run better on/with. The thing is, the game does not explain how or, more importantly, how much these will increase or decrease a horse's ability. Also, and the reason you trusty readers have not been informed or seen any updates on this aspect, you have to use training to find out what preferences a horse has. Each horse is different. There are 8 preferences and each takes from 2-5 weeks of training to be revealed. That's 1/2 a year of training used to find these preferences for each horse. For 2-3 year olds, that was just too much. Between race weeks (no training while racing, obviously) and conditioning to get form back after racing, there would be no improvement if you used weeks to find all the preferences. Anyway, I will list them here so you know what can help explain why a lesser seeming racer can beat a better one- at least a possible cause, anyway:
Any questions?
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11-27-04: Race 1- Favorite, Imperatrice
All Level I Nationals. No standouts or known quantities. Favorite has the #1 post position, qhich can be a great boon, or a great curse, depending on your acceleration out of the gate.
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11-27-04: Race 1- Results
Joyeux Du Lac sprints out of the gate and beats Favorite to the rail while Imperatrice pins her in. The back straight has Joyeux up by 1 on Imperatrice and Favorite, though Favorite is locked in on the rail with nowhere to go. Imperatrice leads around the final turn with Joyeux 1/2 length back. 500m to go and Imperatrice leads Joyeux by a head. Easy Cazoume comes out of nowhere to lead the race with 400m left while Imperatrice drops to third. 300m til the finish and Dupond smacks Imperatrice, who bolts into first ahead of Easy. Incredible Nacre moves way up into second all of a sudden with 200m more but, as she comes on, Dupond goes to the whip once more. Imperatrice responds and sprints to the win by 2 1/2 lengths.
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11-27-04: Race 2- Hold, Purple Tearse
Pretty much a carbon copy of the last race- Level I Nationals with no frontrunners. Purple T. does have a bad post position- #12- however.
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11-27-04: Race 2- Results
Ophelie Flingue takes the early lead as the horses go 7 wide around the first turn. Down the back straight, Ophelie leads Gold Bette by 1/2. The leaders flop spots in the final turn, Gold leading by a head. At the 400m mark, Gold leads by 1/2 over Gallant Royally. 200m to go and Gold and Royally lead but Purple Tearse is fourth now and charging on the outside. Gold takes control with 100m left with Purple now second and tiring from her sprint. At the wire it's Gold Bette over Purple by 3/4.
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11-27-04: Race 3- Ursulo
Ursulo should waltz to a win against these Level II entries with stats in the 50s and 60s. With odds like that in a race like this, we stand to make a bundle.
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11-27-04: Race 3- Results
Maya Des Kervedec and Ursulo break cleanly into the lead. Into the back straight, Ursulo takes the lead by 1/2 on Maya. The lead is up to 1 into the final turn as the chasers are 5 wide behind Ursulo. Centime Butte moves into second, 1 length behind Ursulo with 500m more. 400m to the end Brune Bleue moves up quickly on the outside to trail by 1/2. With 200m to go, Brune gets the rod and moves into first by 1. However, with but 100m left, it's Green's turn with the whip and Ursulo responds well, moving fast to the lead and extending all the way to the finish, winning by 3 lengths.
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---> Update on our 4 horses trying to get to International level:
---> Fame score and stable rank are unchanged, once more.
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12-04-04: Race Day
As expected, 2 races with us against us. Also, there is no way to ignore the handicap races now unless we want 4 of our horses in the same race, and we don't...not until the International races begin next year.
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12-04-04: Race 1- Ursulo
For once, Ursulo has a very tough field to run against. One of the best, Indien de France is here, along with several second tier, but tough, horses, including Miss and Cause Sachem. A bit of a break as Indien is stuck in gate 13 to start while Ursulo gets #1 (as we have seen, that can be a great boon, or a terrible burden, depending on if the horse gets out slow and gets stuck behind the leader).
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12-04-04: Race 1- Results
Ursulo on the rail and Indien far outside lead to start. By the first turn, Ursulo has a slight 1/2 length lead on Wall Street Preference while Indien falls back. Down the back straight it's Ursulo by 1 now over Wall Street with Miss moving up strong. Into the final turn, Ursulo still leads but, with 500m to go, Miss makes a move to the front. 400m left and Cause Sachem streaks into the lead with Miss second over Ursulo. Cause widens the lead with 300m to go and, by the 200m mark, Cause leads comfortably over second place Ursulo. Miss makes a charge with 100m left but Cause cannot be caught and Ursulo, with a shot from Green, moves past Miss for second.
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12-04-04: Race 2- Imperatrice, Favorite
A plain group of Level I Nationals with the exception of Chateau Magesty, one of the best out there. Both Almighty Farms horses and Chateau have good post positions.
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12-04-04: Race 2- Results
Babes and Remember Irish run to the early lead but by the first turn, Imperatrice, Chateau and Favorite are 1-2-3, respectively. On the back straight, Imperatrice has a 1 length lead on Chateau and Favorite has dropped to fourth. The race stays on course until the 400m mark when Van Gaal gives a whack to Favorite and she moves into the lead with Joe Next Time in second. At the 300m mark, Imperatrice and Chateau regain the edge as Favorite falters. 200m left and Chateau leads Imperatrice by 3/4 but Favorite is on the move again. As they move to the wire, all three leaders accelerate but Favorite is better today and she wins the race in a close finish (need a screenshot of this one ) over Chateau.
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12-04-04: Race 3- Hold, Purple Tearse
Stupid game!! Chateau Magesty is in this race, too. It's a handicapper, with Chateau and Hold taking 0 extra weight, while Purple is burdened with 3 kg to carry. Hold, unfortunately, must deal with post position #18, the far outside position.
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12-04-04: Race 3- Results
Kiwi Ker Annais leads out of the box with Purple second, Chateau third and Hold seventh. The first turn sees the racers 7 wide but by the back straight, Flore has inched into the lead with Chateau second and Purple fourth. Hold trails the field. Good Ambition leads the race into the final turn with Flore second but by the 500m mark, Good has lost her lead to Flore. 400m now and Flore leads Good by 1/2 with Purple third, Chateau dropping out of contention. With but 200m left, Good has taken the lead on Purple but Lupin de Misapie is moving up smartly on the outside. 100m to the line, Good has control while Lupin cruises by a tiring Purple. At the wire, it's Good Ambition the winner by 1 1/2 lengths.
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---> See below for big news. ---> Update on our 4 horses trying to get to International level:
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12-11-04: News Flash...
---> Purple Tearse has become the third Almighty Farms horse to reach the magical Level 1 International ranking, qualifying her to run overseas as well as the Triple Crown races. We at Almighty Farms congratulate all our staff and supporters for their part in this great accomplishment.
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A Little More Immersion:
This chart shows how Almighty Farms stock compares to one another. No numbers, strictly which is better and worse in the various statistics used. These figures are based on the October statistics, not as of this week.
Artisanale is the horse bought at auction a while back. She is still a 1-year old and has no training under her saddle, hence she has lost none of her injury rating, though she has the 2nd highest starting injury rating anyway, so that will not be of consequence when her training starts in a couple of weeks. We will have an update at the beggining of the new year when stats are upgraded. Discipline is static, BTW, so it will not change with time. What a horse is born with is what they get forever.
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12-18-04 (mm-dd-yy)
---> Nothing available except long steeplechase races, so we opt to get in a week of training where possible. ---> Update on our 4 horses trying to get to International level:
---> Almighty Farms has risen to #7 in the rankings for highest gains for the current year. We have $1,973,979 in winnings. ---> While our fame score remains at 75, we drop a notch to 39th in the stable rankings.
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12-18-04: Auction
Here are the available horses at the auction we are attending. We have plenty of room to do as we please. Here is a reminder what each category is supposed to impact:
What would you do?
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Well, if I were buying brood stock, I think Fleur Des Poetes and Impressive Groomy would be my choices. High discipline seems imperative, and it is the one stat you can't train. Not knowing how breeding works, I can't be sure, but I might also give Charming France a shot if I could find a stud with high discipline to breed her to.
If you wanted to pick up a stud to do in-house breeding, Returns Spirit appears to be the best of the bunch (the one year olds being too young...although Lodeso Des Reves might be worth adding to the stable as a racer). Lokugh |
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12-25-04 (mm-dd-yy)
---> All 3 horses looking to make the jump to Level I International will be in action today. Any top 3 finish for Favorite or Imperatrice should get them over the hump. ---> The final auction of the year is history. Our purchases have been made, of course, and the announcement is forthcoming. ---> The dietician has come and examined our new, older stock and made recommendations on the makeup of their feed. ---> Apparently, how many horses in your stable is a huge factor in fame score. With our purchases at auction, our score has shot up to 83. We are now ranked 22nd in the top stable rankings.
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12-25-04: Race Day
The last day of racing for 2004 brings with it an opportunity for Favorite and Imperatrice to get over the hump and join the Almighty Farms International horse group. Good luck, girls.
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12-25-04: Race 1- Ursulo
After a very tough group in his last race, Ursulo appears to be back in with a group of creampuffs, Level IIs with stats in the 50s and low 60s. Of course, we have said that before, haven't we.
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12-25-04: Race 1- Results
Rambling moves to the fore, Ursulo is third. In the first straight Rambling leads Ursulo by 1 length but the lead is cut to 3/4 down the back straight. In the final straight, Ursulo has drawn even and he continues his push, leading Rambling by 3/4 with 500m to go. At the 400m mark Aglae Du Brada has taken the lead by a length on Rambling. 300m now and Rambling and Slew now lead by 2 over Prince. Slew takes the lead with 200m left with Aglae second but Ursulo is on the move from the outside. 100m more and Slew leads Prince by 3/4 but Green gives Ursulo a final swat and he accelerates. Down to the wire with Prince, Slew and Ursulo. Ursulo coming on, Ursulo coming on, Ursulo wins at the finish by a nose!!
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12-25-04: Race 2- Hold, Favorite, Imperatrice
All Level I Nationals, most with 60s and 70s. Sly Leader is here to try and ruin our day, once again. Hold has the unenviable task of being in post position 16- the end of the line.
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12-25-04: Race 2- Results
Brilliant Song breaks first to the rail with Imperatrice sixth, Hold seventh and Favorite ninth. Down the first striaght, Brilliant leads Imperatrice by 1/2 length with Favorite in sixth and Hold dropping way back to eleventh. The back straigth has Imperatrice in the lead by 1/2 on Diva with Sly Leader now third. With 500m to go, Sly takes over the lead by 1/2 on Imperatrice with Favorite fourth, stuck on the rail. 400m now and Brilliant moves back in front trailed by Sly and Imperatrice. Sly takes off with 300m left and Fill Mystery challenges. 200m to the finish Sly leads Fill by 1/2 and Imperatrice by 2 1/2. Fill takes the whip with 100m more and off he goes, passing Sly and winning by 3/4.
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Auction Purchases:
This buckaroo will be trained, along with our other soon-to-be 2 year old, as next years attempt to get to the 2005 Triple Crown.
Brood Mares: These 2 girls, who are about to age a year, of course, were purchased so we could start a breeding program before we get sick of this game. Since it takes 11 months to give birth and breeding season starts in february, we won't actually see the results until January '05.
P.S.- Well done, Lokugh.
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1-02-05 (mm-dd-yy)
---> See below for big news. ---> Update on our horses trying to get to International level:
---> Fame score remains at 83 but our stable rankings dropped a spot to 23rd.
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1-02-04: News Flash...
---> Imperatrice has become the fourth Almighty Farms horse to reach the magical Level 1 International ranking, qualifying her to run overseas as well as the Triple Crown races. We at Almighty Farms congratulate all our staff and supporters for their part in this great accomplishment.
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With the turning of the calendar to 2005, Almighty Farms II has come to a close.
Stay tuned for Almighty Farms III, coming next week ( I am going out of town all weekend) to a message board near you.
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