Y10 November Week 2

[S u N f r O s t ~]

Aztareal - Big field, young horse, not to mention he's two. It was tough. Very tough. Some things came down to seniority - who has seen more of a track and would be able to handle themselves admirably in a situation with a huge field? Black Legend had an advantage here because of that. Even though he's hard to handle, he's had more time to work with his riders and has seen more of the track. Aztareal is relatively new to the racing scene, like all the two year olds in this race. Sometimes it came down to positioning, other times to other things. Racing always has an element of luck in it. There is nothing set in stone. The Triple Crown champion can come last in a race where he's beaten all the other entrants before. I like Aztareal a lot - it came down to a little bit of luck today. It was, as I said before, a tough race.

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Thanks Frosty :-)

[Dreamvalley]

Yeah!!! for Black Legend!

Also can I have feedback for Golden grove and Prince Arthur plz

[Snowflake]

Thanks for the results everyone And Velocity, like Frosty said, and I've said it before, experience doesn't matter from after the tenth start, really. You said Vindictive Fury lacked the experience Born To Soar had.. but Vinny has raced a good 20 times more than her... I'm going to send out a PM about this


Frosty - Can I have feedback on my two boys in the maiden? Easy race for us in the Dubai Colt Cup lol. I know there are move g3+ dirt boys out there too

[velocity]

I'm sorry. I was unaware of this. I guess I should have went by more of a specific route. I was thinking of Grades. Born to Soar was a Grade one while others lacked that. Grade two is very closely related to that, but with few wins, obviously. I was only going by stats, etc. Sorry for any disruption.

[sillyfilly09]

can i get some feedback on Turbo Charge please? and Terror Smile when the Novemeber Maiden Turf results come?

[archibald]

November Maiden Turf
Win Ray Of Sunshine
Place White Chocolate
Show Terror Smile
4th Runaway Oneleg
5th Silver Birch
6th Unbridled Mystery

All of the horses in this race were pretty evenly matched, and all I can really say is to just keep going the way you all are and the rest of them should all break their maidens pretty soon =]

And...I'd also like to say something. Not trying to be difficult or anything but I'm finding it increasingly hard to judge races as I keep getting passive aggressive PMs about races I've judged not agreeing with what I've done and it's really quite off putting.

As far as judging goes, I refer VERY closely to what the judging guidelines posted by Snowflake in the Information say. I check that all horses are able to race in that particular race, as says the first two points. The third judging point is record. I find all the percentage records of every single horse in the field and number them accordingly. If any horses have the same percentage, I thoroughly read their most recent workouts to figure out how they should be placed in relation to each other. Even then, the guidelines say that workouts aren't really important anyway unless they are in the more important races:

4. Workouts

While workouts are important in all races, they are most important in the big ones. Judge workouts on the amount, how recent the last one is, and also have a read through to decide whether they are realistic, detailed and lengthly enough.

I'm beginning to think that perhaps a set of judging rules should be put in place - not just guidelines as to how they should probably be judged, but some actual, concrete, set in stone, step by step rules. That, or judged only by one person, because it's starting to seem as though everyone's opinion on how races should be judged are very different. I know everyone wants their horse to do well (I mean, who doesn't?) but as for how fair it is to openly disagree with someone because of it even though they're probably using very similar reasoning to your own when it comes to judging races is a bit of poor form. Half my horses don't do fantastically, and I really don't mind either way - I know what I've done wrong or I take the time to check out the rest of the field and see what put me down, I respect the opinion of whoever judged the race because, they are very much in the belief that their judging is correct and fair. Judging rules would keep things fair, stop people getting annoyed and probably will help avoid losing any more members.

And if I offended anyone, I do apologise, it wasn't my intention but I do believe that it's an issue on GHF that needs sorting out. As it is, I used to moderate for years on perhaps one of the biggest horse racing sims on the internet, and it is things like this that have now pretty much killed it, and I don't want to see it happening to this site, as I know that it can be so much better.

[Dreamvalley]

Thanks Archie!

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Thankyou Archie. I am sorry to hear you've been having issues :-(

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Dare To Dream Memorial Stakes*

1st Wildly Natural
2nd Foolish Lad
3rd Indian Delight

Indian Delight fought hard but lacked the experience of the other horses - having raced 26 time when the others have run 48 and 58 respectively. Therefore, he was just a little out of his depth here. However, he is a nice colt with an awful lot of potetial. Foolish Lad is slightly more consistent than Wildly Natural howeve appears to have had an off day and broke a little later than really needed, allowing Tura to take the win.

Please note that I do understand that experience is not everything, however when the other horses have 20-30 more races under their belt I do feel that this would have an impact.

[Snowflake]

Archie - Who has been giving you grief? Send me a PM.

Alexia - I understand Thankyou! I just threw him in there to give him the experience and to give my G1s a break

[morgana]

And can I get feedback on Enchantress as well in the Maiden Dirt? I am thoroughly pleased with her result though :3

[S u N f r O s t ~]

Golden Grove - With some nice workouts, she was on her toes and ready to go. Learning experiences from past maiden races, all with big fields as if I remember correctly, gave her an advantage here in this race. I think she has a lot of potential and she definitely handled this race well.

Prince Arthur - Did this horse have a completed history and racing style yesterday, or is that new? If new, I like the new additions. If they are new, he was probably marked down for incompleteness. If not new, he was marked down due to being a newish horse to the scene. Big field, young horse. It has a surprising effect.

True Fire - I love how he's a Native Flame foal. He and Fire Dancer should work together sometimes! His personality reminds me of Pegasus Wings. Coming from behind in this race was tough - he had to go wide. It was a bad day for him today, as he just got caught too wide on the turn and didn't have enough time in the stretch. It was a duke out for the wire, and he nearly made it there, but just came up short.

Gold Fox - He could use a bit more description in his personality. Due to this, I didn't get as good a feel for him as I have for other horses. He had a bad experience in the September Maiden Dirt and another bad one today. He didn't stand out much from the pack today, just one of those off days I assume. Keep working with him, though, and he'll get there. His intelligence will aid him in future races. He'll learn faster xD

Turbo Charge - Can you write a bit more for his personality and maybe include a separate description for racing style? I love reading those things, as it gives me a good feel for the horse as well as makes me like them more. Turbo Charge had the advantage of age here, but with only one other start he was still at a disadvantage in such a huge field. However, he will get there, especially with being a four year old.

Enchantress - I love how much description you have on her! This really made her stand out to me. The fact that she's been out there racing since the beginning of the year also helped, as she had a seniority not shared by other two year olds. Unlike some other closers, she was lucky enough to have a good spot, and really went for it today. This distance is also right in the middle of her preferences, which meant that she made few mistakes and was excellent in running it. All in all, a good experience for her today.