Recent Updates:
- March
- Breeding Page Updates.
- Sales Ring Page Updates.
- Breeding Leaderboard Updates.
- Nomination Pricing changes.
- Random name generator is now available for horses.
- Qualifier entry fees reduced.
- Number of daily training runs reduced from 3 to 2.
- Reworked the prize pool system. We are now operating with exclusively fixed purses. See the forums for more details.
- Minimum number of entrants raised from 3 to 5.
- Added money races that are not championship will show up under the stakes filter now rather than the championship.
- 2016 February
- Super Sprint division removed.
- Two weather levels removed.
- One distance removed.
- Non championship stakes races disabled. Added money reassigned to championship series and maidens.
- October
- Overhaul of the FAQ page.
- Updated the look and feel of the forums.
- Updated the future races page to make the win filter more easily seen and useable.
- September
- Owners may now exchange bonus credits for vouchers. There is a limit to the number of times that this may be done each season.
- Grade 3 horses will now recover at a faster rate and therefore be capable of running more frequently. See the FAQ for details.
- August
- Fixed a bug that was preventing some horses from receiving the bonus credits in finals when involved in a dead heat.
- Added a $1.00 fee to create an auction listing.
- July
- Excluded wins in a maiden race for juvenile championship series weight calculations.
- Added money for carded races is now capped at $100.
- Updated the growth meters to now reflect ability. Each bar represents growth to horses maximum level.
- Added Maiden / Progess weekly guarantees to the schedule.
- Added Legends Series. Read More
- Stables detailed view will now show an icon that provides quick access to qualifier standings.
- Stables detailed view: unraced hores will now show sire/mare under the record column.
- When choosing to card a race with a horse selected you will now see that horses details on the card a race page.
- User created allowance races will now have an ALW abbreviation attached to the end for clarity.
- Added owner selected type to the breeding section. This will be tied into other features in the future.
- June
- Added a Quick Entry button to the race list when searching by a single horse.
- Viewer 2.02b deployed.
- Updates to button styling and filter area.
- Update to MyRaces page to make it a bit easier to read.
- May
- Updated race comments box styling.
- Added infographics to race PP's that shows if a horse was purchased in an auction or private sales.
- Coverted from fraction odds to decimal based ones.
- Added manual controls to the viewer camera angles and users may now choose which horse to target with the camera.
- Optimized the viewer to help it run a bit smoother.
- Upated to the viewer fixing a bug where horse colors were not being correctly assigned.
- Completed the migration to a CDN.
- Fixed a bug with the training records that was prevent 5+ year old horse from seeing a ranking.
- Moved the server to an upgraded datacenter.
- Begun migration to a CDN, this should benefit our international customers the most.
- Added visual indicator for the field size on future races page.
- April
- Updated Card-a-Race to include claiming races as an option.
- Updated SSL certificate to more secure version.
- Pioneerof The Nile added to the rare sire list.
- Viewer 1.5 has been released.
- Updated the Breeders Cup specific page.
- Updated race details page, new countdown and moved a few items around.
- Added a few new horse images / colorations.
- Added search to auctions.
- Public works on horse details now indicate turf with the turf symbol.
- Added a whole host of new options for jockey silks (see 'my account'). These new options will not show up in the viewer just yet.
- Added new leaderboard - Breeding by stable.
- March
- Users may now change the stable page default sort to name rather than earnings. (User Settings - gear icon on the right hand menu)
- Race list headers (sprint, stayer, dirt, turf) are now clickable, quickly selecting or unselecting the grouping.
- Maturity evaluations can now be paid using bonus credits.
- Players may now add bonus credits to the purses for self-created races.
- Card a Race fees are now payable via bonus credits, so card away.
- Updated the qualifier rank boxes to include information about how many runs the horse has made compared to required.
- The 'maximum' amount of maturity horses could need has been decreased, beginning with this crop of yearlings.
- Added a safety net to the horse growth function that will help ensure horses stay on track.
- Fixed a bug when refunding duplicate entries into a race.
- February 2015
- Fixed a bug with the qualifier rank boxes; now correctly filters by age group.
- Fixed a bug with the historical sires which caused the progeny stats to not be displayed.
- Updated the bulk train page to include some more visual guides. Indicators will now appear based on the horse preferences.
- January 2015
- Qualifiers now have the correct icon displaying.
- Stable filter button now correctly fires when enter is pressed.
- Addded search to the stable page.
- Training records: vs. stable records has been updated. It no longer filters by gender as the majority of races are combined. We may put this back in the future, but for now we are simplifying it for the users.
- Added coloring to training records and results to indicate the track type.
- Race List / Entry / Details pages all updated to allow the hidden condition races to still show up when searching.
- Any change will to a horses preferences (filters) will now result in an automatic save.
- Updated Race History to show comments on hover.
- Enter Race Premium section now additionally shows your top training times for all surfaces.
- December 2014
- Training Records will only be created for runs with 100% stamina. This will elminate skewing of results or confusion on training records page.
- Training Records now have an additional indicator.
- Fixed a bug with the enter race page that was causing it to show multiple popups.
- Hopefully removed any trailing commas in running line comments.
- Updated Global Workout page. Changed the way age filter works, forced to removed the all seasons option as a result.
- Fixed a bug with private sales page and auctions expiring in the next calendar year.
- November 2014
- Deposit page back online, we have changed payment processors. We may return to paypal but for the near future we will be using a more traditional credit card service.
- Added horse cost to the details page, this will now start updating when horses are sold from now on (currently only reflect the original purchase price).
- Owner Stats now popup on hover when looking at race details (Last 30 and Lifetime).
- Horse Details now includes a qualifier standings tab if the horse is nominated.
- Pre Race Form sheet (PPs) now shows you the draw once the field is set and we have updated the race details page as well.
- Track Racing Form has seen a matching update to the DRS.
- Daily Racing Sheet has been improved, much more friendly.
- Fixed issue with the breeding leaderboard.
- A couple minor corrections to the formatting of the horses detailed stat page.
- Mailbox got a final touch up, should be much more user friendly now.
- Claiming link from race details now takes you directly to the claiming process for that specific race rather than all claiming races.
- New and exciting tab on the championship page that gives you brilliant insight to your horses performance their standings.
- Updated the respective championship pages.
- Updated look of upcoming races on news page.
- Added RAR tab to stable overview.
- Race search by horse now correctly filters RARs.
- Created a special page for the Royal Ascot Racing Festival.
- Updated the Inbox page, removed the row click which fixed a loading issue.
- Updated the look and feel of auctions and other market pages.
- Updated Qualifier leaderboard to highlight the horses that are above the cut line.
- Claiming page has has been overhauled.
- Race Details page has been overhauled.
- Request a Race has now been implemented.
- October 2014
- Updated horse details page styles.
- Championship page now shows morning line for races that are closed but not yet run.
- Track daily schedule page has had some graphics added to it.
- Show Results button on the race details page has been moved to a more prominent place.
- Cleaned up the race details page, some information is now hidden by default.
- Trainers may now export a horse's training history.
- Visual indicator on qualifier leaderboard to show horses that have met the minimum number of runs required.
- Divsional Races can now be carded (grade 1 and 3) via the buy a race feature in the market. These races will be available next season through the regular programming.
- Works in company are being tested and will be implemented over the next week or two.
- Working on getting a new chat system installed.
- When removing training from retired horses we will now leave public works in place.
- Added an infographic for horse heart.
- September 2014
- Auction page has gotten a minor overhaul, should be more functional and appealing.
- A couple more style updates to the stable overview page.
- Updated My Future Races page to show potential winnings!
- Updated the stable page to include time till next race, this should come in very handy.
- Fixed a bug with premium training times table (detailed mode) that was causing public works not to show up correctly under rare circumstances.
- Updated the horse growth meters, the backgrounds have been changed from red to grey to assist those with color blindness.
- Updated the wording on the maturity (previously age growth) updates.
- Adding the ability to enable a self selected ban from the sales ring (My Account).
- Removed the Facebook items, having to load the library was causing slow down in page load times.
- Updated the private offer function to check and see if the user already has an outstanding offer for a horse.
- Added a link to the card-a-race page from the future race list.
- Added penalty to horses for training / racing unfit to prevent them from running their best while unfit. This will begin in early October.
- Updated the bonus progress page.
- Removed the chat shortcut from the right hand menu and replaced it with a link to the bonus progress page. The chat is fully integrated into the trackside viewer now.
- Removed the unnecessary complexity of the graded and stakes divisions, we have combined the graded filter into the championship grouping.
- Fixed a bug that was causing the race details page to crash if the user was not logged in.
- Minimum fee for stud/mare is $1.00 - this is now being enforced when setting prices.
- Race Details page should now disable the enter horses button if the race is full.
- Users now have the option to hide some of the race details by default - found under the settings button on the right menu.
- Updated the transaction history page.
- Reached an agreement with the Jockeys Guild to reduce their takeout.
- Complete horse race history was having an error due to the new distance hover graphic, fixed.
- Races can now split if they are full.
- As of 9/1/2014 1:10pm Speed Ratings now compare across all age groups rather than like vs like, this will allow for a better feel across age groups.
- Overall Stable leaderboard wins were not calculating correctly, this has been fixed.
- August 2014
- Updated the auction page - the quick popups were causing some problems so you have to now click on the horse name for details.
- You can now set your country of origin (if you should choose) under my account. We hope to bring this into play later, but for now it's just for show.
- Added some grade 3 CPU horses that are 3yr olds for the upcoming season's free races.
- Fixed a potential issue with the horse matcher on the race entry page, system was only looking at 23 of a possible 25 preferences.
- Race results page now features the winning horse and shows payout information.
- Updated the About Us page to include a bit of our history and provide a better home for our contact information.
- Added track graphic to race details page.
- Added a tooltip for race distance on the race history tab (for those with poor eyesight or small monitors).
- Updated race entry page to also sort by horse name after looking at earnings, wins, and starts.
- Updated race details page to show time the race closes and a countdown timer.
- Added the ability to enter a promo code to the registration form.
- Adding paging to the equipment editor.
- Disabled autotraining for horses who change stables.
- Added some logic to ensure users are logged in before processing horse creation.
- Updated the footer and menu to provide a bit more space for future items.
- Re-enabled the shoutbox in the forums, this may serve as a more functional chat room for now.
- Hong Kong Frenzy carded, see the forums for details.
- Race comments now added.
- Updated race pp and race results charts to display these comments.
- Race details page now takes you to the race form for the track when you click on the track abbreviation.
- Finally tracked down and fixed a bug with the audio in the 3d viewer.
- July 2014
- Updated bulk training page, fixed a bug that was causing the distances to be listed multiple times.
- Updated race list to show earnings restrictions if they exist.
- Added races for the first half of season 2.
- Minor cosmetic changes to the raceviewer.
- Changed the matching surface icon from an orange T to an orange S.
- Fixed a bug that made the default poster of race comments the admin account.
- Recent Races page was not correctly using the distance images.
- Added Linfield Park and Southwell to the track list. These tracks will feaure races times more suitable for our European players.
- June 2014
- Added recent training records to the stable overview page. This will allow owners to see their horses most recent training records at a glance.
- Fixed a bug with horse leaderboard page when filtering by sex.
- Fixed a bug with Hall of Fame page and filtering by distance.
- Public works will now show the correct finishing stamina in history.
- Fixed a spelling error in training message.
- Viewer Update(V 2.02) - we have added a race progress indicator and have begun adding horse skins to the viewer!
- Updated track details page to list the upcoming races.
- Updated the Hollywood and Epsom futurity trials.
- Updated the daily race form page to include horse card on hover.
- Added the ability to resend verification emails for unverified accounts.
- Updated the tooltips on the race list to show furlongs or meters depending on setting.
- Updated stakes schedule which now includes the 3yr old races and the Ascot racing festival (Week 11).
- Updated race scheduler, next season will feature significantly less allowance races.
- Private offers will now send an email to the owner alerting them of the offer.
- Bulk training now shows furlongs or meters depending on your settings.
- Added some new images for the horse profiles.
- Updated the horse potentials page in the premium section.
- May 2014
- Fixed a bug with the stats calculations on the home page for weekly purse payouts.
- Updated the public workouts results, now includes equipment.
- Fixed a bug with championship series page filters.
- Fixed a bug with progress bar on stable profiles.
- Reduced June grade 1 championship entry fees to $15 (from $25).
- Upgraded Forums.
- Added a popup to display estimated payouts when hovering over estimated purse.
- Updated the search page.
- Stable leaderboard will no longer count races with $0 purses towards the win count. This will not impact other areas. The full win leaderboard will continue to count all races.
- Fixed a bug that was creating two transcation logs for race cancellations. Note that despite two log entries, players were NOT receiving double refunds.
- Added new classification of racing that offers added money payouts as bonus credits. This will allow us to expand our selection of guaranteed purses. This races will be denoted with (Bonus) in the race description.
- Fixed a bug with bulk training that was causing an error if a horse had never been trained previously.
- Fixed an issue with the sorting on the stable page. Sort order should be earnings, grade, wins, starts, horse name.
- Removed CPU horse from the progeny information & historical horse calculations.
- Posted race schedule for June.
- Updated FAQ.
- Fixed a bug with the race calendar that was causing an error when changing months.
- April 2014
- Bulk training and public training pages both have been updated to use the selected distance description type.
- Identified a bug that was causing tooltips to mess with links and postbacks from time to time.
- Did some reorginization of data and added more dynamic data to the stable page.
- Sales Ring sires have been added!
- Private horse sales were not enforcing the minimum price of $5, this has been fixed.
- Fixed a bug with changing the stable image.
- Added colors to the race filters, making things a bit more identifiable.
- Withdrawl page updated - everything should be functioning and we have added the ability to request payments via PayPal.
- Added a large number of races each day for class 3 horses with $0 entry.
- Updated the RaceViewer - we are working on finding a way to cache the loading process, but more positive strides.
- Logo in the forum now returns you to the site rather than to the forum homepage.
- Added 'show free' filter that will exclusively list races with $0 entry fees. This change also means that free races will not show up without checking that box.
- Updated the scratch function to simplify it behind the scenes.
- Horses will now automatically be scratched from all pending races before being sold privately.
- March 2014
- Race Schedule for the first two weeks has been further tweaked to include more maidens.
- Triple Crown Jackpot updated - $500 added
- Updated the Chat Room
- Stables can now create their own races. 'Card a race' can be found under the market.
- Added a seperate page that lists the historical horses that are / will be available for use within the game.
- Training Runs reduced from 4 to 3, but stamina gain from each traing has been increased.
- Range of horses that are generated have changed from the test site to this one; G3s will be faster and all classes will be much more tightly grouped. G1s will be grouped on the lower end of what you are used to from the test site, leaving lots of room for the game to mature.
- Official site is now open
- Equipment Editor page has been updated, now faster and includes trainer notes.
- Items removed from the main navigation have been relocated to the stable page menu.
- Stable page revamped with a new menu.
- Breeding page updated - now includes text search for a horse's name.
- Training runs are now correctly run at slightly less than 100% of the horses best efforts.
- Influence of over-racing and day-offs increased slightly