OK so now I have your attention I will start!
It’s a subject that has been discussed several times in the past but I thought it time to bring it back to the game. As more and more players join, the game evolves and more and more horses are being bred but there is only so many races that can be run in any one week.
A very heated discussion last year saw many views and suggestions put forward but none that would have been easy to implement or keep track of.
So with the Forum generally being a bit “quiet” to say the least, I have sat down with my trusty Map Britannica (oh the good old days when most of the world was pink), dusted down the abacus, sharpened all the crayons stuck in the back of the drawers and “rescued” a ruler from work and the results – lots of coloured lines criss-crossing the world all representing different journeys our beloved horses can take in the pursuit of glory, world domination and of course, money!
The map will follow but the map and figures I am working are look like this.
- Races take place in four major parts of our “PF” world –
- Horses based in the US (as based on their owning stables location) would pay the following shipping charges – to race in Europe they would pay $500, to race in Dubai $750 and to race in Australia, $1000. However once they have flown to the “continent” they will be able to race there in consecutive weeks without any further charges.
- Horses based in
- Horses based in Australia/New Zealand (as based on their owning stables location) would pay the following shipping charges – to race in Europe they would pay $1000, to race in Dubai $500 and to race in Australia, $750. However once they have flown to the “continent” they will be able to race there in consecutive weeks without any further charges.
So for example, Amanda of Bally Doyle who is based in
If you are a little lost here is a simple breakdown:
US to
US to
US to
Whilst at first glance you will say the figures don’t match on “round trips” it does make sense in its own way.
And remember – this is not definitive, set in stone or approved of in any way by our Racing Steward but is simply something that I feel should be looked at in more detail whilst the game is going through a little bit of a lull.
So hurry up and get those passports ready – be they equine, feline, canine or even human!
5 comments:
Ahhh....something new to read and ponder. Bless you Nancy!
In order to limit unrealistic globe-hopping by horses, we tossed around several ideas last season. There was never any agreement or conclusion reached.
The topic originally came up because horses were running in California one week, in Dubai the next, and Australia the week after that. A totally impossible schedule as I'm sure most of you would agree.
I like this concept, but am not sure that monetary "penalties" will stop stables from globe-hopping, if that is the goal. Once you have $20,000,000 in the bank, a $750 shipping fee isn't much of a deterrent.
I mentioned a system in that original thread related to geographic location of the last race and how soon a horse could run again depending on the new race location, but I can't remember the nuts and bolts of what I proposed.
Anyway, nicely thought out Nancy. Perhaps something like this can be instituted in the future.
I agree with Jim. I must be coming down with something...
As he said, monetary penalties ain't no thing for the big, established (rich) stables; I can't remember the last time I worried about entry or maintenance fees and I've never gotten withing cooee of $20,000,000. Conversely they're a big deal for newer, poorer stables since the $1,000 (eg) to get from the US to Australia might be the difference between newbie running horse in perfect race in Oz and winning and newbie running horse in unsuitable race in US and just wasting the entry fee.
The idea that Jim/Bill/whoever it was with the time penalties when moving between different geowhatsits (yeah, I can't quite remember the nuts and bolts either) was the right sort of idea except that it was a little extreme as far as the times went.
That was me above, btw.
Just did a little digging on the forum and gave something a bump.
Hey, if Anonymous agrees with me you know we must be on to something! :)
Thanks Chiknsmack. I was wondering how to find that post.
Money will never be an object in a game that is based almost entirely on Stakes races unless you make shipping a horse costs thousands.
Bonai can ship his horses around the world for fun if he wants - just to change the scenery.
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