Entry deadline

And therein lies the dilemma Josh.  Do we as a collective group want this horse racing game to be realistic, or do we want it to be simplistic?

There are elements of realism that I certainly can do without.  Incessant training, and trying to figure out the best combination of equipment were two items that drove me away in my brief attempt at Sim Racing.

On the other hand, adhering to a realistic time schedule is something that will take little effort.  Hopefully, if and when this is instituted, it will automatically calculate which races you can possibly attend and display them in the entry drop-down.  Races you can't make will not appear.  How easy is that?

If your definition of "keeping it simple" is not even bothering to keep a basic schedule of your horses future races in mind, then I suppose travel-time and entry drop-down restrictions may cause an occasional problem.

I think most stables, yourself included Josh, have at least a rudimentary racing schedule in mind.  So I can't see how travel-time restrictions will cause people to have to delve any deeper into the schedule than they currently do.

What you will see though, is the absence of the top horses in every single big-money race every single week, and that my friend, will be very refreshing indeed (in my opinion).

Good points Jim, with that in mind yes it sounds ok but I still feel that the current system is very good.

And as a matter of fact I've only had one goal (say schedule) for a horse of mine this season and don't have any others I can think of :)

I must stick with the Aussie boys on this. I see it as counter-productive discussing a possible change that will make little difference to how we are currently entering our horses. Why bring it in place anyway if it's not going to make a difference. I can think of other more important enhancements/improvements than this region/shipping fee business. I am all for change but this one is ridiculous and a time-waster but then again its not my game.

Its not that difficult, how about if you want to race a horse in a different continent than the one it is in at the moment (where it last raced), then the horse must have a minimum of 28 days between its last race and the race that is in a different continent.

That way it would not mean missing out on the Aussie sprint series or the American or Canadian triple crown, it would just stop incessant globe hopping, you know Australia to North America to Europe to Japan, all within a month.

I agree that simplicity has it's place Fin.  So does realism.  Why can't we have both? 

Jim, if you want, you can have my race schedule. Already have a NA column on mine.

It's a done deal Steven, we wasted our energy even discussing about it. It's funny how this thread started with the suggestion of having a random entry deadline and have predominantly become a discussion about a futile issue.

oh well if thats the case finlay then the day its implemented is the day i hang up the reins and become just a breeder. i have enough stalls to do just that. so i wonder if its gunna happen is there going to be more TC'S in the australian and europe regions seen as there are only 1 apiece there but there are more then 5 in the north america's? i just cant believe its come to this so i guess it will make it pretty much impossible too win the 3yr old TC now. unlees your from the US. . i can remember not long ago us having a discussion about the need of more race's because of more stables playing and the amount of horses being bred and it was said that more couldnt be added cause of time limits  wont making it regions make it longer to run races? or is it just that more race's added but spilt into different divisions. so the mob has spoken and finally got what they wanted. I WILL NOT BE A PART OF THAT once implented i will like i said be a breeder only. so what i want 2 know if i want 2 race in the region say 11 were does my horse stay? do i need to buy more stables in said region if im 2 race there? if this is going 2 be added i think that should be implemented as well u cant race in a region if you dont own stalls there thats more realistic isnt it?

Originally posted by FDL Lodge It's a done deal Steven, we wasted our energy even discussing about it. It's funny how this thread started with the suggestion of having a random entry deadline and have predominantly become a discussion about a futile issue.