I like it

[Thunder Downunder]

I'll be the first cab off the rank.

I think the "Jockey Intelligence" addition is superb. Viewing the first day's racing with this feature was great. Much much more realistic.

Kudos to Carl and his team.

BIG ED SAYS now thats what i'm talkin bout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BIG ED SAYS i got your back covered BIG NORM!!!!!!!!!!
BIG ED loves everyone at DD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cannorth Stables]

As Thunder said,

Kudos to Carl and his team.

Thank You !!

[Getting Lucky Lodge]

I watched a few of the races my horses were in, and i agree the decisions of the riders were genrally pretty good, they gave the horses every chance.

Then i decided to watch hunting with blanks, and see what pissed Russ off so much.

Here is one example of ridiculous decision making. The horse began well and was going to settle 3rd but 3 deep, the jockey has then dragged it back through the field to be 2nd last one off the fence. However he didn't stay there, he got onto the heels of the horse in front and popped out 3 wide back at the tail. He has stayed there until the straight before making ground in the last furlong.

If that was real life racing both the jockey and trainer would be in the stewards room explaining what the hell they were doing out there.

The horse was the biggest certainty beaten i have ever seen, and i would have been pretty pissed off to if he was mine.

[Thunder Downunder]

...and as a trainer you would...?

Sack The Jockey!!!

It wasn't just that race, it was also obvious in others as well, Krutz just isn't that smart when it comes down to making crucial decisions. He is great when on the fence on an on-pace horse but look at his latest efforts on the closers. If he is caught wide, he yanks them back, costing them too many lengths to make up in the stretch.

I learned this with KristheQueen a loooooong time ago. He cost us a good race, so I sacked him and changed to Hawley who keeps KtQ always within striking range of the leaders.

You said "I watched a few of the races my horses were in..." If you have time, watch all the races and as many future races as you can and you will see a trend with the jockeys and make jockey selections based on that trend. I can't see the sense in getting pissed at the game, Carl and his team have made a great effort to get the game as realistic as possible. They are limited however, "trainer intelligence" is something we have to work on ourselves.

I sent a PM to Russ explaining the above.

The new feature is good and we will soon see that there are smart jockeys and not-so-smart ones. My thinking is that Krutz falls into the latter category. As trainers, it is up to us now to work out who those smart ones are. I have a short list of 5 already.

[Phyl Farm Inc.]

I agree with Norm. Some of the jocks are very good. Some are so-so and some still need some smarts. It's only been one day so let's give it some more time.

[Getting Lucky Lodge]

I think you two twins are missing the point...

I am not bagging the new addition of jockey intelligence, i looked at hunting with blanks to see what would have made Russ want to give the game away.

I just pointed out how the horse was ridden badly.

I am not getting pissed at the game, just pointing out how Russ may have ended up feeling what he did.

Fair Dinkum!!

[Thunder Downunder]

I may have missed the point but I think you missed the post. This is the "I love Carl" thread... your reply should be in "The End"

[Be Nimble Racing]

Wow What An Improvement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wtg Carl

[Dollar-in-mind Partnership]

thought i was seeing things yesterday but it looks good so far
i would let it settle down for a few days to spot the differences
better or worse...

on the whole i welcome virtually every improvement
i maybe in the minority but this site rocks!... these days

Paul

[Getting Lucky Lodge]

Krutz is now officially sacked from all my horses...

Asif his ride on hunting with blanks wasn't bad enough, but his ride on Tim Tam today was bloody disgraceful.

I am calling on DD stewards tp suspend him from riding until further notice, and conduct an inquiry into what is going on with him!

Oh yeah... i'm quiting the game too!

[Thunder Downunder]

It is still early days with this new feature. I am looking forward to how the recent winners will fare at their next starts.

A few of the hot winners this season have shown topsy-turvy form in the last couple of days. Tomorrow's races will be very interesting when the high flyers race.

I had KristheQueen perfectly set-up leading up to the SSS Final and after her last run in a cheap Starter Allowance(2 seconds slower than her usual), I simply don't have a clue how to set her now.

We are all in the same boat. We have all been dealt a new hand, just have to change stategies.