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    As New as they Come

    Hello D/D Gurus, I just started my Stable here and just wanted to say Hello.
    I look forward to racing and chatting with everyone here.
    I do have a question though. I bred a couple horses to get my yearling and worked him out right away at 6f with 120. I was wondering what a good time may be for a yearlings first Workout?
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  • #2
    Hello Underworld

    Welcome to D/D hope you'll enjoy it

    Don't get disappointed if those freebies you have dont run well. they rarely do. Roughly at 6 furlong any thing 1:10:00 or so may win some low level races...the lower you get below that the better off your horses are. Im thinking the best 6 f time has been down around 109.2 or so but i may be mistaken. Hopefully they'll fall in between somewhere and you can sort of judge where you stand. Read all the help pages on the forum and paper etc if you havent lots of good info for ya. And dont hesistate to ask questions if you have any

    Brian
    "I feel stupid and contageous"-- Kurt Cobain: "Smells Like Teen Spirit.
    "In real life, you can smell the horse shit." -RR
    Feel the Manure!

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    • #3
      I take that back looks like Bad Boy ran a 1.08.86, but that horse is a freak of virtual nature.
      "I feel stupid and contageous"-- Kurt Cobain: "Smells Like Teen Spirit.
      "In real life, you can smell the horse shit." -RR
      Feel the Manure!

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      • #4
        Thanks for the info, My two free horses are okay! my colt won his maiden race and my filly is still trying!
        I decided to get 20000 credits and looked to breeding to establish my first yearling. His first workout produced a 109.89 6f while carring 120. after reading some posts I gather I will be able to work with hhim and hopefully win a few small races. But you never can tell. Also paying the 1000 for the vet treatment? Is it worth it?

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        • #5
          I feel it is. You can take one variable out of the equation immediately. The vet will tell you what to give the horse, so no need to trial and error any of the combinations. I believe in it, but I know some here don't think it makes a difference.
          Mike
          "Listen, here's the thing, if you can't spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker."

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          • #6
            Welcome to the game. Don't hesitate to write your questions here or PM a veteran.

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            • #7
              Good information

              Thanks for that good and interesting info. I was posting a lot at first, and wondered if there are not too many new people coming here...so thought I'd be quiet for a bit.

              Somewhere I did ask about good times for all the distances, but can't find that post, or, obviously, any replies. Can anyone give me suggested good times for all the distances? I am thinking: 2F: 23 and below
              6F: 1:09:5 7F: 1:22 1 1/8F: 1:50:19

              I put some money in my account via PayPal...but it's been a few days...does it take several days to show up?

              And...I am going to work my 2 created horses on turf next time...but re your comment on the vet...would this be helpful?

              Thanks again!
              vicky

              \\Daffidil//
              Blooming in the bottom left hand corner of Canada

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              • #8
                Daffidil:

                As far as paypal goes, when I add money to my Digital Downs account it is done immediately from my bank account through Paypal.

                I would send a P.M. to Admin. asking about the transaction time.

                As far as going to the vet, or not, you might get different answers from different stables on this point. I always vet my horses, just saves me some time finding what meds the horse can use. Other players will tell you that paying the vet fee is not a good idea until you have ttained your horses to see if they will be competitive or not.

                As far as training times, I check the workout times on a daily basis to see what other horses, especially the yearlings, are doing, you can guage the quality of your horses based on those times.

                Burky
                STAR OF THE DESERT STABLE
                LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA
                HANDICAPPING DUD

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                • #9
                  Daffidil / Underworld,

                  If you decide not to visit the vet, just select vitamins for medication as I haven't seen a horse who is negative with vitamins (only neutral or positive). Personally, I prefer to visit the vet as there are enough variables with this game without having to worry about medication. Another route you could go is to give the horse one work before visiting the vet (say if the horse runs a sub 59 at 5F or a sub 1:10 at 6F).

                  As far as workouts, I would say a nice horse (one you would want to see hit the track and should win some races although I wouldn't promise they would be outstanding) would run at least 58.7 at 5F / 1:09.80 at 6F / 1:23.2 at 7F and around 1:51.20 at 1 1/8M. The better ones run down in the 58.3 or 1:09.2 ranges or better. As Burky mentioned, you can always review the daily workouts to see how your yearlings matchup. Personally, I try to download the works daily to and keep track of some of the quicker ones.

                  Hope this helps guys,
                  Welcome and good luck,

                  Jamie
                  Jamie

                  Raleigh North Carolina

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