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    The best virtual horse racing site on the internet digitaldowns.us has a new all time leader in wins for a trainer! As WHAT A DANDY crossed the wire in race 27 at Belmont, it was a milestone win for Rory of Ryan Express notching career win 4,071! The game’s leader in career earnings (Nearly 60K!) a few seasons ago, Rory returned this season with a renewed passion and commitment to his craft leading to his sparkling 30% win percentage!

    In a journey that would start nearly a decade ago in the fall of 2005 with a horse named Lil RMR a brilliant trainer was looking for his first win on digitaldowns.us. Lil RMR would finally score in his 11th career start over the CAL weeds defeating a group of 2K claimers for the first win of many in the legendary career of Ryan Express.

    An astute and intelligent conditioner, Rory pioneered the way virtual horses are managed and trained with the publishing of the Newbie Guides I, II, and III on the Help for New Members forum. These articles have withstood the test of time and remain a valuable resource and guide for new and veteran players alike. He often unlocked his charges vast abilities with his uncanny training and breeding operations, going on to capture 3 trainer titles in seasons 9, 10, and a Silky Sullivan like close in Season 11 according to veteran trainer Norm of Trunoble Lodge. “I remember the 11th Season well, when I was joint owner of Getting Lucky Lodge. With 2 days to go for the Title, we were 21 wins clear of Ryan Express and looked certain of winning GLL's second title but.... we won one race in those 2 days and Rory won 23 or 24 races to take the title.” With a lifetime win percentage at 24% Rory’s placement of horses and mastery of the jockey instructions have gone unparalleled for years.

    Interestingly, Rory’s mastery of horses end in the virtual arena of digitaldowns.us as veteran trainers that have had the good fortune to meet him in person at DD get-togethers say he’s a terrible handicapper, going so far to say they would get his selection for the next race and scratch the horse he liked a la Richard Dreyfuss in the movie “Let it Ride” However, all of the veteran trainers I’ve chatted with have attributed some level of their success to Rory’s tutelage and generous nature. “He’s a warm, funny, down to earth, and as brilliant off track as he is on it.” said Kelly of Fog City Racing. Brian from Cold Dog Soup Stables “When I first started at D/D in 2007, Rory was such a great source of information. My performance here may not add to his legacy, but it was not due to his lack of advice and tutelage becoming more of a do as I want not as he says. Rory is an icon at D/D plain and simple. Few, maybe one or two other players in the history of the game can even come close to his knowledge of the game, performance on the track and results in the breeding barn.”

    Congratulations to Rory on his achievement and place in digitaldowns.us history!
    Last edited by Atm Stables; 02-12-2015, 09:52 PM.



    May the horse be with you!
    Jason
    ATM Stables

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    Congrats Ryan What a Record
    The King Has Spoken

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    • #3
      the Babe Ruth of Digital Downs
      Admin.

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      • #4
        Congrats Rory, well deserved.

        Who knows? It might spur Nigel into getting GLL running again.

        Good write-up Jason.

        Norm
        "There's a fine line between winning and losing... it's called The Finish Line"

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        • #5
          Well played Rory...there is one thing i have always believed when it comes to you, and that is that " actions speak louder than words "....no heroics, no song and dance, and no theatrics.....just great skill and knowledge. You are an icon...

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          • #6
            Thanks to ATM for the article and to everyone for the kinds words. I've enjoyed the people here as much as the game (for the most part). I have enjoyed the recent changes to the game. I hope that those changes also bring back some old players and some new players that reinvigorate the spirit of the forums. It used to be a place for trash talking, strategy sessions, and good times. Then a vocal minority came in and changed that. I can name several players who left precisely because the social aspect was no longer pleasant. And it is impossible to know how many new players have been lost because every third post in the forums is a rant about big versus small stables or some other conspiracy theory. I hope the game is on the way back to the glory years. It's been fun to be a smaller stable for the past few seasons and to be disconnected from the drama. Though I don't claim to have any wisdom, I do wish we could follow a few simple principles in the forum. First, we all want to win. We don't want other people to win, and we don't need to pretend. Second, this is not a charity, and a for-profit game is going to favor people who spend money. Third, you can have an opinion. But if it is based on faulty logic, then your opinion is wrong. It is not a personal attack to show that your opinion is based on faulty logic. And fourth, ideas should be attacked, and not people. This third point goes both ways -- first, if someone attacks your IDEA then respond to the attack on your idea. It's not personal. And of course, only attack the idea in the first place. Nobody cares that you have been "clamoring for this for years" or other irrelevant narcissistic observations. What matters is the merit of the idea, and we get nowhere when so many threads turn personal. So in closing -- thanks for the nice words, and I don't wish anybody luck in competing against me. But I do hope we can all meet up again soon.
            Last edited by Ryan Express; 02-13-2015, 10:31 AM.

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            • #7
              Congrats Rory!

              Originally posted by Polaris Bloodstock
              Well played Rory...there is one thing i have always believed when it comes to you, and that is that " actions speak louder than words "....no heroics, no song and dance, and no theatrics.....just great skill and knowledge. You are an icon...

              Well said, Shane. Rory has mastered all facets of the game with keen insight and a lot of time and effort dedicated to his craft. A truly classy individual who is a DD legend.

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