Every player joining the virtual horse racing community on Digiturf.com faces the same trials and tribulations as the next player who follow in their footsteps. Every player has to overcome the same obstacles to rise to the top of their game, but just as cream rises to the top so do the best new players. The best new player of the year deserves to be recognized for their commitment and dedication towards the highest ideals of virtual horse racing on Digiturf.com. Not only because they were the best trainer of the year, but because they remain and inspiration to present and future trainers. In a world short of heroes, these players have become and will remain heroes for all time in the world o virtual horse racing. We salute and commend every single one of them, and are privileged to award Digiturf.com’s highest honor:
The Equine Award for Most Accomplished New Stable of the Year.
The top most accomplished new stables for each year have been listed chronologically, with the winner’s stable name in bold. They all deserve a round of applause from the community and we encourage you to congratulate them personally too!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Digiturf announces their Equine Award for Most Accomplished New Stables from 2001 to 2009- what a treat!
Santa is coming to early this year and he's packing something special for everyone who enjoys racing reindeer!
1. The promotion is open to all registered Digiturf.com members aged 18 or over only. 
2. The promotion is open between December 16, 2010 and December 25, 2010 only.
3. The promotion applies to Rudolph's, Dasher's, Dancer's, Prancer's, Vixen's, Comet's, Cupid's, Donder's, Blitzen's, and Santa's races only. Entries into races other than the specified races do not qualify for the promotion.
4. Only the first instance of each of the specified races will be sponsored. Total sponsorship for the specified races amounts to US$2,000.00 in bonus credits.
5. Each time a horse is raced in any of the specified races, members will automatically receive one entry into the draw to win a US$500.00 Bonus Gift, i.e. US$500.00 in bonus credits. Members may race and get automatic entries into the draw as many times as desired, i.e. entry is unlimited.
6. Rejected race entries do not qualify as entries into the draw.
7. The winning member of the US$500.00 Bonus Gift will be drawn and announced on Digiturf.com via news article on January 3, 2011.
8. The US$500.00 in bonus credits will be paid into the winning member's Digiturf.com account on January 3, 2011.
9. Bonus credits can be spent on new horse purchases from the sales ring, performance-enhancing equipment, stabling fees, and supplementary fees. Only cash can be used for claims, auctions, and race entries.
10. No correspondence will be entered into.
11. Monetary amounts specified in the promotion are subject to currency fluctuations.
12. Digiturf.com reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions of this promotion if deemed necessary.
Race And Win A US$500.00 Bonus Gift!
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| When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, "To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall! Click on the tags to race Santa's Reindeer! |
Monday, December 6, 2010
The first Fantasy Digiturf Stable Competition gathered a mammoth 43 entrants for its first month. Not bad for its first run. Mckinleys was equally impressed!
Exceeding all expectations, the first Fantasy Digiturf Stable Competition gathered a mammoth 43 entrants for its first month. Amongst those 43 entrants were some iconic figures in the digi world community, including Chrisman and Mudflaps, who when it comes to top end G1 racing know one knows it better than these guys. Because of this I was expecting big things from these two, and though Mud has started the competition reasonably well, our messiah Chris has fallen way short so far, and is currently struggling down in 42nd position (something to work on next season Chris lol). It’s interesting to see the familiar tipping competition maestros Evil, UTE and Black Lotus all performing well and looking like the three to beat. I’m sure people have realised now that there is a lot more strategy involved than probably first anticipated. It’s not about choosing the best horses at the top of the standings; it’s about choosing the horses with the qualifying races during the period the competition runs to gain the points for victory. Many horses are sitting there with no points so far in the competition, and even though they have a great chance at scoring points in the championship races, they will only really be catching up with the horses that have raced in the recent qualifiers. The stand out horses of the competition so far have been Chromium in the fillies juvenile classic standings, and Zarzuela in the fillies juvenile sprint standings, amassing 22 and 21 points respectively. I will be updating the standings after each series has been ran so as to let everyone know how they are getting on and hopefully bring a little bit of extra excitement, especially to those who don’t have runners themselves. One last thing guys. As it seems like the first time in a long long time that I am not pregnant for a Championship series (well I don’t think I am anyway) I am planning on having a couple of Shandy's and logging on to traxide to enjoy the big occasion with a bunch of happy souls. I encourage everyone to meet on traxide for the big races and get the place rocking again. The champ series is the highlight of the season on Digi and has been built up for the past four months, and it is the perfect time to let your hair down and have a bit of fun with each other. You never know Leo might even turn up with the pole dancers for all you guys and if Crow brings his pipes it will be a merry time for all rofl. Good luck with both the Fantasy Digiturf Stable Competition
and races to those with horses entered. I’m getting excited already.
Member Submission: Mckinleys
The future of horse racing is online at Digiturf.com
horses, racing, championships, sponsorships, entertainment
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Enter Digiturf.com’s Weekly Tipping Competition- it's free to enter and you could win $100 just for tipping your favorite horses!
Digiturf.com’s Weekly Tipping CompetitionDigiturf.com’s Weekly Tipping Competition runs every Saturday to Wednesday and is open to all members of the virtual horseracing community. All you have to do is register for each week’s competition under the designated thread and start earning points by predicting which horse will win each of the designated races- and you even score points of your favorite horse only places in the race. The trainer with the most points at the end of the week is the winner! Tipping Your Winners Five races will be selected from the daily race program from 0:00 – 4:00 GMT. Simply tip one horse to win each race to earn points according to its final position. Points are updated daily under the designated Tipping Competition thread for the week. The three tipsters with the most points for the week will be confirmed under the designated thread. Point distribution
1st = 5 points
2nd = 3 points
3rd = 1 point
Your Tipping Prizes All prizes are paid out monthly in bonus credits when the monthly winner is announced. Weekly Winners
1 Monthly prize: $100 BC (overall best tipster)
1 Weekly prize: $15 BC (best tipster of the week)
Your Tipping Rules Registration is compulsory at the start of every Weekly Tipping Competition.
The first day of the competition will always start on Saturday each week.
Designated races will posted on Friday night between 0:00 GMT - 3:00 GMT (unless otherwise stated).
Unsuspended forum access is a pre-requisite for participating in the Weekly Tipping Competition.
No external correspondence will be entered into via 3rd parties or Inbox.
New Format When submitting your picks please follow this format exactly as shown.
Do not put race numbers or anything else as the Tipping Program is setup to take this input exactly as shown. Incorrect submissions will be disqualified. Example:
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Example if you missed the first race: X
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5 Please address further questions under the designated weekly thread for my attention- I will be very happy to help you tipping your winners. Good luck everyone!
Digiturf.com’s Weekly Tipping Competition is kindly managed by Enzo Racing.
Get into the Christmas spirit by entering Santa's MaG1cal Maidens today! You get to race all your 2YO horses and get 50% of your nomination / entry fees refunded!
Terms And Conditions 1. The promotion is open to all registered Digiturf.com members aged 18 or over.
2. The promotion is open between December 1, 2010 and December 5, 2010 only.
3. The promotion only applies to the races specifically named Santa's MaG1cal Maidens. No other races qualify for the promotion.
4. The promotion only applies to 2 year old colts and fillies raced in any of Santa's MaG1cal Maidens.
5. Members will get 50% of the race entry fee back in bonus credits each time 2 year old horses race in any of Santa's MaG1cal Maidens.
6. Santa's MaG1cal Maiden races are Juvenile Grade 1 and Grade 1 Low Stakes races only.
7. The number of Santa's MaG1cal Maidens races which members' 2 year old horses may run in to qualify for the promotion is unlimited. Current racing rules do however apply, i.e. a horse may race in only 1 stakes race per day.
8. The number of 2 year old horses that may be raced in Santa's MaG1cal Maidens to qualify for the promotion is unlimited. Current racing rules do however apply, i.e. a maximum of 4 unique horses per stable may be entered per race instance.
9. The number of times each horse may race to qualify for promotion is unlimited, i.e. the same horse may run in more than 1 of Santa's MaG1cal Maidens races and still get the benefit of the promotion for each race run.
10. All aged yearlings and new 2 year old horses bought from the sales ring, including those horses received for free as a result of taking advantage of the permanent sales ring promotion, will be eligible for this promotion, provided that the horses race in any of Santa's MaG1cal Maiden races during the promotional period.
11. Rejected race entries and/or entries into races other than those specifically named Santa's MaG1cal Maidens do not qualify for the promotion.
12. 2 year old horses entered and inactivated prior to racing will not count towards the promotion. If a 2 year old horse is inactivated after racing in any of Santa's MaG1cal Maiden races, it will still count towards the promotion.
13. Members may get an unlimited bonus credit payout for participation in the promotion.
14. Bonus credits will be paid into members' Digiturf.com accounts on December 8, 2010.
15. Bonus credits can be spent on horses, supplementary fees, stabling fees, silks and equipment but not on race entries, claimers or auctions.
16. No correspondence will be entered into.
17. Digiturf.com reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions of this promotion if deemed necessary.
Starting Points
- Buy 2 Year Old Horses at Digiturf.com
- Enter your horses into Santa's MaG1cal Maiden Races at Digiturf.com
- Read through Digiturf.com's Quick Start Guide
- Go to Digiturf.com's Home Page
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Train your horses to win their races- not for feeding stray cats!
Mr. Whiskers can find his own food tomorrow because here's the truth about training horses!
| TRAINING101: The Essential Training Guide. |
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| Training is the foundation of a successful racing career. It is equally important for increasing fitness while identifying your horse’s racing preferences. Poorly trained horses lose races, waste money and make a complete mockery of competitive racing. TRAINING101 is the most comprehensive guide to training, managing and racing your horses. It assumes you are already familiar with the How To Play guide and HELP; and moves forward with the fastest, most efficient training strategies ever for both newbie trainers and veterans alike. If you’ve only bought one horse, or 101 horses, we suggest you master the fine art of training, because the sooner you finish your homework the quicker you can watch the races! 1: Train Smarter- Not Harder! Your quickest training session ever averages 12 runs within minutes! Step 1: Train once over 1400, 2200 & 2850 (same track & going). Result: Preference for sprint, classic or stayer distances established. NB: These lengths are not indicative of racing potential or track preference as performance may improve over different conditions but you may have an idea of preferred distances for your first nomination. Step 2: Apply & assess impact of tack on raceable horses. Alumites: Train 3X over preferred distances (same going). Gelding: Train <90% fitness over different track surface. Result: Horses trained to 90% fitness over general distances and assorted tracks. ACTION: Nominate into a Maiden race based upon preferences. The following training cycle (50 -90%) can be completed over preferred tracks with varying goings to fine-tune preferences. Alternate runs with & without blinkers to ascertain if your horses like blinkers; eg. 1 x preferred track without blinkers. Repeat with blinkers. Repeat over another track. Step 3: Create a new stable category for under-achievers. Set training variables for tracks, distances & goings to ALL >> Run Barrier Races. Using the BACK button, continue running barrier races until training session is over. The system automatically trains over all tracks, distances & goings. Result: Quicker fitness flips allows more time to manage better horses. Step 4: Apply Auto-Trainer [Ta] over ALL variables <95%. Continue training until first stabling fee. Remember to flip over 100%. Auto-Trainer completes 90+ training variables. Effortless! Result: Barrier victims exposed for bulk retirement. ACTION: Horses with racing potential: Tack > Nominate > Keep! 2: Forget Failures. Remember Results. Analyze over 90 training results within a minute! Click: BARRIER RACE HISTORY [B] >> EXPORT HISTORY. Copy into an Excel document. Sort lengths in descending order. The highest lengths in relation to fitness confirm preferences. Sort track, distance & going alphabetically. Ensure you’ve covered all training variables. Result: Racing strategy determined by horse’s preferences. QuickTIP: Abbreviate preferences for future reference. Eg: 14/18 D < X (1400 to 1800M dirt tracks < X lengths) Action: Save preferences to the following pages for quick reference, future races and easier stable management:- Step 1: Horse Details Page. You’ll like what you see whenever you mouse over your horse’s name.Step 2: Horse preferences [Hp]. Your nominations just got faster & smarter. [Hp] determines programming so your horse gets the race it wants. Step 3: Auto-Nomination [Na]. The ultimate stable management tool when you don’t have time to nominate your horses. Your horse’s preferences, your decision, [Na]’s responsibility! 3: Exploit the Auto-Trainer to your advantage. After establishing preferences, training becomes a fitness-boosting routine. We suggest activating the Auto-Trainer [Ta] to have your horses racing fit whenever you open your stable door. Less time spent training means more time for racing! Get twice the results in half the time. Set the Default settings to ALL (regardless of preferences) Each training session will be run over different tracks which fine-tunes preferences down to the exact going. Result: Over time you’ll have the most comprehensive training history; useful for identifying further preferences. Periodically analyze results for a better understanding of your horse’s abilities & preferences. Repeat as required, especially after age changes, when form drops or when evaluating new horses purchased through claimers & auctions. Essential Reading: For detailed information it is important that all trainers also read the Racing Explained guides, HELP, FAQs and the Glossary.
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Who would you choose to play you in a movie about your stable? 53% of trainers chose Adam Sandler!
Who would you choose to play you in a movie about your stable?
| 20% | Tom Cruise |
| 0% | Tina Fey |
| 53% | Adam Sandler |
| 7% | John Wayne |
| 0% | Eric Clapton |
| 7% | Margaret Rutherford |
| 13% | Woody Harrelson |
| 0% | Clint Eastwood |
| 0% | Wes Studi |
| 0% | Meryl Streep |
When Hollywood produced a movie about Secretariat winning the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing everyone started questioning when Annie’s Dangerous victory would also make it onto the big screen. The world premiere of Secretariat, the 1973 Triple Crown winner and the woman behind his success garnered mixed reviews but only because everyone is already anticipating the release of “Samster: The Movie!” Secretariat features a remarkable cast that includes Diane Lane, John Malkovich and Dylan Walsh and several horses. The luminous Diane Lane delivers a remarkable performance as housewife and mother, Penny Chenery (Diane Lane), who agrees to take over her ailing father's stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. (I know you know where I’m going with this!). Anyhow, Penny manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
The press junket use the word ‘remarkable’ a lot but what I find truly remarkable is the remarkable resemblance between the other Triple Crown Winner, Annies’ Dangerous. Now that’s a story that deserves to be told. Samster: The Movie!; featuring the remarkable Samster, a housewife and mother, Samster (Samster) agrees to take over her husband's stable, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Anyhow, Samster manages to navigate the male-dominated business of virtual horse racing on Digiturf.com, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
Samster agreed to an interview shortly after winning her 9,000th race on Digiturf.com. Clearly, she’s reluctant of any media attention but she remains both gracious and cordial. She wears an elegant striped silk blouse in emerald green and a peculiar shade of caterpillar yellow, which she’s paired with a simple string of pearls which she fidgets with whenever she’s considering her answers. The Queen of Digiturf measures the weight of every word because if anything she says is going to be misconstrued it’s going to be in the forums. Samster says, “Reaching 9,000 wins… Although it's a nice landmark, my husband and I would rather think of 10,000 as a truer more meaningful achievement, it has a nicer ring to it.” “The most challenging obstacle for reaching 9,000 wins was to continue to maintain your stable, my husband and I consider Samster Stables to be strictly a blue collar operation that must continue to chug along, through thick and thin without investing new money, and the only way to achieve this goal is to never go stagnant even if it means just claiming an occasional horse or two.” “The advice I would give the continuous stream of new Digiturfers is to learn all aspects of the game before investing big money and then they must decide what you want to achieve personally playing this challenging game. There are endless possibilities with grade 1, grade 2 and grade 3 horses and players no matter how big or small their budget is must find their own niche and goals, not everyone needs to be in the top fifty to have fun playing.” “I know many players with grade 2 stables having the time of their life and enjoying the game on a tight budget although I personally choose to play the grade 1 part of the game exclusively because as the infamous bank robber Willy Sutton quoted in the fifty's "that's where the money is!"” “As far as how to celebrate achievements such as 9,000 wins etc I would have to leave that to Digiturf’s hierarchy to make those decisions but long term achievements are going to be quite rare due to the time and dedication needed. The game has many peaks and valleys and many players never make it past the first valley...”
A discreetly dressed maid enters the room and quietly informs Samster that an uninvited guest, identifying herself only as Ms. Fitzgerald has arrived. Samster rises to attention, smoothing out any creases in her silks before reaching behind her chaise longue to extract the biggest AK47 one has ever seen. She cocks it with a smile as she excuses herself, explaining she has some business to attend to. Without saying a word, the interview is over. I’m left wondering how Samster will approach her 10,000th win when I realize the maid was instructed to watch that I don’t touch any of the silverware. It’s time to leave. There’s a provisional copy of the script titled: ”Samster:The Movie!”. Negotiations have stalled unless Disney can get Tina Fey to portray Samster’s dramatic triumph in the world of virtual horse racing. Adam Sandler has been chosen to play her husband. 
Annie's Dangerous Goes Triple The Distance To Crown Samster Queen!
Submitted by: Digi@Hollywood
The Queen of Digiturf's ESPN review is something to tweet about!
The Queen of Digiturf saddles up for her 9,000th on Digiturf.com Today
The Queen of virtual horse racing has made history so many times that even historians anticipate her future races; and she is on the threshold of making history again as she is expected to win her 9,000th race on Digiturf.com this week.
Samster has enjoyed unparalleled success on Digiturf.com, she has participated in 50,800 virtual races, won over $615,000.00 (US) and she has collected over 22 championship trophies; but her biggest accomplishment to date was winning the Virtual Triple Crown of Virtual Horse Racing. The Samster stable is held in the highest regard not only for its stature in the virtual horse racing community but also for the dignity in which it conducts itself.
Samster's stable was not an immediate success when she joined the virtual horse racing community in February 2003 through ESPN; her stable was an unassuming one that seemed to produce more donkeys than thoroughbreds - but Samster said she would rather get mad than quit so she studied every aspect of the game. One of her best decisions was to concentrate on racing fillies rather than colts; Samster started racing fillies with such success that she was lauded as the First Lady of virtual horse racing.
Anyone can be successful in virtual horse racing if they apply themselves because ultimately even at its most simplest level it is really a game of skill. You can even make a lot of money on Digiturf.com because in addition to the stakes that can be won, Digiturf.com adds over $900,000.00 (US) in sponsorships to the annual race program. No previous horse racing experience is necessary because the site offers a comprehensive help section and personalized support that will take you from rookie to champion in the time it takes to saddle your horses. Samster has credited the help section with being one of her first steps to victory -- but she is also a big fan of the sponsored Grade 1 races.
The only Triple Crown Winner in the history of Digiturf.com earned over US$18,700.
Horse racing enthusiasts are initially attracted to the sponsorships -- and obviously winning money is big on Digiturf.com, but there is an unspoken rule between players that you need to win a Championship Series title to establish yourself as a master of the game. The Championship Series on Digiturf.com is huge: three days of non-stop virtual racing over eighteen tracks with countless consolation races - and it is worth over worth over $100,000.00 (US). It is extremely competitive to say the least, and it is not for the faint hearted.
Samster approaches a challenge like a predator stalks its prey: methodically. But there was one obstacle between her and her first championship trophy: her best filly, Annie's Dangerous, had previously displayed incredible potential in her Qualifiers as a juvenile but nothing that translated well in the Championship Series Finals - but Samster persisted with Annie's Dangerous. She was able to qualify for all the Triple Crown Championship races.
The Triple Crown Championships are the ultimate races for any horse owner. Winning one Triple Crown Championship is an accomplishment within its own right, but winning all three championships over consecutive days is virtually impossible, even in virtual racing. A Triple Crown victory almost implies that you descended from royalty, and possibly even the gods, because winning a Triple Crown is about as easy as trying to bottle lightning.
On November 27, 2003, Annie's Dangerous won her first championship title in the Triple Crown Sprint Championship. The following day she won the Triple Crown Classic Championship. Unbelievably, on the third day Annie's Dangerous won the Triple Crown Stayers Championship to rapturous applause as she became the first winner of the Virtual Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. It was a phenomenal accomplishment that has never been repeated; neither online at Digiturf.com nor in in real-life horse racing when Nijinsky won the Triple Crown in 1970.
Virtual horse racing fever captured the world's imagination. Even Bill Finley from NY Times expressed his disbelief that a virtual horse could earn US$6,000.00 when he interviewed Samster on Sirius XM Radio. Ever gracious, the Queen of virtual horse racing corrected Bill, confirming that while Annie's Dangerous had won $6,000.00 (US) in Digiturf.com's Triple Crown Championships -- her filly had actually won close to $20,000.00 (US) before she was retired from active racing. Samster even convinced the esteemed Bill Finley to try his hand at virtual horse racing. Ironically, despite her incredible achievements on Digiturf.com, Samster admits she still loves winning the small races as much as she does the big ones.
Samster is expected to win her 9,000th race on Digiturf.com within the next 24 hours- now that is something to get excited about.
Samster's Racing Statistics February 2003 -- Current
| Runs | Places | % | Wins | % | Earnings (US) | |
| TOTAL | 50814 | 25750 | (51%) | 8979 | (18%) | $615,430.15 |
| Championship | 182 | 39 | (21%) | 20 | (11%) | $36,725.00 |
| Qualifiers | 959 | 424 | (44%) | 156 | (16%) | $45,530.18 |
| Graded | 35592 | 17964 | (50%) | 6090 | (17%) | $473,548.28 |
| Claimers | 12737 | 6544 | (51%) | 2458 | (19%) | $54,340.46 |
| Rated | 1344 | 779 | (58%) | 255 | (19%) | $5,286.23 |
Samster's Championship Series Wall of Fame
| Season | Horse | Championship |
| Nov-03 | Annie's Dangerous | 3Y/R Old Triple Crown Classic Championship-Fillies |
| Nov-03 | Annie's Dangerous | 3Y/R Old Triple Crown Sprint Championship-Fillies |
| Nov-03 | Annie's Dangerous | 3Y/R Old Triple Crown Stayers Championship-Fillies |
| Mar-05 | Annie's Enforcer | 3Y/R Old Triple Crown Stayers Championship-Fillies |
| Mar-06 | Annie's GosHaw | 3Y/R Old Triple Crown Stayers Championship-Fillies |
| Mar-06 | Annie's GosHawk | Arlington Gold Cup 4-7Y/R-Fillies |
| Jul-05 | Mother Of Outlaws | Arlington Gold Cup 4-7Y/R-Fillies |
| Jul-06 | Annie's Enforcer | Arlington Gold Cup 4-7Y/R-Fillies |
| Nov-05 | Mother Of Outlaws | Arlington Gold Cup 4-7Y/R-Fillies |
| Mar-06 | Annie's Contender | Arlington Gold Cup 4-7Y/R-Fillies |
| Nov-04 | Annie's Enforcer | Juvenile Classic Championship-Fillies |
| Jul-05 | Silver Moe | Juvenile Classic Championship-Colts |
| Nov-06 | Annie`s Vigilante | Juvenile Classic Championship-Fillies |
| Nov-09 | Annie's Nemesis | Juvenile Classic Championship-Fillies |
| Mar-05 | Yomahawk | Juvenile Classic Championship-Fillies |
| Mar-06 | Annie's Predator | Juvenile Classic Championship-Fillies |
| Jul-05 | Annie's Enforcer | Kentucky Classic Championship-4-7Y/R-Fillies |
| Nov-05 | Annie's Enforcer | Kentucky Classic Championship-4-7Y/R-Fillies |
| Mar-06 | Annie's Enforcer | Kentucky Classic Championship-4-7Y/R-Fillies |
| Jul-06 | Annie's V Raptor | Saratoga Sprint Championship-4-7Y/R-Fillies |
| Nov-07 | Annie`s Amazon | Saratoga Sprint Championship-4-7Y/R-Fillie |
By: Edward Bell
The future of horse racing is online at Digiturf.com
horses, racing, championships, sponsorships, entertainment
Now that's something to tweet about!