A B I L I T Y
Your horse is created with a unique racing pedigree which determines its abilities and preferences. This ability may improve with age.
There are numerous variables that affect your horse's racing performance; however, through training your horse you will identify where your horse’s abilities lie. For example, does your horse prefer dirt / turf? Is it a sprinter, classic or stayer? Do blinkers or alumites enhance its racing performance etc?
A D D E D M O N E Y
Additional sponsorship by DigiTurf.com to increase the stakes for a race.
A D M I N I S T R A T I V E C H A R G E
Digiturf.com has no vested interest in the outcome of any of its races. Digiturf.com's has no vested interest in the outcome of races much like a real-world racecourse operator. Digiturf.com's members compete against each other, and Digiturf.com merely acts as a facilitator, or service provider, for that competition. There is an administrative charge, or service fee, for every stakes race which further guarantees that you are competing against other members, and not against Digiturf.com. This fee will never exceed 15% of the total nomination fees received for that stakes race, and this is one more guarantee to you that all Digiturf.com races are fair.
A G E
All horses celebrate their birthdays on the 1st of April, August & December. Each racing season lasts 4 calendar months; therefore your horse ages 3 years in a calendar year.
All horses are automatically retired from racing when they turn 8.
A L L O W A N C E S
The converse of penalties allows weaker horses to carry less weight than stronger rivals. Allowances and penalties can be combined in a race.
Eg: A horse with more wins in a final field would be penalized with the heaviest weight. However, allowances can be made for poor form so the final weight reflects a horse’s overall form.
A L U M I T E S
Aluminium shoes available from the tack shop are lighter than the generic, steel-based shoes included with your stabling fee. Alumites will improve racing performance.
B A R R I E R R A C E
Barrier Runs are training sessions to ascertain your horse’s preference for specific tracks, distances & goings. The results are compared as lengths against the Barrier horse; which in turn reflects the overall average of other horse’s results against which trainers can measure their own horse’s competitiveness.
Three runs daily are included with your monthly stabling fee. Run them individually or simultaneously by selecting the number of runs. Barrier results are confidential.
B A S K E T
All purchases that are made are placed in a "basket". These include purchasing a Digiturf.com horse, products for that Digiturf.com horse and entering the Digiturf.com horse in a race. Any transaction on the site that involves spending your credits will be placed in the "basket". You can view your basket throughout the website. Furthermore, if you end a session with items still in your basket that have not yet been paid for, when you log back in to the site, the basket with your items will still be visible.
B L I N K E R S
A fabric hood that may remove potential visual distractions during a race by focusing your horse’s attention straight ahead towards the finish line.
Available from the tack shop.
B O N U S C R E D I T S
These are promotional credits awarded as an incentive from time to time and may not be cashed in. These credits may be used for the purchase of horses (other than in Claiming races) and products. These credits may not be used for Nominations or Claiming.
C A T E G O R I E S
The 100 categories within your stable allows you to distinguish between your different types of horses.
C H A M P I O N S H I P P O I N T S
Digiturf.com horses that participate in qualifying stakes races earn championship points based on their final positions in those races. The Digiturf.com horses with the most championship points are invited to take part in the championship races. There is a maximum of 14 invitations into a particular championship race.
C H A M P I O N S H I P R A C E S
Digiturf.com's season-ending championship day is held three times a calendar year. The Digiturf.com championship day consists of six championship races for two-year olds, three year-olds, and four-year olds. These include championship races specifically for colts and corresponding events for fillies. These races will take place over a variety of distances, tracks and goings. All Digiturf.com championship races are by invitation only, and will all carry added money to the purse. Invitations are made to 14 Digiturf.com horses per championship race, that have earned the most points by participating in the qualifying stakes races. All Digiturf.com horses that wish to qualify for a championship race must have won at least one race on the site and be championship candidates. This simply entails a one-time payment of the supplementary fee.
C L O S E O F N O M I N A T I O N S
Nominations close one hour before the off time for stakes races.
Claiming & Championship races close 24 hours in advance.
C O L O R (of horses)
Owners can choose the color of their horses; bay, black, chestnut or grey.
C O L T
An ungelded male horse under the age of 5 years.
From 5 onwards a colt becomes a stallion.
C R E D I T S
Each Digiturf.com credit equals 1 US Dollar.
All transactions are conducted with credits which can be converted to $US and cashed anytime. Purchase your credits with credit or debit cards, NETeller or FirePay accounts.
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