July 11th

  • Added IP blocking to auction bids for basic users.

July 4th

  • Basic user pregnancy limits are now enforced by pregnancy abortions
  • Subscribers now have priority entry in all non-stakes races

July 3rd

  • Added Contact Us link.
  • Fixed claiming issue
  • Added inbox link
  • Replaced the old site updates page

June 27th

  • We have implemented safeguards to prevent horses from being entered in two races on a single day.
  • The new user e-mail has been corrected to Trophyhorse.com information.
  • You can now object to horse names from the horse information page.
  • Added average winning distance to the sire information page.

June 21st

  • In the event that horses in a stakes races are not ranked, spots now go to premium users before basic users.

June 19th

  • We are done with the beta testing process
  • You won't be able to enter any races until Monday.  We are still working with the racing algorithm and the data set from the beta period.

June 18th

  • Added "My Results" page to view stable results for the past day
  • Added Next and Previous horse links to the top of horse pages
  • Horse's endurance is now partly depended upon the longest distances they have run in the past two weeks

June 17th

  • Added categorical search to stallion register
  • Added liquidation sale section to auctions
  • Added numerous monthly stakes races for both TB and QH
  • Fixed some problems with breeding
  • Please take a few moments to include details of anything else you would like to see fixed in the forums

June 16th

  • Everything will be reset some time on Sunday and the site will go live on Monday.
  • There were numerous daily fee charges today to populate the race cards for the next week.  This was not a bug, it was planned and it does not matter if you go broke at this point.

June 8th

  • The problem with stakes race selections has been fixed.  Due to an extremely stupid typo in the code it was ranking horses in the reverse order of what they should have been.
  • We have implemented a dynamic gestation period.  CLICK HERE for more details.

May 30th

  • You can no longer enter male horses in female restricted races
  • The problem with purse size calculations has been fixed.

May 28th

  • I'm going to evaluate everything on Monday when I can see what we get done with this weekend but it's likely I'll put off the start of the site a few days/weeks.
  • Reading some e-mail, it's become apparent that an open beta wasn't the best idea.  Some users are getting upset that things aren't working the way they want them to.  If you do not understand the purpose of the testing period, please just stop using the site until we go live.  You will only get frustrated and waste your time.
  • The stakes race entries are not based on lifetime earnings, they are based on current ranking.
  • Five daily fees were taken out on the 28th because none were taken out after the 23rd.
  • The race nomination form now shows which horses are eligible for a race based on the day of the race, not the current date.
  • Multiple work outs now 'stick'.
  • Work outs are now deleted from a horse's record two weeks after the date of the work out.

May 22nd

  • The duplicate charges for horses on the 22nd were planned.  They are necessary to fund the purses for future races.

May 21st

  • The races since the 13th now have speed figures.  You cannot compare these speed figures to the speed figures from races before that date.
  • The maiden races since the 13th that had fewer and fewer entries and and lost the winner from the results were doing that because we did not finalize the results and the winners didn't quality as a maiden the next time the race was run.  This was strictly a testing issue that will not happen once we start finalizing races again.

May 17th

  • We have added incremental race positions to the results.
  • Results are coming in as of the time this was posted for races up until this date.  These results are using a revamped racing engine and will likely change quite a bit over the next day.  The new algorithm spreads the horses out but appears to have too many blow out winners ahead of tight packs.
  • No payouts, bets, or claims will be processed until we are comfortable with the new racing algorithm.

May 16th

  • If there are more than 11 owners with entries in a specific race, a maximum of one entry is selected from each owner.  This does not apply to stakes races.
  • If there are less than 12 owners with entries in a specific race, all owners are guaranteed at least one entry before other owners are considered for multiple entries.  This does not apply to stakes races.
  • The race selection process is not fool proof yet (specifically the user entry limits) and will be worked on again with the races on Tuesday.
  • Users now receive notifications when a horse doesn't make the field of a race.
  • The purses for cancelled races are now distributed across all other races for the same breed instead of just the track they were supposed to run at.
  • Horse rankings now go all the way to #5,000.

May 13th

  • There will not be any more race results until Monday.

May 11th

  • The condition books have all been reset.
  • Tracks now get races based on their class.  In other words Kentucky gets the best races, Arkansas doesn't get as good races, etc.
  • Claiming race purses are now generally higher than maiden race purses in order to encourage entries in the claiming races.
  • Races are now created based on the amount of horses active in stables.  If there are more two year old fillies, there will be more two year old filly races.

May 9th

  • The starter horse selection has been reset for everyone.  You can now get one more set for the rest of the beta.
  • The ability to select multiple sets of starter horses (the loophole that most of the top beta stables used to get to the top) has been halted.  This doesn't apply to the above statement regarding getting one more set for the beta.

May 6th

  • We have added significant amounts of information to the stallion information pages.  To find those pages, just click any sire name in the pedigree of your horses.

April 28th

  • You can now breed to studs that do not require approval and to studs in your own pasture.
  • Now that all of the basic aspects of the site have been setup, we have set June 1st as the day for the site to go live.  Until then we will be adding usability to the current setup, new features, more detail, and generally polishing the site off.

April 27th

  • You can now place horses up for stud.  Breeding is not yet possible.
  • Starting with the April 28th races, horses that are 5 years or older will start to run slower as they age.

April 26th

  • Fixed the problem with sending horses to auction.
  • Fixed the front page.
  • The "Top Races" listing is now based on the quality of the horses in the race, not the purse of the race.

2-26-05

  1. The races now select horses based on the horse qualifications.  Stakes races select horses with the highest earnings, allowance races select horses with the most wins, and "Preference given to horses with fewer races" do so.  The preference for new users and subscribers has not yet been implemented.

2-25-05

  • Jockey assignments now work
  • Jockey statistics have been added to the daily racing forms
  • Jockey rankings have been added
  • The impact of jockeys has been greatly increased
  • Non-Maidens entered in future maiden races are now removed
  • Horses that no longer meet the allowance criteria are now removed from future races

2-14-05

  • Horses in the #1 post will have problems when a fast breaking horse is in the #2 spot.
  • Added very rough version of comments to the races

2-8-05

  • You can now bid on horses for sale via auction.

2-7-05

  • We have 'reset' the site and will not reset it again for at least two weeks.

2-5-05

  • Everything will 'restart' on Monday, February 7th.  This isn't the last time this will happen throughout the construction of this site.

1-31-05

  • Added wagers and 5-minute odds updates

1-30-05

  • Added information to the FAQ regarding what determines where a horse will finish
  • Added detailed racing forms for all races
  • Added a track bias to horses
  • Nomination fees are now charged for stakes races
  • The computer no longer enters horses in graded stakes races

1-28-05

  • Added transaction page
  • Added race cards for new day's races
  • Added information to the FAQ