The Sales Ring Re-loaded! The exciting sequel to the Raceclubs Version 3.1

The Sales Ring Re-loaded! 

We need to clarify the issue of the changes made to the sales ring further as it appears that many players have misinterpreted our statements and are of the view that nothing has and will change.

We must emphasise that we have implemented a NEW sales ring which has been remodelled. It is NOT simply the old ring less a band of poor horses. In remodelling the ring we have also removed the clones and achieved a better spread for horses across all distances and goings. In removing the poorer horses we have added a large number of new more competitive G1’s and G2’s. We have increased the number of good G1 (previously a Grade 1 A) horses by a multiple of 5. This will have a large positive impact on the G1 population. What we have NOT done is increase the lengths by which horses beat the barrier horse, so the benchmarks will stay the same. If anything, this should reduce “the bar” as more stables will effectively have access to competitive horses and you may find that horses with lower lengths are ultimately more successful in larger fields of runners.

In clarifying this further we advise trainers to take a new approach when training their yearlings. Firstly we recommend training each horse over a sprint, stayer and middle distance before deciding whether to persevere with it or not. We have already noticed a couple of trainers shooting horses after only galloping over 1000 meters. A number of these were great horses over the staying distances. Secondly we suggest that until these horses are raced do not shoot them on the basis of your experience from the old ring. You may find that a number of these horses may be raceable under the new structure and therefore worth keeping. After all they are not costing you anything to keep for the next month.

Those that are stuck in their ways and refusing to change their mindset are not going to benefit from the changes to the new (Yearlings) Sales Ring. We say this based on the good horses we are seeing being slaughtered daily since the opening of the revised ring. We’ve seen some of the site’s most experienced trainers killing their best Yearlings. Baffling that they can make such a mistake. If they can do so, so can you. We urge all trainers to train their horses over at least 3 distances before making a decision to shoot them. We see time and time again horses being shot that have barely been trained, and having been trained over the wrong distances and/or goings – not giving a horse a chance to show you its true worth. It’s ultimately your loss.

The Sales Ring has been re-loaded! 

Please take caution. 

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