Workout Revolution

[Ripley]

Alright, perhaps we need to make a change to the system because everyone is getting older and way more busy.

Let's pitch ideas for a possible workout revolution so that we move quicker, but don't require this large amount of work.

My idea (combined with Frosty and Kenren):

1. 1 written workout for each season both undercard/HOTY. Total is 4 workouts a SIM year. (Frosty's idea)

2. Articles on a monthly basis from each stable with regard to how your horses are performing in workouts, but you DO NOT have to write the descriptive workouts like we do now.

For example a small blurb would be: Sun King worked his third consecutive workout at Witch Creek this past week. His time for five furlongs on the dirt was :58 3/5ths. Ripley stated publicly to the press that the colt has never looked better. It doesn't have to be this short, but it is completely acceptable.

3. Additional workouts may be written but they do not count anymore as "extra attention", which allows more RP time.
They could be placed in a separate area if the author wants a record of work with the horse, but are not what should be judged on in races.

4. Workouts that are required for HOTY races: DO NOT count beyond the race they were written for.

For example: a workout written for the Kentucky Derby, does not count for the Preakness Stakes or for an undercard race. It only counts for that race

This allows for undercard horses to make the jump into HOTY races.

This means that all horses have 1 workout for each of the four seasons by the end of the year, equaling 4 workouts a year, therefore leveling the playing field outside the top level races noted below. (Kenren's idea)


Perhaps we require workouts for:
Dubai World Carnival
Unicorn Horn Series - Could be a seasonal workout in lieu of specific HOTY workout to prevent overwork.
each leg of the TC/TT/TTT/TTC/CTC/RM/GM & the major sprinter 3yo races
Dawn Treader Cup races
Follow The Hoofprints Series
Twilight Stakes
Youth Challenge & Turf Challenge 
the Dubai Filly/Colt & World Cup races
Older Dirt Series -  Who's More Youthful, Kiss Your Title Stakes, Senior Superstars Finale
Older Turf Series - Caufield Cup, Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup
Breeders Cup

It would cut down massively on our workloads but still give value to the largest HOTY/champion making races.


Opinions guys:
Cavallo
S u N f r O s T ~
Cruisey
LK
Sammy
Snowflake
creativecause

[Ripley]

What other races do you think would absolutely require workouts if we considered this system?

[Deleted]

I like this, except I am not sure how this would work for the undercard horses - like, it feels like they would be less likely to move up in class.

I have been wondering about things like this for a while - it would be interesting to be able to have late starters (like Zenyatta didn't start until late in her 3yo season) without it counting against them in every start.

[Kenren]

So like I said in the cbox, I'm cool with doing workouts for the major series, like you said. As long as it's like... only that work for that race is considered, not previous things, etc.

I think the Dawn Treader could also be considered.

And just a footnote. I just kind of look at this as like... I know Frosty and Sammy, Snowy as well, are currently struggling to keep up, let alone get works done on time. And we've all had that same thing happen, and our horses have suffered for it. If works hadn't been required, I could have continued on through this summer, since entering could have been done on my day/hour off - Cav was probably the same. I don't ever want to leave this place again, and I know none of you guys do either xDD

[Deleted]

I think this works better with the edits made so far...

I would also include the Youth Challenge and equivalent (if there is one) in major races - I always have had a goal to claim all three races but don't think it's been done yet.

Another idea, for the articles, is that the sites could have a weather/going report and then we could create lists like tracks do IRL.
Note: I am not proposing adding conditions to races themselves, as the practicality of this on a judged site is lacking.

[Kenren]

The Youth Challenge races and then the Turf Challenge races, yeah.

[S u N f r O s T ~]

This looks perfect to me.

[Sammy]

This is a brilliant idea.

[creativecause]

I do like the majority of this plan (would help a lot with the horses I have very little muse for). I do like the system that we currently have, but I too do agree that at times workouts are very difficult to do. All in all I do like this idea, and I think it would benefit a lot of us. 

[Ripley]

AWESOME! So the only key people, as LK and Cruisey will appreciate this as well, we will have to see on are Cavvy and Snowflake.

So the question is: when do we put this into effect?


Some horses already have two workouts already, so what if we just combine them and count them as "one." That way people aren't penalized and having to decide which workout they would like to count. Then the next group of workouts wouldn't be due until summer unless horses are running in the highlight HOTY races.


Do you all want me to make a thread in the racing board listing all of the HOTY races that require workouts?

[Cavallo]

I LOVE THIS PLEASE AND THANK YOU!

Let's make an official thread here for the races that's require workouts and let's put this into effect for Mid-feb??

[Ripley]

Sounds good to me

Starting Feb Week 3, this will be going into effect here at The Wire.

Just waiting on Snowy's word about this at GHF.

[LK]

Yay! This makes me much happier :3

[Cruisey]

-is extremely late to the party-

Personally I love this idea. I often find myself putting studying aside to write workouts and that's not right xD Basically I agree with everyone and it really cuts down on time consumed. 

[Isabelle]

-sniffles-