Des Sunhaven-Hayll
Racing Commissioner
 

EQUINE RACING SEASONS:

The first Thursday - Friday of every month!
(Races will be pushed back one week
in the event of holiday weekends)

NE RACING SEASON:

Bimonthly!
Dates announced in updates.

CLASSIC CHALLENGE SERIES:

B'Ateria Stakes:  Last weekend of May
Soleil Cup:  Last weekend of September
Calinrua Derby:  Last weekend of January

Spectators are *encouraged* to cheer on the horses!

 

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The QCC wants to promote good, interactive RP. What we discourage is POOF'ing racers into existence and entering them to race without any kind of SL for how the racer came into existence. That sort of POOF RP takes away the fun from those that are trying to legitimize our racers, and trying to track records.

We're not saying that you have to have these long standing SLs in order to enter a racer to the QCC, but we don't want people to just make up animals with no SL and think it is fun to race them against animals that people have established provenance for. You could use the QCC message board to put up an SL establishing its existence, maybe saying how your IC came to own it. We will not police people's rp, but please respect the amout of time it takes to bring you the races every month.

FAQ:

Who can have a stable in the QCC?

Any member of the QCC can own and operate a stable.  If you are a member of a guild in the QCC, you are already in the forum. If you are not a member of a guild already in the QCC, you can register as an Individual and become a member.

Where do I get the horses?

~If you are the member of a guild, you can advertise to your guild mates. Let them know you have a stable and invite them to put their horses in your stable to race them.  How you work out paying them and what percentage you take as the stable owner is up to you.  

~You can put your own IC's horses into the stable if your IC has horses.

~You can buy  new racers from dealers or breeders in the QCC. The QCC also has breeders that buy and sell QCC ranked horses.
 

I have animals that aren't horses. Can they race too?

Yes. The QCC Racing Commission also holds races for flying creatures, and creatures that run fast but aren't horses.
 

What is rank and bonus?

Rank is the level that the animal competes at and is the level the racing purses are paid out on.  Every animal registered with the QCC Racing Commission starts at level 0. After a racer finishes in the top three positions 3 times, it gains one rank. The highest rank a QCC racer may achieve is Rank 10.

Bonus is awarded per race. If a racer finishes in the top three positions, he is awarded bonus point/points; 2 points for a first place finish and 1 point for a second place or third place finish, to a maximum bonus of +4. If he fails to finish in the top three, he loses a bonus point. The lowest a racer can go is -3.

Why are rank and bonus significant?

The higher the rank, the more money is in the purse for the racer to win.

The bonus gives the animal a starting point for each race.  An animal that is finishing in the top three positions pretty consistently will have a high bonus and so has an edge to keep winning. Since the roll of the dice determines who wins and loses, the bonuses are a way for us to give an animal an edge. IRL, an animal with superior breeding or training may have an edge to win. We feel that we've captured that edge using the bonuses.

What are the vet inspections for?

The vet inspections provide a way for us to introduce a random selection to who runs and who doesn't in each month's race event.

Are there dues to pay? 

There is an initial fee to register your stable and then each month there are fees to register each animal for the next race event.

Couldn't I just pull animals out that have negative bonuses and keep putting new animals in so I have a better chance of winning?

No. That isn't how it works and doing that is viewed as abuse of the system. It creates a lot more work for the administrators who already have more work then they can handle. It is cheating, and abuse of the system could very well get your stable suspended.

While bonuses may sway the finishing placement of a racer, they are not the end all deciding factor. Racers with negative bonuses win sometimes and racers with high bonuses still lose. What is more important than bonus is ranking. The higher the rank, the more money is in the purse for the racer to win. In order to gain rank, you have to leave the racer in, regardless of their bonus, and let them run. Rank is gained over the long term while bonus is just short term and changes quickly.

Keep in mind that your racers don't have to *win* to bring in the purses and gain rank. A racer that consistently finishes third will come home with purses and gain rank just as quickly as an animal that finishes in first all the time.


I have a horse with the same name as a horse already registered in the QCC. What do I do to enable me to register him?

You'll be asked to change the horse's name slightly just to differentiate between the two animals. For example, if your animal is named Misfit and there is already an animal registered named Misfit, you can alter it slightly to be Smokey's Misfit [or whatever your IC's name is] or something along those lines. If you look over the list of all QCC registered racers, you'll avoid delays in getting your animals registered for the next race event.