Final Furlong (FF) is a horse racing SIM unlike any other. Campaign your stable of horses, either created yourself or hailing from established lines. Found your own breeding empire by tapping into established lines or beginning your own. Done breeding? FF's unique post-career showing system will keep your favorites active for even longer! The sky is the limit here on FF and we look forward to you joining us. Welcome! :) Join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/4GV5V6Z
Kenren
Admin
Cruisey
Admin
Sunfrost
Admin
Lolly
Moderator
Calendar
Races close on Mondays at 9PM EST! Our Next Sale Begins: January Y22.
02/05/23 We're almost ready to kick off the New Year here at Final Furlong! The New Years Sale is still OPEN for bids - lots of ponies needing homes! As well, we're hoping to close January Week One races by MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6. However, if we need to extend closing date so more people can get entered, just let us know in the Discord. In addition to getting your pages ready, don't forget to use your bonus points if you'd like!
01/29/23 Congratulations to KENREN for winning the Y21 Breeders' Cup Betting Contest! You've won a breeding reserve to FIFTY DREAMS (Firestone Stud) and 2x 2 furlong extensions + 5 bonus horse points! Lolly finished 2nd, and Cruisey finished 3rd.
12/08/22 The Breeder's Cup Betting Contest will make a return for Y21!!! It'll be a little bit different because of the new points system, but get ready for some end of year fun 😄
11/21/22 Entries for the New Year Sale are now open! We know it seems a bit early, but with life things we're going to need time to make sure things are right lol. Please follow the link here: https://final-furlong.proboards.com/thread/2304/y22-new-year-sale
08/20/22 Judging has been the basis for issues for a long time - taking too long, drama regarding results, bias, etc. Kenren has attempted to put a points system together that keeps the spirit of our system while streamlining and standardizing the process. It's a lot to take in, but once you get in the swing of it, preparing pages with these points takes way less time than doing a layout change lol! If you have any questions, please post them in the judging-help channel on Discord for now. If anyone needs help with anything, please let an admin know! We would like to give everyone one week to get things settled, and then we would like to run July Wk 2 using this system closing 8/27/22 (or earlier if everyone is ready). If it works out, we would like to run two game weeks per RL week to get things moving! Thank you all so much for being her!e
07/27/22 To start July off fresh, we've been playing around with a new theme for Final Furlong! Make sure to check out 'Sonorous' under your profile ❤️ Feel free to use whatever theme works best for yourself. We can't wait to get back to racing!
07/21/22 it's official! We're back! It looks like June Wk 4 was almost fully judged, so make sure you get that updated if you hadn't! We will plan to close the next week (July Wk 1) on Thursday, August 4th. This close day may change, but it's not a bad place to start! For now we'll be doing one game week per RL week to get back into things. Please remember that starting the second half of the year, 3yos can compete against older horses without automatic lower placements.
As an aside, because this is fairly sudden after a whole year, we will not be allowing reclaims on horses for members not currently active for a few months. We will readdress this going forward if needed. Thank you all for understanding!
07/08/22 GO answer the poll ❤️ https://final-furlong.proboards.com/thread/2232/ff-restart-poll
▲ Upon joining, you'll receive a PM from one of the staff members. That will be a good person to go to if you have any questions, even if you think they're silly! We've all been there.
▲ Pop onto the Discord chat! That's where we hang out, and we'd love to get to know you.
▲ Read the information in this board. I know there's a lot of it, and it won't all make sense all at once, but there's a lot of really great information in there!
▲ Once you have a basic grasp of how we work, it's time to make a stable site and horses! Most of us use Weebly for our stable sites. You can check out the Stable Directory for inspiration! Horses are created in the Horse Creation board. Anywhere from 2-5 racing age horses are recommended at first so you can get your feet wet without feeling bored! Try to vary their ages and surface/distance preferences so they don't overlap for you.
▲ Once your horses are accepted, your stable site is functional, and your horses have a workout, it's time to look at races! Check out the area of the Handbook again that talks about entering races, because you want to set your horses up for success as much as possible! This is a great time to double-check with a staff member or in the Discord if the races you've chosen are good ones, or just hit them up if you're not sure where to start! Entering the right races isn't all that confusing once you get the hang of it, but there are a few nuances to it that you'll get used to. The calendar info at the top should give you an idea of which week to enter (as in, the next race week to run), but if you're not sure then definitely ask!
▲ When you start racing, chatting, and getting to know us total horse geeks, the rest will come naturally. You can get involved with creating breeding horses (incredibly fun), buying or leasing horses from other members, and getting involved in the sales. You'll find that our entire community is willing to welcome you and help you out, because that's how we all got started!
Welcome to Final Furlong, we hope you'll stick around for a long time to come!
