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
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Cruisey
Admin
Sunfrost
Admin
Lolly
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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
I've been rather quiet lately and trying to avoid just about any and everything. I recently graduated from university last December and landed a Marketing job with a company not long after that. Needless to say, the company was bad news in itself but hey, when you graduate after all of this hard work you think you're doing something good when you finally get your 'job of your dreams'.
Well yeah, a lot of things were happening under the table with this company but I won't go into that. Three weeks ago I was laid off from job because they decided that they no longer needed me (after I bent over backwards for them on a daily basis to get my work done in half the time) and they eliminated my position so there would be no hope of me going back there.
I've had a lot of stress going to the job (1.5hr commute to and from) so losing the job is both a blessing and a curse. It's a curse because I'm having difficulty finding another job and I need to make ends meet with bills and all that. So, enter the infamous anxiety and depression making a return and driving me up the wall - you've no idea. I tried to apply for unemployment benefits because I was laid off, but of course the company denies this and informs the unemployment office that I never did any work for them so you know.
I'm just letting you guys know why I've been kinda spotty and secluded, I'm having a difficult time over here and can't even think about dealing with both real life and internet drama.
I'll still be entering my horses in races to the best of my ability so please don't reclaim any of them. I don't think I can take another kick while I'm down at the moment. But of course, if you really don't feel comfortable with my ownership then maybe we can discuss in PM's or over Discord and work out some kind of agreement?
I'm trying to get back into some kind of routine because I just can't stick around the house while looking for a job, I'll end up mentally worse than what I am now. But I will definitely reevaluate some of my current racing string to see who would be good candidates to retire at the end of the year or in August. (Focusing on 4+ year olds mostly). I don't want to lease out any horses because I don't want anyone to think I'm any less dedicated to the game.
Well, I just wanted to give everyone a head's up. Thanks in advance.
Aww Ren -huggles- Keep your head up. Things will get better. I am currently searching for another job as my hours got cut and Im barely making it as well. My husband and I have been trying to work things out, for the sake of our daughter and also for this home we are due to get within the next 6 months. He is currently in the process of moving into my townhouse to help me out with my bills. The time apart has really helped us out and our daughter loves having mommy and daddy under the same roof again.
Just keep your head up. Keep pushing forward. You will find another job. Things will get better.
We all need some good things to help turn things around. I hope you can find something soon Ren.