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
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Sunfrost
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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
January Y19 He was nearly seventeen hands, bulked up with muscle and a big head with ample space across his bony forehead, and of course, brown. He looked every bit like his name and a common moniker in the barn had become the Lakota word for "big beast" often shortened from Tatanka to the nostalgic, indestructible metal truck toys, Tonka, or just Tank. He was a horse of many names but not one of many personalities or swings in his disposition like some of his breed and age. There was a such thing as horses being born bombproof and if Tatanka did not excel on the track as expected, he would make an exceptional horse in almost any other discipline with any other rider. He was so quiet, calm and collected, taking even new experiences in stride and it may have simply come down to his trust in those around him. He couldn't have known that he had lost value to his previous owners when he had fallen on his face that day at Gulfstream Park. Sam honestly thought it would have broken the colt's heart to know he had been thrown into a sales ring for a mediocre price because of a chipped ankle, something fairly simple to repair.
Given the needed time off, he was jogging today for just the third time since his surgery and looked quite good as he rounded the track. Getting him back into racing shape was proving easier than expected and as Sam approached the far turn, Frank's voice in her earpiece startled her just a bit, "Hey Sam? Why don't ya turn 'im loose?" he suggested, "If he feels off at all, pull 'im up." he instructed, "You sure?" "I trust you, give 'im some rein." this was crazy but she wasn't about to tell the horse's trainer it was a bad idea and let the loop of rein slip through her hands. Tatanka's black rimmed ears flicked forward, then back again, his head lifting in confusion at the loss of contact on the bit. He was waiting for confirmation it seemed, what a good boy! "C'mon Tonka!" she pushed into his neck and kissed at him and boy did he take off on her. At first she feared he was bolting until he seemed to remember where to put his feet, a short moment of crazy legs until he got himself sorted out and stretched for the far turn.
Frank certainly looked pleased as they flew passed him and Sam pulled the colt up just passed the wire.
