So the flat schedule is out....... It looks great and I can feel the anticipation and excitement of trainers, horses and the world of SO for the inaugural online season of SO5. I joined the league two seasons ago and have loved every minute of preparing my stable, entering my horses, winning races and also watching other trainers get their first win or trainers like Paul(PJR) winning the 2yo races which he worked so hard for. There are others but I forget your names and races you won.

Like many Im sure when I got the game and had bred a few generations I thought I had some really good horses. Well no actually they were superstars!!! I did win some Group races but if im honest they were weakish affairs and most of my horses were handicappers. I did win a handicap at Royal Ascot and the Stewards Cup so it was great. But the trials made me realise where I was and actually other trainers could also breed in the same way I did and were better at it!

So to whet our appetite and possibly help some trainers decide where to start their horses out in week 1 I will put some trials together for the flat and NH if the interest is there........

I will run the trials in say a week? It wont be any sooner to give everyone a chance of sorting out their entries.

2yo races OPEN

Race 1 - 5.5f Newcastle Good
Race 2 - 6.5f Newcastle Good
Race 3 - 7.5f Newcastle Good
Race 4 - 9f Ffos Las G/F

The following races for 3yo+ and will be OPEN

Race 5 - 5.5f Newcastle Good
Race 6 - 6.5f Newcastle Good
Race 7 - 7.5f Newcastle Good
Race 8 - 1m1f Ffos Las G/F
Race 9 - 1m3f Ffos Las G/F
Race 10 - 1m5f Ffos Las G/F
Race 11 - 1m7f Ffos Las G/F
Race 12 - 2m2f. Ffos Las G/F

The distances are as they are to also maybe help trainers decide what trip their horse wants.

IF the demand is too high then these races will be split be either sex or age. There is no point having 16 runner trials at the longer trips as so many horses can run wide and/or find trouble in running.

What do you think and are you interested??

Please send all entries to matt_tully at yahoo co uk Make your entries clear for each horse and also tell me your forum username if it is vastly different to your SO trainer name.

hi keith thanks for doing pre season trials mate..still got to sort out my stable but dont worry i will enter for sure..i got some questions though if its ok..like the distance 5.5f would u use a 5f horse or a 6f horse?..and 7.5f would u use 7f horse or a miler?..etc...thanks

OH DEFINATLY

Count me in . Let me know where to sent the file to and I'll email it to you.

Im in too... Although will only be for a few distances!

updated with email address

any1 else very glad this is all coming to an end soon and we can get on with the action

any idea of a start date for trials Matt

sorry mate i see it now a week or so thats grand

Will try send some over Thursday Matt

Will leave it up to you to decide the conditions of the race and where. I'm still finalising things here but will email you one/two for the flats. Would be helpful if you did post a reminder here a day/two before you're running the trials!

hi matt i have sent u some horses..tell me if u have received them..thanks

Havent been on here in ages and havent played SO5 much at all.
The new girlfriend has been keeping me busy hehe.

Whens the official start for the NH and Flat?

Time to ditch the new girlfriend then Jimmy

Both leagues will run together I think. the schedule is pretty much done for the flat and left alone for NH. Rich said we are waiting on Dodgydave with TOM. So hopefully a couple of weeks.

I think trials will be run the middle of next week, Wednesday 3rd Oct or Thursday 4th Oct.


Them new girlfriends ruin everything. Mine wants to name my horses!

good to see a start day for trials...thanks for the confirmation in the email matt...i dont know if those 9yos have max ability but those 9yos are league record breakers...just joking..lol...am i the only one with 9yos entering the league?..maybe i should get a prize for oldest flat horses in the league..hahaha....u guys are lucky my girlfriend trys to delete the game each chance she gets....