2016 TS Travers Stakes

Registration is CLOSED
Entry Deadline is September 30th, 2016

All Extra Images are due the day before, the 29th. This means before midnight the day before judging! (Pacific Time Zone)
Entry Images can be submitted the day of judging, the 5th, but there is no set time when the judging will occur. So it is highly advised that you get your entry images in by the 29th, or you risk not getting your entry submitted on time. As soon as judging begins, no further entries will be accepted.

The Rules
Tracing, Leasing, and Collabs are permitted.
In the event of a Collab, please assign it so one person does the background. That makes judging easier for us, so we can judge the background vs one persons gallery. Be sure to mention who did what in a collab somewhere in your show info.
If you reference or trace an image, give proper credit in the artist description of your work.
Do not re-use old art- the entry must have been made after the creation date of this journal. This goes for training/arrival/extra images, too.
Backgrounds must be drawn and yours. You may re-use them for multiple entries.
Register as many horses as you want so long as they qualify, and you can get your entries in on time.
Only horses registered with Thoroughbred-Society may enter.
You must register for the race/s you want to enter.
I may enter my own horses as well.
More than one horse may be entered through one image. Extra horses in the image must be divided up (For example, if you have 1 extra horse in your image it can only count towards one of your horses score). Separate stories must be written for each horse for them to count towards each horses score. Background will be judged the same towards both horses score.

The Registration and Entry Forms
To register for this race, fill out this form and note it to the group titled "Show Registration".

Horses Name:
Horses Reference:
Riders Name:
Riders Reference:
Show(s) Entering:
Horses Tack:
Jockeys Silks:
Prize Donation:

If you don't have official reference images for what is required, then any image of them will due. For example, if you don't have a reference of your jockey or riding silks, but you have a training image of your jockey lying around your gallery you can use that link for both Jockey Reference and Silks.

Your Registration Number will be your starting number and the number you include on your race cloth. Your registration number will not effect your score unless you do not include it in your entry. If the angle of your entry does not allow you to include the starting number on the race cloth, include it on the sleeve of your Jockeys arm so you do not loose points. For an example see HERE.

When you complete your entry, include this information in the pictures info. Please comment to this journal with a link to your entry, and please submit your entry to the groups folder titled "TS Monthly Race Entries" All Extra Art for your entries should also be included in this folder.

Registration Number:
Show:
Horses Name:
Riders Name:
Extra Images:
Previous Experience: (see info about this under Judging section)
Advertisement: (see info about this under Judging section)
Prizes Donated: (see info about this under Judging section)

If you can not complete a part of the form, put N/A as the answer. Please note that incorrect forms will result in point deduction! It needs to be filled out exactly as listed. Other information like story, horses featured, etc can be listed separately in your information, but this form must be exact for you to receive full points.

2016 TS Travers Stakes
G1 Dirt Left-Handed Flat Race, 1¼ miles
Restrictions: 3 year old Thoroughbreds only
Location: Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
Prize Purse: $1.25 million
Setting: 5:45pm, sunny, sloppy track.
Video for inspiration

Registered Horses and Entries:
1. MH The Long Run ridden by Mika Shay, Tack, Jockey Silks, ENTRY
2. WBS Zenyaroah ridden by Jason Delaware, Tack, Jockey Silks, ENTRY

2016 TS Travers Stakes Prizes
1st Place
The Travers Trophy aka Man O'War Cup
Travers Blanket
Ribbon
$775,000

2nd Place
Ribbon
$250,000
Free breeding to MH The Long Run by BettaFreak123

3rd Place
Ribbon
125,000

4th Place
Ribbon
$62,500

5th Place and Lower
Participation Rosette
$37,500


The Judging
+0-10 if followed rules (registration + entry forms properly filled out and included, art is new, registration number shown, etc -2 for every rule broken)
+3 if entry is head/bust shot
+5 if entry is partial body
+10 if entry is full body
+3 for partial rider shown
+5 for full rider/handler shown
+0-5 for correct background
+0-5 for effort/details in background based on your own gallery
+5 for shading all horses/tack/riders in your image
+0-5 for story (1 point for every 100 words, max 500 words count towards score, though you may write more)
+5 for including other horses in your entry (extra horses will not count if they are your own. Max 1 extra horse per entry, if the extra horses are not full body w/rider, they will count for +2.5 points each instead of +5. If the extra horses are shown as a small part of the body- head, nose, tail, etc, it is +1 instead of +5. If the extra horses registration number is not shown on either the horses saddle cloth or around the jockeys arm (in the case that the saddle cloth is not visible) -1.)
+5 for extra image (max 2 images, can be training, arrival, etc. If the extra image is not full body, it will count for +2.5 (or +1 if it is just a head shot) points instead of +5. -1 point if there is no background. -1 point if it is not colored. +1 if extra image includes another horse from the show that is not yours.)
+0-20 for horses experience (+5 if they placed 1st, +4 if they placed 2nd, +3 if they placed 3rd, +2 for 4th, +1 for 5th, +0.5 for 6th, +0.25 for 7th and lower. Must have been from an effort based flat race. Max 20 points- include proof on your entries info, may be a mix of placings that add up to 20 points)
+1-15 RNG for performance (will livestream)
Points that will carry over to all of your entries:
+5 for advertising through Journal/Drawing Add/Poll (Advertisement must be made no later than the 16th of August to receive full points)
+5 if you donate a prize or prizes
+2 if horse is registered Quality Blood, +3 if horse is registered Finest Blood, +4 if horse is registered World Class Blood, +5 if horse is registered Legendary Blood, +6 if horse is registered Thoroughbred God