The Horse Art Racing Database welcomes you to the Monthly Races Hub!
Listed below are all the rules and scoring for our monthly races, including links to all open and available races each month.

Happy Racing!

 0-15 Horse and Jockey Show According to Requirements, Are they shaded? Messy?
 0-10 Background 

• No/Solid Colors/Patterns BG: 0
  
• Simple BG (reused,few colors, grass/dirt/sky): 2
  
• Detailed BG (shaded, 4+ multiple elements and texture): 4
  
• 0-6 Effort
  

 0-10 RNG Number
 5 Points for a story of 2 Paragraphs (10+ Sentences) or more
 4 Points for every extra horse shown (MAX. of 2, Shown According to Horse requirements) You can coordinate with another entrant to show their horse, or use a ghost horse. (Ghost Horses Will Be Posted Here: All Ghosts)
    • Points are halved for failure to use proper equipment, please be sure to pay attention to each horses' equipment notes when drawing a HARD Ghost or another entrant's horse!
 3 Points for every extra rider shown (MAX. of 2, Shown According to Rider requirements) You can coordinate with another entrant to show their jockey, or use a ghost jockey. (Ghost Jockey's Will be Posted Here: )
    • Only 2 points are received for failure to use proper silks, please be sure to pay attention to each horses' barn and see their sheets for correct silks when drawing a HARD Ghost or another entrant's jockey!
 1 Point for Database Registered Barn
 2 Point for Database Registered Trainer
 2 Point for Database Registered Jockey
-4 Points for Filly

- We are now requiring all entries to be at least flat colored or nicely shaded with graphite (if traditional).
- Entries for multiple races must be on a separate image. If the horse enters two races, you need two separate images. 
- As these races are spread out over the course of a month, it isn't realistic to see a horse racing 6-7 times a month. We are restricting individual horses to four (4) races per month. 
- All Breed Races are now closed to purebred Thoroughbred and Arabian horses. We already have a plethora of available races for those types, and will be reserving the all breed classes for horses of different breeds

- Backgrounds are no longer required, but including one will garner you points. Backgrounds will be judged on the following scale:

No/Solid Colors/Patterns BG: 0
Simple BG (reused,few colors, grass/dirt/sky): 2
Detailed BG (shaded, 4+ multiple elements and texture): 4
0-6 Effort

Final Score/35

HA-Racing-Database offers a point Handicap to rival horses entered with the main entrant. This increases the chances of your horse winning the race. The 'rival' horse will be judged just as any other horse in the image, and you must specify if you want this handicap on your horse in your registration note. Rival horses must also be registered in the race via note and pictured in the same entry as your main horse to be considered for this handicap. 

Point deduction is -6 Handicap.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

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Updated as of 30.06.2016

Each entry will receive a comment from the judge:

One comment will be your score card, which includes your horses' name, race entered and a breakdown of the points you have earned. This happens before the event closes, and is not your official placing. This just makes it easier for your judges to complete the official placings once the races close! 

Here is an example of what the comment looks like on an entry:

You are also free to ask us to explain the reasons for our scores, but please specify if you'd rather we answered on notes so no one can see! We're happy to explain so people can grow and improve.

PRIZES

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1ST                        2ND                        3RD                        4TH                        5TH
                                   
Purse Distribution is out of total purse, and as follows:
Purse breakdown is based off purse distribution before it changed in the 1970s, as the current method is too complicated for simple HARPG use.  
 

TO ENTER

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Updated as of 1.04.2017

Note the Group with the following information. Pre-Registration NOT required.

Horse Name:
Link to Horse's Reference: 
Age (at time of entry)/Gender: 
Jockey/Driver:
Trainer:
Horse's Stable:
Class Entered:
Retired or Active class?
Entry:

 To enter retired horse shows, please pick a race from the card below. When submitting your entry, please specify that you are entering as a retired horse and list the age of the horse at the time they would be entering.
Retired horse races will be judged separately from the active card.

Prizes will be ribbons for 1-5th place for all races, and title benefits. (See title systems)