Okay, here we are again, and as suggested, something different this time with each of us having completely different stables.

We'll be choosing horses in 3 different categories (4yo+, 3yo, 2yo) over the next three weeks. Once stables are selected, the comp will then run from Jan 26 to Apr 14 and the person whose stable earns the most prizemoney in Australian races during that period will be the winner.

In each category, we can choose horses in two ways. Firstly, there will be "auctions" of the top priced horses and these auctions will conclude on the Sunday night. Then starting on the Monday night, all of the remaining horses in that category will be available for anyone to claim.

In both the 4YO+ and 3YO categories, you can choose a total of 2 to 6 horses and spend a maximum of $1,000,000. And in the 2YO category, you can choose 1 to 3 horses and spend a maximum of $500,000.


Please read the rules carefully:

Rules:

As soon as I post the list of horses for each category, you can make a bid for any one of the horses up for "auction". These horses are listed in bold.

When you post a bid, please set it out clearly with the full name of the horse and your bid. For example:

Racing To Win $450000

You can make bids for more than one horse at a time if you wish, but PLEASE remember that you can't exceed the salary cap for each category (4YO+ and 3YO: $1,000,000, 2YO: $500,000).

The minimum bid you must make for a horse is the reserve price that I have listed next to the horse.

If you make a bid and nobody else posts any bids at all for that horse, then it's yours.

Bids must increase in increments of $5,000. In other words, if the current highest bid is $355,000, then you must bid at least $5,000 more; $360,000. You can raise the bid by more than $5,000 if you wish. ($10,000, $15,000, $20,000 etc)

Whichever person has the highest bid for the horse at the deadline on Sunday night, will get the horse.

If two people happen to post the same bid at the same time, then the one whose post appears first on the forum will take precedence.

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After the auction has concluded on Sunday night, the sale for the remaining horses in the category will begin at a set time on Monday night. The first person to claim each horse at the set price will get to buy it. As with the auction, if two people post the same horse at the same time, the one whose post appears first takes precedence.