Administrator or moderator of clan: nobody charged in every clan of the smooth running of this one. There are also moderators of forums.
“Arc de Triomphe Stakes”: All 30 of the month (28 in February) takes place the «Arc de Triomphe Stakes”. This event sees being in confrontation the best horses of flat of every generation. 12 better at the conclusion of the qualifying events can participate in it (the winner of every qualification is automatically qualified for finale). It is the big event for flat racers with a 100€ surdotation on behalf of Newturf.
Bids: it is possible to buy horses by auction or to put on sale horses of its stable by this system.
To go on the page owner / tab «Buy a horse» / The stock exchange of Horses by auction
Every bid lasts at least 24 hours. A cursor allows you to put a bid by proposing a cost price for the lot.
Blinkers: option reserved for the horses of flat and hedges.You can increase by 2 points the idf of your horse by marking the compartment "blinkers" when you prepare drive of your horse for a race. Attention, once this used option, you will have to wait 10 days to be able to use it again.
Board of drives: a board of drives is a board which is of use as marks to a jockey to find the best requests to be given to his horse during a race. (See section of the site)
Breeder's Cup : This event is very attractive. It addresses the early horses of 1 year in 3 specialties. Its originality holds the fact that the inscription of horses is made BEFORE their birth. To you to be inspired! This test is rewarded by Newturf.
C / TS /S / LS / AB: these letters correspond to the various requests that you can use for driver your horses. C=maximum sought, TS = much sought, S=normal sought, L = slightly sought, AB = Accompanied in the arms. Every request corresponds to a "consumption" of resistance.
Cravaché = maximum sought
Très sollicité = much sought
Sollicité = sought
Légèrement sollicité = slightly sought
Accompagné au bras = Accompanied in the arms.
Breeding: coupling between a stallion and a mare to give birth to a foal. BASE OF the GAME! See the chapter "breeding" on the site. A mare can be covered from 28 ème in the daytime of its 2 ème year. At most, a mare can give birth to 7 foals.
Challenger's Stakes : This very original event rewarded by Newturf is reserved for the horses of 5, 6, 7 and 8 years of 3 specialities which have necessarily a square Speed subordinate in 10. In practice, the horses which participate in it are Speed 9 and Resistance10. For noting that the organization of this event is assured by a player of Newturf and we thank it for him.
CIC: Cup Inter Clan. It is about a major competition of Newturf. It takes place in 2 phases: 15 of every month for the semi-finals and 25 of every month for the finales. It addresses the horses of 3 specialties; the finales are rewarded by Newturf see being in confrontation 12 qualified as the first tour . The registrations in this event cross through clans, and at the conclusion of 1 er and 2 ème tour, every horse marks points for its clan. The total of points determines the classification of clans.
Clan: a clan is a grouping of owners in an entity conscript "clan". To enter a clan dices its first steps on the game is the FIRST matter which you have to make to learn the bases of the game and avoid the big stupidities. You will find in your clan of the persons installed well on the game who can advise to you usefully on all the aspects of Newturf. A clan consists at most of 30 members. It exists in the clan one or several "moderators" or "the administrators" , in charge of the smooth running of this one. To enter a clan, you have to make a request with one of the moderators or the administrators of the clan. Join a small word to present you, it is always more pleasant and will accelerate your initiatives of membership.
How to choose your future clan?
Consult the directory of the provided you with clans.
Competitions: Newturf offers a very wide choice of competitions for horses. Races of group in flat, races with criteria of gains in hedges and in trot, without counting all the particular events in trot and in flat which you can find on the tab " Access to the competitions ".
Criterion: criteria are races reserved for the good horses of trot. There are the criteria of speed for the short-distance runners of all the ages, the criterion of the young horses for on 1 year and criteria for the horses of 2/3/4 and 5 years. The qualified further to the events organized in the month (to see calendar of the competitions) meet for the big final of 30 of every month. These finales are rewarded by Newturf.
"Déferrer": option reserved for the horses of trot. You can increase by 2 points the idf of your horse by marking the compartment " déferrer " when you prepare drive of your horse for a race. Attention, once this used option, you will have to wait 10 days to be able to use it again.
Drive, surdrive: drive is all the requests which you impose on your horse for a distance of race. Once your committed horse, you have to choose the requests as every edge of 200 m. All these requests are called drive. (See also "requests" and «C TS S L A "). Every request consuming a quantity of resistance, your objective will be as jockey to determine the maximal limit that your horse can support without failing. Beyond, your horse will fail we shall speak about surdrive. To help you to determine the best possible drive, you will use a board of drives. For a beginner, it is strongly advise to appeal to the services of a jockey and to make you help by experienced players of your clan.
Early: the early horses are horses brought to be successful during the first 2 months of their career. They arise from early parents; they are generally born V3, R3, S3 (finally, it is the objective of every breeder!). They are pulled according to this characteristic. Their career ends towards the end of 2 ème month.
Flexibility: every horse sees itself attributed a genetic value of flexibility to the birth. It is translated by a square which goes from 1 to 3. A horse which has a good flexibility will be more successful hurriedly in particular and will increase its chances even in case of preference unfavourable ground. This value can rise to 10 thanks to the training. (See square)
Genetics: every horse possesses its appropriate genetics. This one depends in particular on that of its parents. In its birth, 4 values compose the genetics: the Speed, the Resistance, the Flexibility and the Obedience. (See these terms). Each of the values is improved by the training.
Golden races: Golden races are organized daily races and rewarded by Newturf. From part their surdotations, they are much desired. You will find the information on this subject in the tab «Registrations in the races / calendar ". These races called also "meetings" were opened in bets until May 2010. The legislation on the games having changed, Newturf tries hard to find a partnership for the taking of bets on the races Golden races.
Handicaps: every horse sees attributing to the birth a value 50 kg handicap for every distance. This value fluctuates following ones the results obtained by a horse during its participations in these races. The more the handicap is heavy, the less your horse will be successful in its capacities of race.
HOF or Hall Of Fame: this concerns only the horses of flat. Every month, Newturf attributes a sum of money to be distributed for the horses of flat which reach this category. (All the ages are concerned as well as 3 current distances 1000 m / 1600 m / 2200 or 3000 m-). These rewards are very popular and difficult to obtain. So that a horse reaches the HOF, he has to reach at first the Group I may win a race of Group I.
The horses which reached the HOF on a distance have a small flag posted in their index card horse.
IDF or Indication of Shape: the idf indicates the state of shape of the horse at some point. The more this indication is raised the more your horse will be capable of supporting drives heavy and so of running at most of its possibilities. The idf sees itself on a curve which goes from 1 to 8 (click the arrow column idf). You will know for a long time in advance which will be the shape of your horse and so to choose the commitments in function. The idf can be improved within the limits of 2 points with the participation in public race. «Reminder of the rule of calculation of the Bonus Races: every race run except races of clan during the last 14 days brings back to the horse 0,5 no shape, at the rate of 4 races taken into account at most over the period (the Bonus Races cannot thus exceed 2,0 points and a single race taken into account a day. "
You can also use the option " déferrer " or “the blinkers " to increase by 2 points the idf of your horse.
Jockey: the jockey prepares drive of its horse. When you begin, it is recommended to appeal to an experienced jockey, the time for you to learn with are members of your clan, and to consult the boards of drive which could be given to the players.
Late: the late horses are horses brought to be competitive from their fourth or fifth year. They arise from "late" parents. The late horses are generally born with squares V / R / S lower than 3. Thanks to the training, they will climb for the best on squares 10.
ATTENTION: to have a horse V10, R10 and S10 does not mean having necessarily (far from there) a crack. Before buying a horse of this type, always asking to test it and to ask advice from an experienced member of your clan!
Maiden: a maiden is a horse of flat which has never roamed on a given distance.
Manager: a manager of racecourse (see tab "managing") can create certain public, reserved races or of clan
Meetings: see «Golden races»
Moderator: see administrator (director).
Net gains: it is the amount of the gains from your horse which results of its gains in races and expenses due to its commitments. For race of trot and hedges we use clear gains to determine the criteria of commitment of your horse.
Gains bruts= Raw gains
Gains nets= Net gains
Obedience: the obedience for every horse varies from 1 to 10. This value is genetically awarded to the birth of every horse and can increase at most by 2 points thanks to the training. The more the obedience is raised and the more your horse will reproduce at best drive of running which you will have chosen. (See square)
Preference ground: every horse is born with a preference ground (dry, light, supple, sticky or heavy). It will be more successful in his ground of preference, or a close ground.
Price of America: ("Prix d'Amérique") the Price of America is the big race of the month end with the young criteria (1, 2 3, 4 and 5 years) for trotters. Every horse which participates in the races of qualifications in this event sees itself attributed a number of points according to its obtained classification (the winner of every qualification is automatically qualified for finale). The best in the classification are in confrontation 30 of every month for the big rewarde and much desired final.
Projections: see breeding.
Quotae projections: every stallion has quotae projections (10) in the birth. Every month, he can win at most 20 projections (by taking place in the public races in which he participates .His meter projections is automatically increased by 10 units every month.
Race of clan: a race of clan is a race created by a member of a clan and which addresses the only members of its clan. To create a race of clan, it is enough to go on the tab «Managing of racecourse ".
Races of group: the races of groups are public races for the horses of flat . There is no criterion of gains. The groups are in the increasing order: F / E / D / C / B / HAS / LISTED / GROUP II / GROUP I. A horse can participate in the races of his group or in that of the group at once upper. To pass in the upper group, a horse has to win or be classified in the gains several times following (see Guide of the game.
As long as a horse of flat did not run he is classified in the category «maiden ".
To note that there is a group by distance. So, a horse can be maiden on 1000 m (if it has never roamed on this distance), Group A over 1600 m, and Group B over 2200 m / 3000 m.
Raw gains: it is the amount of the allocations won by your horse in races.
Resistance: the resistance is the capacity of a horse to be run as long as possible to an optimal speed without "cracking"("failing”). A genetic value is attributed to the birth (from 1 to 3 exceptionally 4) and this value can rise to 10 thanks to the training. (See square)
Selling races: the selling races are races at the conclusion of which the horses which participate in it can be bought according to a system of bids "blind". There is according to the races a minimum basic price. An owner can go over his own horse. At the end of the bids, the player who made the highest bid becomes owner of the horse. When there is no bid on a horse, this one remains the property of his (her) owner.
These selling races are an EXCELLENT means to begin on the game at a lower cost!
Semi-premature (Semi-early): horses which from part their genetics and their training are brought to be competitive during them 3 ème year.
Specialities: there are 3 specialities: the flat, the hedges and the trot. At present, one 4 ème speciality, the saddle-trot, is of use as laboratory to the game.
Speed: the speed is the maximal speed of a horse in running.
It is a very important element of the game. There are horses specialists of races of sprint (1000 m). It likes their genetics and also the way they are training; these horses also have a very good flexibility.
For the horses of long distance, the speed is advantageous especially on the long distances. Newturf examined at present to balance more the chances with the horses which are very resistant but averagely rapids.
Squares: squares allow to see the evolution of your horse further to the daily trainings. Squares go from 1 to 10 for the following characteristics: Speed, Resistance, Flexibility, Obedience. The time put to pass from a square to an upper square depends on the training. Squares serve as marks to adjust your drives by helping you of a board of drives.
Vitesse= Speed
Résistance= Resistance
Souplesse= Flexibily
Obéissance= Obedience
Stock exchange purchase of horses: you will find in the "Stock exchange" horses on sale. If you spotted a horse which interests you, ask to his (her) owner for the permission to test it. Do not hesitate to negotiate the price with the owner and in case of doubt on the value of the horse, asks an experienced player of your clan.
Team Sprint Cup: other competition of clan with the CIC, reserved for the horses of sprint. Operating procedures are the same that for the CIC. This competition takes place 10 of every month for the semi-finals and 20 for the finales.
Test: (see " what do we find on theindex card horse")
you can test your horse. This very useful possibility allows you to have a rough idea of the time when your horse in race with drive would put that you chose. Attention, the time which will put your horse in race will be appreciably different. You have to leave at least an interval of 3 hours between 2 tests. On the other hand, test a horse just before its race do not influence its performances during race.
Trainer: as its name indicates it, the trainer pulls horses according to methods which he implemented patiently. This function is difficult to master, also at first; it is deeply advised to choose a trainer in the directory of the trainers to take care of your horses.
Vans : « Championnat des Vans » Individual competition which takes place at the end of month in 3 specialities. The best horses participate in it and a classification by points determines the most successful owners in every speciality (as well as a general classification).
Weather report: the weather report determines the state of the ground. The state of the ground influences the performance of horses, each having a favorite ground.
There are 5 types(chaps) of ground, each corresponding to a type(chap) of weather report:
Orageux = Stormy = heavy ground
Pluvieux =Rainy = sticky ground
Nuageux = Cloudy = supple ground
Eclaircies = Bright periods = light ground
Ensoleillé = Sunny = dry ground
