TL;DR
Set Your Reminders: ZED RUN Announcement + AMA June 26, 2024
Breed To Succeed: Maiden Stakes kicks off June 24
ZEDGE Stud Alerts: Notifications within Discord
Season One: Heating up for a month of fun
Winner’s Circle: Tournament victories, stable milestones and more!
Trivia: Test your ZED RUN knowledge, can you separate Fact from Fiction?
Set Your Reminders - ZED RUN Announcement and AMA (Ask Me Anything)
Wednesday June 26 (ET) is the day! Following the announcement join our CEO, Nir Efrat, and Head of Product, Nick Ciesinski for a LIVE AMA at 6 PM ET.
This is your opportunity to hear directly from leadership about the future of ZED RUN and get your questions answered!
Plus Nick will be hosting bi-weekly AMAs moving forward, so you can stay connected and keep the conversation going.
Don't miss out! Mark your calendars. Click here to set your reminders.
Maiden Stakes - Get Breeding for June 24!!
The next Maiden event is almost here, and it’s going to be epic. This event also kicks off Season One, so you definitely don’t want to miss it. Here’s the lowdown:
- 2-day Maiden
- 12 am UTC, June 24 - 11:59 pm UTC, June 25
- Free, 6-gate, <21 race conditional qualifiers
- Premier scoring
- Sum of best 5 races, minimum 1
- 1200m, 1800m, 2400m finals distances
- Top 6 payouts
Rounds / Gates / Advancers (Total Qualifiers) as follows:
Class 1: 3 / 12 / 4 (108)
Class 2: 3 / 12 / 3 (192)
Class 3: 3 / 12 / 3 (192)
Class 4: 3 / 12 / 3 (192)
Class 5: 2 / 12 / 3 (48)
Class 6: 2 / 12 / 3 (48)
Keep 'em peeled for the final prize pool announcement on Sunday! See you in stud!
ZEDGE Stud Alerts
Looking to hit the breeding barn for the upcoming maiden? Don’t forget ZEDGE stud notifications within the ZED RUN Discord!
Any racehorse that enters the stud farm that meets the following criteria will be sent to the channel to help you find a compatible partner for your mare:
- Is a Super Breed
- VAR over 85
- DP better than -80 or +80
- Start Level 550+
- <9 Avg Win Odds (Top 3)
Join us in the server and keep an eye on the #stud-alerts channel.
Season One Heats Up!
Season One starts next week, and we're shaking things up and building on what we learned from Season Zero. There's something for everyone this season, but in particular it's a place for new horses to shine.
Season One kicks off on June 24 with the Maiden Stakes, and features multiple Heats across the month with varying eligibility, scoring systems and prize pools in USD.
The Season culminates in the Grand Finals on July 13-14, where the top horses battle it out for a share of the 10,000 USD in $ZED prize pool, plus the overall winner across all classes earns an additional 1,000 USD in $ZED. The Season One champ could come from any class and any funnel, so get your horses on the track and quench your competitive thirst!
For full details and eligibility requirements, head to the Guide.
Winner’s Circle
Huge congratulations to Kaiju Racing for achieving a dominant sweep of all three funnels in the Open Gen Tournament last week with Dawn Missile taking out the sprint, Looking Well the Mid and Marathoner! An incredible feat!!
First win in the books for O-subrice.eth and Bro Simpson! Here's to many more podium finishes!
Huge congrats to Lobo_Fish on Fat Revenge's win in the C1 < 250 Marathon Premier! That's what you call following in dad's hoofprints!
Trivia: Fact or Fiction
- The Maiden event starts on 24 June at 12 am UTC and ends on 25 June at 11:59 pm UTC. Fact or Fiction?
- The prize pool for the Maiden event is $10,000 USD. Fact or Fiction?
- To be eligible for the Maiden event, horses must have participated in fewer than 21 races. Fact or Fiction?
- The scoring method for the Maiden event is based on the sum of the best 5 races, with a minimum of 1 race required. Fact or Fiction?
- The qualifiers for the Maiden event are paid and have 12 gates. Fact or Fiction?
- The finals distances for the Maiden event are 1200m, 1800m, and 2400m. Fact or Fiction?
- In the finals of the Maiden event, only the top 3 placements receive payouts. Fact or Fiction?
Last week’s answers
- Who is the new Head of Product at Virtually Human Studio? 3) Nick Ciesinski
- Which companies has Nick Ciesinski previously worked for? 1) Aurory, AppLovin, and Big Fish
- What was the best finish achieved by a horse from the Iceberg Maiden Syndicate? 2) Second place in the Class II sprint funnel
- What is the qualification rate for the Iceberg Maiden Syndicate in the second month? 3) 73.33%
- How many heats will there be for horses under 100 races in Season One? 2) Two heats
- What is the total number of Grand Final qualifiers in Season One? 2) 60
