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Race Sponsoring
If you're looking to help out or get more involved with Equination.net; earn some extra traffic to your website or give your business greater respect, then perhaps race sponsoring is the right choice for you! We offer a very affordable program to allow you to advertise your name, business or website, while premium members throughout Equination.net compete to win your very own, customized stake race. When you sponsor a stake race, you're able to specify the name of the event, the level, the age and gender restrictions, distance and surface, set the race date (although some restrictions apply) and choose the purse and additional prizes (if any). Below you will find information on our fees and exactly what is included in our race sponsoring packages. If you're interested in sponsoring your own stake race, please click here for more information! If you choose to sponsor a race, your race will be advertised through use of 486x60 and 125x120 banner ads in our rotation on every page of Equination.net. You may submit your own for free or have us design your ads for $20 USD. The field for every stake race is selected based on the horse's highest annual earnings and in the event of a tie for a final position, the horse will be randomly selected.
Base Sponsoring Costs & Options
We have base fees for each of the three graded levels that are offered in the game.
Grade III - These races have a base fee of $30 USD.
Grade II - These races have a base fee of $45 USD.
Grade I - These races have a base fee of $60 USD.
Each graded race has it's own purse range. When you choose to sponsor a race, you will be given the lower end of the purse range. You can increase the purse in the Additional Options section until it has reached the maximum amount for that specific level. These ranges are as follows:
Grade III - $150,000 to $350,000
Grade II - $350,000 to $750,000
Grade I - $750,000 to $2,000,000
Each graded race level has a specific minimum rating requirement that the nominees must have earned on that specific distance/surface category in the past three months. These rating requirements are as follows, but you are more than welcome to specify your own rating requirement when sponsoring your race.
Grade III - 2yo: 105 3yo: 120 4yo+: 123 6yo+: 120
Grade II - 2yo: 105 3yo: 120 4yo+: 125 6yo+: 120
Grade I - 2yo: 110 3yo: 125 4yo+: 125 6yo+: 120
Filly/Mare Only Races: Maximum 123 Rating Req.
Additional Options
Increased purses are available. You can purchase an extra $25,000 SIM for $1 USD, up to the maximum purse limit specified for your races level as listed above.
EQ Credit Pools are available. You can choose to charge an EQ Credit amount per nomination. All nomination fees will then be pooled and distributed how you wish (to either the winner or first two/three finishers). Please provide all details including: Nomination Fee Amount in Credits; Percentage of Credit Pool paid to winner, second-place finisher and third place finisher. There is an added $5 USD fee to add this option to your race. EQ does retain a small percentage of the pool.
Real prizes are optional, but if you'd like to offer real prizes you may do so at no extra cost aside from the cost of the actual prizes themselves. Additional prizes are to be specified and shipped to Equination.net when the stake race has been confirmed and nominations have opened. We do not have a minimum or maximum value for the prizes, as that is left up to your discretion.
Banners can be made for an additional $20 USD. If you do not wish to supply us with your own 486x60 and 125x100 banner to advertise your stake race, we will be more than willing to create some banners for you, customized exactly how you'd like them. We can create animated or still, high-quality banners to attract everyone to your stake race.
Other restrictions are available as well. To customize your race and select the finest field possible, we are flexible to offer other restrictions. This can include, but is not limited to: a minimum or maximum race or training rating requirement (ie. a minimum of a 90 rating is required to nominate); breeding location; maximum or minimum number of wins and many more! These restrictions will vary on price depending on how significant they are, but restrictions generally begin at $10 USD extra.
Information Paragraph is the little introduction about the race that is found on every stake race information page. If you'd like to write this on your own, you may do so! Simply send this in along with the rest of the information on your race.
Premium Limitation are also available. If you wish to sponsor a race specifically for second-tier members, there is an additional $10 USD fee.
Payment Methods
We currently accept PayPal for online payments, as well as cheques, cash and money orders. Cheques and Money Orders must be made out to Equination.net.
Sponsor a Race!
If you're interested in sponsoring a race, please complete the following form. We will contact you with an estimate for your race as soon as possible. If you are unsure about a name, distance/surface or any details, simply leave it blank, as this information can be collected later.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: If I sponsor a race, can I specify who gets to participate in it?
A: You cannot select a specific field for the race. All stake races at Equination.net are restricted to only premium members and have a minimum (and sometimes maximum) rating restriction that must be met. Horses are selected based on their annual earnings. You can, however, make a stake available only to second-tier premium members.
Q: Can I participate in a stake race if I sponsor it?
A: Yes you can, so long as you are a premium member. However, the race stewards will review the race conditions, the field and your entry prior to the release of the official field. If they feel there is an unfair advantage for your horse above the rest, then you will not be able to participate.
Q: Do I get to specify the rating restrictions?
A: When you submit your sponsor request, you may suggest a minimum and/or maximum rating if you'd like. We will take this into consideration, but we may use our own judgement on what horses may or may not get in.
Q: Can I specify a stake race to be open to all members of EQ.net, not just premiums?
A: No. We offer the stake races specifically to premium members who have paid for the special privilege and do not wish to take away from the value of their membership upgrade.
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