Welcome to Season 24!
This Photo Finish™ season is packed with exciting updates, fresh sponsorships, racing tweaks, spotlight events, and new ways to engage with the community.
Let’s dive into what’s new and improved for this season.
CUBE Exchange Sponsorship
We’re thrilled to announce CUBE Exchange is coming to Photo Finish™!
As some of you have noticed, CUBE Exchange branding has taken over the iconic Sunset Harbor, Hong Kong race track for the season. CUBE is sponsoring a new racing event that adds $3,333 of prize pool money to this season’s racing across the final two weeks.
Here is what it all looks like:
Grade Restricted Stakes Stimmies
In the season’s final week, $693 in $CROWN will be distributed across all Grade Restricted Stakes racing events on the Cube Racecourse.
These stimmies enhance the excitement and encourage participation during the season’s closing days.
Cube Champions Cup Main Event
The season culminates with the Cube Champions Cup, which features:
- $2,640 in total prizes, including a $500 Freeroll race as the grand finale.
- The Freeroll will showcase four archetypes with a combined $2,000 prize pool.
Reduced Fee/Juiced Qualifiers
Eighteen Grade Restricted Stakes Qualifiers will run exclusively on the Cube track during the season’s final two weeks.
These qualifiers offer reduced entry fees, making it more accessible for participants to compete.
“$DERBY Stimmy” Boost
A $640 “$DERBY Stimmy” in juice will be distributed across select races, courtesy of CUBE.
As a reminder, $CROWN is listed on the CUBE Exchange, so if you’re looking to pick some up on a CEX anytime soon, support our newest sponsor!
What’s New
Win & In Series Goes Automated
No more manual updates! The Kingmakers, Baxus Cup, and Cube Series are now fully automated:
In win-and-in series, each win earns 1 point, and only horses with points qualify for the finals. This opens new avenues for future series and competitions.
Juiced Purse Races
We know you want to find what you’re looking for as fast as possible, and this season, we’ve made it never more straightforward to find races featuring boosted payouts!
Here’s where to find the juice:
- Quick Filter: On the race screen, use the quick filter to find races with a 10% pick pool subsidy added to the purse.
- Where to Find: Available for all streamed races and those on the Off-Track Betting (OTB) schedule.
Random Crown Freerolls
Keep one eye on the track and one eye on the racing schedule because this season, we’re randomly dropping flash 100 $CROWN freerolls throughout the season on the iconic Churchill Downs track.
Racing Tweaks
We’ve made improvements to ensure racing remains competitive and accessible:
- Non-Winner 4 Races: Added to the claimer series with $CROWN allocations.
- Weighted Claimers: New weight conditions covering C- to A+ for Greens. A+ Max races will still appear regularly.
- Improved Cadence: Enhanced scheduling for claiming races, weather, and distance conditions.
Spotlight Events
Benchmark Changes
- The 70 Max Benchmark undercard is scrapped. The two 90/Open benchmark undercards will remain.
- 70 Benchmark races will still be available in the schedule for fans of that race type.
Baxus Cup
Make your New Year’s Resolution to win a bottle of liquor from BAXUS!
The BAXUS Cup moves to the RT track for Season 24. This remains a win-and-you’re-in series with 18 chances to qualify for the freeroll championship race.
Enduro Cup
Thanks to Celtic Monke Racing, the Enduro Cup is back by popular demand!
The Enduro Cup returns as a late-season Right Dirt race with an added $500 juice in the pot.
Leaderboards
If it ain’t broke, we won’t fix it. Claiming and Allowance Leaderboards have been popular, so there are no plans to change them this season.
Streaming Updates
New Thursday Stream
Introducing “Horse Pilled with Brewed Bones,” a new Thursday stream featuring:
- A mix of allowance and claiming races designed to onboard new players.
- Hosted by the Brewed Bones community!
Exacta Contests
- All streams can now host exacta contests. You must be on stream to participate in these live contests.
- Winners of the exacta contest will receive a complimentary horse from Boss Stable, whitelisted for the Streamer Spectacular freeroll at the end of the season
Breeding Updates
Breeding windows remain open for two weeks this season, running from Day 8 to Day 21.
Simulcast Updates
Juiced Simulcasting
All simulcast and OTB slot races will now include:
- 1 Derby per horse in the lineup.
- Wager-funded purse functionality: 10% of all win bets are added to the race purse, similar to the juiced streams.
