Welcome to Season 25!
It’s a bittersweet season as we celebrate the debut of a new crop of horses, but also bid farewell to a generation of horses that started it all.
From Gen 0 horses riding off into the big pasture in the sky to a brand new leaderboard, Season 25 brings some changes you won’t want to miss.
Let’s break it all down with a quick summary of everything you need to know.
Wagering Updates
- Races Every 15 Minutes: Players can place picks on races running every 15 minutes, with 10% of the win pool contributing to purse subsidies.
- Picks Leaderboard — Batting Average Style:
- Track your success rate with Win bets across three different pick levels.
- Top 5 payouts for the highest win percentages at each level.
- Sponsored by BlockBet!
- 50 races bet level
- 250 races bet level
- 500 races bet level
- Players can win multiple levels.
- Road to the Kentucky Derby Competition:
- Each VKD Qualifying race includes at least 400 Derby in pick juice per horse entered.
- Leaderboard will be manually updated.
- The player with the highest net winnings from Road to the Kentucky Derby bets will win a horse (view horse here) and the prestigious Discord role of “PICK CHAMPION.”
- Additional prizes may be added.
Lineage Cup Debuts
Rewarding the stables that invested in premium breeding:
- Premier Events:
- 8,000 Crown prize pool per event.
- Horses bred for 24k Derby or more qualify.
- Undercard Events:
- 2,500 Crown prize pool per event.
- Horses bred for 8k Derby or more qualify.
- Selection Criteria:
- L28 winnings combined with breed price qualification.
- Eligibility: Only available to horses aged 4 and older.
- Schedule: Occurs on the final Sunday of the season.
For more details, read the original announcement.
A-/A Series Changes
To encourage greater participation:
- Stakes racing for A and A- horses is now C- to A
- Juvenile and 3+ grade-restricted series qualifiers will use the same C-/A weighted races as the finale, promoting larger fields and more inclusive opportunities.
- Prize pools for these races are now paid out in $Crown instead of Derby, mirroring previous A pools.
Leaderboard Changes
The leaderboard system has been revamped for expanded payout categories:
- New Leaderboards:
- Graded Races (G1/2/3)
- Grade-Restricted Races
- Benchmark Races
- Payouts:
- Graded Racing (20 spots) — $200 per spot
- Grade Restricted (30 spots) — $150 per spot
- Allowances (30 spots) — $100 per spot
- Benchmarks (30 spots) — $100 per spot
- Claimers (50 spots) — $100 per spot
- Payment: All leaderboard payouts are in $Crown, tied to USD pricing when processed.
- Tiebreakers: Final spots with ties will split the prize.
Explore the Leaderboard Stats for more details.
Miscellaneous Changes
- No Cube Series this season.
- No Enduro Cup this season.
- No Benchmark Undercards for Majors this season.
