Denhal Stakes 2015 - CLOSED

EXTENDED DEADLINE: 20th of August at 23:00 CEST, Netherlands summer time
FLAT RACING, ALL BREEDS, ALL AGES ABOVE 2YO
Require proof of prior race showing or training!
Entries journal: Denhal Stakes 2015 - ENTRIES

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Rules
- Open for all horse breeds and all ages above 2yo! 
- Fantasy horses are allowed, but their powers may not be used during the race
- The horse has to be trained to race! So it has to be shown or trained at least once in racing!
- Jockeys have to be over 16 to enter
- Collabs, photomanips, photo backgrounds are not allowed
- Tracing is allowed, but you have to credit the author of the photo references (you can only use stock photos!)
- Horse and jockey don't have to be fullbody, but will give you more points if you do
- You don't have to add a background, but will give you more points if you do
- Maximum of 3 horses per stable allowed to enter, but you do have to make 3 separate entries if you enter all 3 horses. This also applies if you enter 2 horses, they have to have seperate entries!

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Race info
Race distance: 9 furlongs
Track: dirt

 
The race is run in Kazakhstan and the track is surrounded by steppes and desert, with some rocky/sandy hills in the distance. Your background doesn't have to be accurate, but it has to be clear the race is run in a steppe/desert environment. It's summer so the weather is very sunny and it's about 25 degress C or 77 degrees F. There are almost no clouds and lots of dust because of the drought and horses galloping around. 

Some photos for inspiration:
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aboutkazakhstan.com/blog/wp-co… (only the hills in the background, Denhal Stables is not located by the sea, tho the hills could be a good example)

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Judging
- Headshot horse = 2 points
- Half body horse = 5 points
- Full body horse = 11 points
- Full body jockey = +5 points
- Extra image (max. 2) = +2 points (so max. 4 points)
- Every extra full body horse shown = +2 points (max 5 horses, half bodies do not count! the horses don't have to be others entrants horses, they can be random horses or horses from Denhal as well)
- Every extra half body horse shown = +1 point (no headshots, in total with extra fullbodies: max 5 horses)
- Shading (compared to your gallery) = +0-15 points
- Background = +0-10 points
- Creativity (interesting perspective, attention to details, good atmosphere, creativity in the story etc) = +0-20
- Random = +0-5 points
- For every rule not followed = -5 points
Max. 80 points

Judging is done by EmmaVZ, Aelisti and a friend who's not on dA.

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Registration 
You do not have to pre register, once your entry is uploaded, you can send it in the comments of this journal. Be sure to add the list with info, which is below, to te entry.

Horse name & link to ref:
Horse age:
Horse gender:
Horse breed:
Jockey:
Stable:
Prove the horse is trained to race (show or training picture):

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Prizes
1st place
100 and a trophy

2nd place
50

3rd place
10