Denhal Stakes 2020

DEADLINE(Extended): 15th of August at 23:59 CEST, Netherlands summer time
FLAT RACING, ALL BREEDS, ALL AGES ABOVE 2YO
Require proof of prior race showing or training!
Entries journal: coming

Sanctioned by  

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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 16 or older to enter.
- Collabs, photomanipulations and 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.
- If you enter multiple horses, each horse has to have its own entry. 
- You are encouraged to draw extra images, but you don't get extra points for them.

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Race information
Race distance: 9 furlongs
Track: dirt 

 

The race is run in Kazakhstan and the track is surrounded by steppes and desert, with some rocky 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 sunny and it's about 28 degrees C or 82 degrees F. There are some small clouds and lots of dust because of the horses galloping around. The race starts in the evening, just before sunset. 

   

Some photos for inspiration: 
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Stable animals:
   

Note: Denhal Stables is currently under renovation, so the maps aren't accurate. You can still use these maps as references for the area, and you won't get any points taken off your total if you don't get it right, so don't worry. 

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Judging
- Headshot horse = 5 points
- Half body horse = 10 points
- Full body horse = 15 points
- Full body jockey = +5 points
- Every extra full body horse shown = +2 points (max. 5 horses, half bodies do not count! The horses don't have to be other entrants' horses, they can be random horses or horses from Denhal as well)
- Every extra half body horse shown = +1 point (no headshots. Max. 5 horses (counted together with the fullbodies))
- Shading (compared to your gallery/overall effort) = +0-10 points
- Background (compared to your gallery/overall effort) = +0-10 points
- Creativity (interesting perspective, attention to details, good atmosphere, creativity in the story, etc.) = +0-10
- Random = +0-5 points
- For every rule not followed = -5 points
Max. 65 points

Judging is done by EmmaVZ and sokaede. (points will be averaged between the judges)
If any of the judges enters the show themselves, the other judge will judge their entry.
Remember that this show includes subjective judging. Therefore you may not be satisfied with the end results. However, the judging will not be open for any discussion. By entering this show, you accept these statements. 

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

Horse name (+link to ref):
Horse age: 
Jockey (name+age): 
Stable: 
Proof the horse is trained to race (show or training picture): 

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Prizes
1st place
80 by EmmaVZ 
Headshot of winning horse by EmmaVZ 
Shaded full body by sokaede 

2nd place
40  by EmmaVZ 
Shaded headshot by sokaede 

3rd place
10  by EmmaVZ 
Flatcolor headshot by sokaede