Where Champions Find Consolation

Where Champions Find Consolation



On Raceclubs, we maintain that all horses are challengers, even if only in spirit and not through their actual performance but the fact remains that the virtual horseracing community is nothing if not the glorious celebration of victory and victorious racing.

We reward the Challenge Series races with incredibly lucrative cash sponsorships and even the qualifier runners are acknowledged in the Consolation races. Thankfully, the Challenge Series is based on merit (notwithstanding massive amounts of cash) so that only the best of the best are competing against each other. Everyone also knows that it’s not always about winning a race that defines a champion, but running like a champion. A true champion knows that performance outweighs final position and accepts defeat as graciously, and humbly, as a victory. But what if those champions didn’t make the final grade?

Fortunately, the end of season is a lot like Christmas, except that it comes three times a year without the annoying jingles- HRH RP loves nothing more than Christmas besides sponsoring races, especially for the challengers and contenders alike. Unlike Scrooge, the man has no self-restraint when it comes to sponsoring races. He programmed all 54 consolation races with sponsorships ranging from $1,000 onwards.

What more could you ask for? You could always console yourself with the fact that your horse probably wouldn’t have liked the goings in the Challenge Series and that winning a consolation is better than merely running the Finals.

Fortunately, Consolation are highly desirable races. Entry is free and automatics. They’re sponsored to the hilt. And winning a consolation race is better than losing a championship. This season, Raceclubs is celebrating another batch of bumper Consolation runners. If they’re not your horses, perhaps you should start planning to fill some of them with your horses next season!






Maclaren F1's makes consolation history.