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I don't usually throw around the word mega unless I have good reason. This is it. :shock:

Using the Daily Racing Form's stakes results feature I have made a showcase file using almost all the stakes races run in the US and Canada in 2013. The schedule I've provided features only the graded races in it. To use all the races I've created would kill field sizes and quite possibly knock the Earth off its axis. :shock:

It includes...

445 US Graded races / 1581 listed and listed handicaps
46 Canadian Graded races / 230 listed and listed handicaps
8 Dubai World Cup races
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Grand total of 2310 races

If you want some of the listed races in your schedule - edit the schedule I provide in the schedule editor or open it in notepad and do it there.

To accommodate these races I had to make a lot of new tracks. With some research online I tried to find which existing track in the game closely resembled each new track I made and I used their course specs. The new courses are...

The courses that were in SO5 are included also along with...

New US tracks = 30 new tracks
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Arapahoe Park
Atlantic City
Blackfoot
Chippewa Downs
Columbus
Crooked River Roundup
Elko County Fair
Ferndale
Fonner Park
Fresno
Gillespie County Fair
Grants Pass
Indiana Downs
Kentucky Downs
Les Bois Park
Mt. Pleasant Meadows
North Dakota Horse Park
Ocala Training Center
Penn National
Pleasanton
Presque Isle Downs
Sacramento
Sandy Downs
Santa Cruz County Fair
Santa Rosa
Stockton
Sweetwater Downs
White Pine Racing
Will Rogers Downs
Zia Park

New Canadian tracks = 6 new tracks
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Alberta Downs
Grande Prairie
Lethbridge
Marquis Downs
Millarville
Sunflower Downs

The Canadian tracks originally found in the US "2" folder and their corresponding files have been moved to the Canadian "9" folder for realism sake.

Author:	SiriusChill [ Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:25 am ]
Post subject:	US & Canada Mega Showcase/Schedule + New Tracks For S06
UPDATE 4 Sept 16 2014 : Added all the courses Mj has created up to this point. A bunch more Google Earth images for a handful of tracks. Been playing the game instead of getting google earth images done but one day I will finish that laborious project. Moved the Canadian portraits to the Canadian folder. Note ~ Jan 22 2015 - When I uploaded this mod I forgot to edit the schedule to remove the listed Maryland circuit races (I think?) that I use in my game. Those would be Bowie,Laurel, Pimlico and Colonial Downs. Now that the editor is fixed you can use the editor to remove those races and if you like add the listed races from the circuit you call home or any races you like. If you edit the schedule you must start a new game for it to work. UPDATE 3 : Added a bunch more of mj's created tracks. Fully prepped the schedule which was absent in previous updates. 4 Google Earth images each for Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Churchilll Downs as a starter on my Google Earth images set that I will release whenever I get that done. You must start a new game for this to work. Link below. UPDATE 2 : I have adjusted the stables file to reflect the usual stomping grounds of the trainers. I also moved the Canadian Jockey/trainers in my US lists to the Canadian folder. Just 7 Jockey and trainers for each list. You have to start a new game for these to take effect. Note: Just realized I didn't move the jockey and trainer pictures to the Canadian 9 folder. You'll have to do that for now if you are bothered by it. UPDATE: I have updated a handful of tracks that Mjtags has nicely created with the editor. Added Mj's owners list and stable locations and US silks. Added his track logo pictures for now but they don't fit right with me. Just a stop gap until I get my Google Earth pictures done again. (Thanks Mj for the good work ) Changed some track names to sound better. Fixed the Nationality spread for the better. Added my tipsters with portraits from S05. The handful of night races will be run in semi darkness until I can get the lights thing figured out. It's not a deal breaker as of now. You will have to start a new game for this to work. Lot's of tinkering in this update and I apologize if there is a flaw that appears. Updated link below _________________________________________________________________________________ I have managed to take my Mega showcase venture and transfer it to SO6. Included is the Top 100 Jockey/Trainers with full names for North America in 2013 and their portraits. I have also made the correct locations on the world map for every track in North America as best I can. The horse pool is 6500 but you can easily change that to your liking if you want. Quote: I don't usually throw around the word mega unless I have good reason. This is it. Using the Daily Racing Form's stakes results feature I have made a showcase file using almost all the stakes races run in the US and Canada in 2013. The schedule I've provided features only the graded races in it. To use all the races I've created would kill field sizes and quite possibly knock the Earth off its axis. It includes... 445 US Graded races / 1581 listed and listed handicaps 46 Canadian Graded races / 230 listed and listed handicaps 8 Dubai World Cup races _____________________ Grand total of 2310 races If you want some of the listed races in your schedule - edit the schedule I provide in the schedule editor or open it in notepad and do it there. To accommodate these races I had to make a lot of new tracks. With some research online I tried to find which existing track in the game closely resembled each new track I made and I used their course specs. The new courses are... The courses that were in SO5 are included also along with... New US tracks = 30 new tracks _____________________ Arapahoe Park Atlantic City Blackfoot Chippewa Downs Columbus Crooked River Roundup Elko County Fair Ferndale Fonner Park Fresno Gillespie County Fair Grants Pass Indiana Downs Kentucky Downs Les Bois Park Mt. Pleasant Meadows North Dakota Horse Park Ocala Training Center Penn National Pleasanton Presque Isle Downs Sacramento Sandy Downs Santa Cruz County Fair Santa Rosa Stockton Sweetwater Downs White Pine Racing Will Rogers Downs Zia Park New Canadian tracks = 6 new tracks _____________________________ Alberta Downs Grande Prairie Lethbridge Marquis Downs Millarville Sunflower Downs The Canadian tracks originally found in the US "2" folder and their corresponding files have been moved to the Canadian "9" folder for realism sake. __________________________ Installation instructions... Keep a backup copy of the games original files first for safe keeping. Note - The 3D courses folder involved make this a big download. It takes time to download,extract and install. Download file Unzip file to desktop or wherever you choose. You will find inside the "USschedmegav6" folder the relevant folders. Copy and paste the folders - 3D, data and gfx - to ~ Program Files(x86) > Starters Orders 6. Accept all overwrite requests. Copy and paste the folder - schedules - to ~ Libraries > Documents > Starters Orders 6 > Exports. Accept all overwrite requests. https://www.mediafire.com/?o4e318tio3c05mp

Author:	SiriusChill [ Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:14 am ]
Post subject:	Re: US & Canada Mega Showcase/Schedule + New Tracks For S06
I seem to have left out Belterra Park. Game will crash if you view a race there. I will fix this soon. Edit: I failed to rename River Downs to Belterra Park in the 3D folder. If you have downloaded this you can easily fix the problem by renaming "River Downs" in the 3D courses folder to "Belterra Park". I will upload the fixed download now. Fix made. New download link... http://www.mediafire.com/download/7o2b3cxdqkc03pj/MegaUSv3.zip

Author:	SiriusChill [ Fri Jul 04, 2014 2:15 am ]
Post subject:	Re: US & Canada Mega Showcase/Schedule + New Tracks For S06
If you wait a little bit I will update my download with mjtags revamped track creations made with the editor. I'm totally clueless with the track editor at the moment.

Author:	SiriusChill [ Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:02 am ]
Post subject:	Re: US & Canada Mega Showcase/Schedule + New Tracks For S06
Updated this beast. Link here and in original post which includes words on what was updated. http://www.mediafire.com/download/7o2b3cxdqkc03pj/MegaUSv3.zip

Author:	RJ Banker [ Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:37 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: US & Canada Mega Showcase/Schedule + New Tracks For S06
I click the link, and go to a MediaFire site that has lots of flashing buttons to click, I had a virus last year, how do I know what button the download is at. Is it always this confusing or am I just being cautious? I just would like the tracks, I really don't care about the graphics. Thanks for any advice.

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Author:	craigibhoy [ Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:36 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: US & Canada Mega Showcase/Schedule + New Tracks For S06
RJ click the green download button that says download with whatever text and its filesize, the rest is just ads.

Author:	SiriusChill [ Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:19 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: US & Canada Mega Showcase/Schedule + New Tracks For S06
RJ Banker wrote: I click the link, and go to a MediaFire site that has lots of flashing buttons to click, I had a virus last year, how do I know what button the download is at. Is it always this confusing or am I just being cautious? I just would like the tracks, I really don't care about the graphics. Thanks for any advice. I've downloaded tons of stuff from Mediafire mainly the league races and never had a virus. I have antivirus programs to prevent such things. I would never put up an infected file knowingly. Mediafire has an annoying popup that appears on occasion that one has to deal with. Download link in upper right.

Author:	SiriusChill [ Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:57 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: US & Canada Mega Showcase/Schedule + New Tracks For S06
Right now I'm in the process of setting correct stable locations for the trainers in my trainers lists. Should have a download up in a day or two. Should of done this before.

Author:	craigibhoy [ Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:40 am ]
Post subject:	Re: US & Canada Mega Showcase/Schedule + New Tracks For S06
most viruses or malware relate to the ads

Author:	RJ Banker [ Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:55 am ]
Post subject:	Re: US & Canada Mega Showcase/Schedule + New Tracks For S06
Thanks for all the info, its a bit scary for these old eyes, just want to make sure I am doing it right. Thanks again, and I can't wait to check out the US tracks

Author:	SiriusChill [ Tue Jul 08, 2014 1:14 am ]
Post subject:	Re: US & Canada Mega Showcase/Schedule + New Tracks For S06
Glad to help. Most of the added minor league tracks I used the various generic tracks in the game. mjtags nicely reproduced 10? tracks with the editor that are top class. Because of redirect files you will see graphic signs for example Arlington Park signs at Laurel Park because I used the Arlington Park course for Laurel Park.

Author:	RJ Banker [ Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:55 am ]
Post subject:	Re: US & Canada Mega Showcase/Schedule + New Tracks For S06
Thank You for all your work on these tracks. I sure miss Great Lakes Downs in Muskegon, MI. We used to go all the time, $2.00 beers and lots of fun, unfortunately it closed a few years ago. Nice place.

Author:	SiriusChill [ Tue Jul 08, 2014 10:56 am ]
Post subject:	Re: US & Canada Mega Showcase/Schedule + New Tracks For S06
Just updated the stables locations and moved a handful of Canadian Jockey/Trainers in my US lists to the Canada folder for a little more realism. An explanation and links are in the first post. You have to start a new game for these to work.

Author:	SiriusChill [ Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:33 am ]
Post subject:	Re: US & Canada Mega Showcase/Schedule + New Tracks For S06
Ready to use after last super patch. Now I think I'll actually play the game.

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Author:	buddybreeze [ Thu Sep 11, 2014 10:37 pm ]
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Great work! What would happen if I only added the new courses and didn't add the schedule in the export file? Would the game generate a schedule using the cources?