{"id":4541,"date":"2007-08-10T22:37:52","date_gmt":"2007-08-10T22:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=4541"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=4541","title":{"rendered":"WANTED: Sim Hall Of Fame Message Board Essay Contest Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Got a little spare time this weekend?\u00a0\u00a0 Looking for a fun topic to flex your writing muscles, stroll down memory lane, or just be a wild-n-wacky short, short storyteller?<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Then try your hand at the Black Type Bugler’s\u00a0“If I Could Train One Sim Hall Of Fame Horse” Message Board Essay contest.\u00a0\u00a0 Write a mini-essay, selecting one of the Hall Of Fame horses below.\u00a0\u00a0Only 1, 2, or 3 paragraphs or so in length — 500 words or less!\u00a0\u00a0 Don’t worry, we won’t count words.\u00a0\u00a0 =)<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Wow us!\u00a0\u00a0Thrill us!\u00a0 Knock us off our feet!\u00a0\u00a0Newbies and old veterans are more than welcome to participate in this contest which ends Wednesday evening, August 15<\/EM>.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Newbies<\/STRONG>:\u00a0\u00a0 Select a horse that catches your fancy below.\u00a0\u00a0 Click on the link to read the horse’s story for a little background info.\u00a0\u00a0 These horses are the best ever in the game.\u00a0\u00a0 Give us a story!\u00a0\u00a0 Imagine your new nippy homebreds all google-eyes when one of these horses\u00a0meet them.\u00a0\u00a0 What advice would they extend to your little fellas?\u00a0\u00a0 Or place yourself visting the\u00a0fictional hallowed grounds of the Sim Hall Of Fame.\u00a0 Most of these horses are retired to the Hall.\u00a0\u00a0 Tell us about your visit\u00a0to the SHOF\u00a0Horse Park.\u00a0\u00a0 Who posed for the cameras?\u00a0\u00a0 Who caught your eye and made ya wish, “Wow!\u00a0\u00a0 I bet he was a devil on the racetrack….”<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Vets<\/STRONG>:\u00a0\u00a0 Do you remember old stories about these horses and their trainers?\u00a0\u00a0 Tell us!\u00a0\u00a0 Or perhaps you have a stable star now which is on the path to equal or surpass\u00a0one\u00a0of these Hall of Famers?\u00a0\u00a0 Give us the goods, give us the lowdown!\u00a0 Compare to which\u00a0HOF horse you think YOUR horse\u00a0compares to.\u00a0\u00a0Ha!\u00a0\u00a0 Or, hey, slow down, and record your visit to the Sim Hall Of Fame Horse Park — “Above all, I’d want to train Enough Knock, because he was the one to beat in every race, win or lose afterwards…….”<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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“If I could train one Sim Hall Of Fame horse, it would be…..”<\/SPAN>\u00a0<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Please post your mini-stories on the game’s main message board.\u00a0\u00a0 We’re all in the thread entitled, “Sim Hall Of Fame Message Board Essay Contest:\u00a0 Win Prizes!” authored by Snowchief.\u00a0\u00a0 More details there, including a list of excellent credit and homebred prizes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Click on the horse name to read its Hall Of Fame story and have fun in the Sim!\u00a0 BTB Editors Roys & Snowchief CANNOT WAIT to read your stories.\u00a0\u00a0Good luck.\u00a0\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0

<\/FONT>ALLIED ASSAULT<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – Kingab’s popular turf legend who ended his career on a winning note
<\/FONT>BLUE ANT<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – Dominant speedball sprinter on dirt
<\/FONT>CECIL ROO<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – Turf distaffer who won the inaugural Derby de English over the boys
<\/FONT>DUKE ALI<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – Legendary Monster Miler and one of the most unique horses in the Hall
<\/FONT>DUSTY DANCE<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – Longtime “People’s Horse” and Grade 1 winner over both surfaces
<\/FONT>ENOUGH KNOCK<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – Superior turf miler and probably the best horse from the game’s old, old days
<\/FONT>HUGE TALE<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – Popular BB winner and turf rival of Enough Knock
<\/FONT>I SEEK U<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – The Sim’s only Triple Crown winner
<\/FONT>JOE CAYENNE<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – Record-setter was one of the Top 5 horses ever in Sim history and some still put him at # 1
<\/FONT>MINE FOREST<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – BB Classic winner and handicap star trained by game helper Unbridled
<\/FONT>NEW SLEW<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – Iron handicap horse star trained by one of Sim’s original players
<\/FONT>SADDLE DEDICATE<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – The great marathoner and subject of memorable “match” races
<\/FONT>SCHOOL KRIS<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – ’00 Sim Horse of the Year and turf long division champion
<\/FONT>SEATTLE HIT<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – Awesome distaffer who could stay the distance and beat the boys
<\/FONT>SERIOUSLY DOUBLE<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – Legenday Female Monster Miler who won a heap of races
<\/FONT>STORM DOG<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – Forever a near-perfect 3yo turf filly champ and one of the greatest horses ever in Sim history
<\/FONT>STORMY PROSPECTOR<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – The “Classic” hero who showed up to run and win on BB & Sand Castle days
<\/FONT>WESTERN GROOM<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A> – Late-bloomer who slowly developed into superior handicap horse

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