I did 7 races and the cost went from ( after the free ones) 5 e/ to 20 e/ to 80 e/ to 320 e/ to 1,280 e/ to 5120 e/ to 20,480 e.

I used no bonus tokens and got 5 1sts,/ 1 2nd/ and 1 3rd. ( over 100 flags )

My suggestion to to just take the Derby as total fun. I would not do the Derby with the expectation of getting the divine ( it will cost over 30 million doing it this way.) The HOP is the best option AFTER the GC is over and the festivities begin ( you can get the open 2 and get 1 free option.) Also once you have opened a certain number of HOPs the cost goes down to the lowest price of 5 passes.

For the Derby, decide how much you can or will spend per day and stick to that price cap. For the new people 4 or 5 races--320 e for 4 and 1,280 e for 5). If you can afford more I personally will not go over 6 races ( at 5,120 e ).

If you do this you will get a fair number of flags ( roughly 350 to 400 flags).

if you get the get 2 get one free, from the GC, then you would spend only about 20-25 passes max. Not bad. Especially if you happen to get the divine earlier in the HoPs.

If the community can get enough horseshoes to allow 4 free races and you do 6 more where you pay that would be 6 races would cost you 38,815 for 7 days.

If you averaged 13 flags per race or 130 per day or 940 for 7 days.

Since the top prize ( not the divine) is set at 900 you could in theory get the top prize.

I would probably wait for the next promo, as the divine will be coming in the HoPs. But it's up to you.

By ZOwey, 28th June 2017 08:14:36
Hello horses4you,

There are a few days scheduled after the event ends for players to turn in their flags before it disappears.

Cheers,
ZOwey

Contest of the lost island (play of the plates)
Tthe goal is to pass by various plates to find the exit. Supplement the 6th plate to gain the divine horse Tūmatauenga.
Topic: Ow seeks Tūmatauenga on a Polynesian island. You must help it to find its way.
First prizes:
Kaimanawa, wild horse of New Zealand, with the 5th Tūmatauenga
The new divine, on the last plate (6th)

TŪMATAUENGA
Tūmatauenga belongs to the horses maoris.
Tūmatauenga has a tiki that you must fill of mana.
For that, examine 3 nests of tortoises each day. And discover if there are babies tortoises:
1 X turtleoff32x32 = 5 X mana
2 X turtleoff32x32 = 20 X mana
3 X turtleoff32x32 = 80 X mana
When the tiki contains 500 X mana, Tūmatauenga offers a gift to you:
talonachille 1 X Achilles' heel

The BMI he gives doesn't seem bad, in my opinion, but I do see a theme. Tangaroa god of water gives the water element, Tūmatauenga god of war gives Achilles Heel.
And who was Achilles? A Greek hero from the Trojan War.

I'm just throwing this in as a thought. But I do see that subtle theme Howrse <.<

The Derby I am actually personally hoping to get a few multiples of the divine out of Hops (you may proceed to laugh at me since we all know me and Hops do not get along)
I'll use my Hop and Diamond reserve on it at least, which should together be 50 chances (thank you Xanthos) and hopefully with the usual buy 2 get 1 that will see me with at least 3 by Derby's end.

Is this like what Hallaloth said - the Magic Ride/Board thing?
I thought there were less boards last time?

past times the Ride promo has run under various names so it gets confusing have been anywhere from 5-7 'boards' to play through. The last few it has run with a 'big' divine and a 'lesser' one on the board. Once it was a Greyfell, another time it has been a falabella.

there might be a lesser divine/prize on the board? I wonder what...

Kaimanawa, wild horse of New Zealand

New!
from now on advance on the plates is less random than before.
The wheel offers from 1 to 3 boxes by launching. (contrary to the dice which them went from 1 to 6 boxes of possible advance by spin of dice)
the players will be of the same level .
how to obtain turns of wheel:
_ with the 1st connection of the day 4/jour
_when your horse make a mission 4 maximum/_
day by buying them 1 pass = 1 turn (offers permanent)
offers special WE: 1 pass = 4 turns of wheel
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1st plate: The beach with the key shellfish _3 keys to recover
2nd plate: The furious cascade _ 6 keys to recover
3rd plate: The plain of kiwis _ 8 keys to recover
4th plate: At the top of the volcano - 10 keys to be recovered.

wow, we can only move 1-3 spaces, and 8 times a day ? I hope they made the mazes a lot shorter or are giving us more advantages to get extra moves. I just did a quick search for maze promo in the forum. The one from April 2016 we got 6 rolls per day but could move up to 6 spaces Max number of spaces per day -- 24 for this version, 36 for the old version.
I wonder what they mean by "less random" LOL At least if you get a wrong number when you need a 1, it won't put you up to 6 moves away .

I am just hoping that the boards will be smaller and a little less finicky with the teleporters getting you stuck in the same corner of the board for days.

Last time I believe they made it so you could not roll the same number twice in a row. I suppose if they do that this time you are guaranteed only two numbers and can kinda plan a bit more of a route.

Though, those of us with poor luck will just have to sigh.

Like last time, will we have to land on a space to get the prize, or can we have the ability to pass over it to get it? So being able to take our spaces one at a time?