🚨🚨HardcORE Horse Racing Coming to PFL🚨🚨 Something special is happening on Solana, and this time, the track can mine. We’re excited to announce that Photo Finish™ LIVE is creating a new in-game initiative inspired by the ORE Protocol – a Solana-native Store of Value (SoV) that has quickly become one of the blockchain’s most talked-about movements. How Can You Make Mining Exciting? Known for its fully on-chain design and composable structure, ORE has been redefining what’s possible in decentralized finance. However, the concept of mining in crypto is highly technical, and probably makes your dad’s eyes glaze over when you try to explain it. Now, Photo Finish™ LIVE is turning crypto mining into a race-day experience unlike anything else. Here’s how it works: every ORE block mined (aka round) will be visually represented by a horse race. Players “prospect” by placing SOL on the horses they believe will win, just like miners choosing their positions on a grid. When the race ends, one horse (and its backers) takes the block and the SOL/ORE reward. It’s mining, but with horsepower — a new form of social gathering and stream-friendly content. It’s a system that transforms what’s usually silent into something social, visual, and dramatic. Why Is Photo Finish Doing This? We want to support real builders on Solana at every opportunity, and the ORE team and community are absolutely fantastic. Of course, we also want to utilize our tech and presentation elements for the good of our own ecosystem. So, when anyone deposits into the Photo Finish™ ORE race visualizer, a lightweight (500bps) purchase of $CROWN is automatically included, so race viewers and miners alike support the ecosystem and DCA into the token without having to think about it. The result is a continuous stream of activity that benefits everyone. In true community spirit, the Photo Finish™ team has also established an $ORE treasury, joining a growing movement that includes groups like RadiantsDAO and Colosseum. With support from seasoned PFL player and ORE connoisseur, Zedge_JPEG, the initiative adds another pulse to the ORE ecosystem — more ways to play, more ways to win, and more energy flowing through Solana. Beginning in Season 35 (Nov 17) and for at least the next 3 seasons, PFL players can get ORE from racing in 4 unique ways. Hardcore Racing becomes HardcORE Racing Not only does every hardcore race accumulate Derby in the jackpot to be won, but if you hit the jackpot, 1 $ORE will be added to the total and split amongst the race contestants (50% to first, the rest split to others). Hardcore races are winner-take-all races, where all horses that do not win are retired and sent to pasture. At $1 and $2 entry fees, they’re the cheapest races offered in PFL. Go floor sweeping to grab horses to throw in these races to try and win $Derby and $ORE! You still will want to run on preference (Turn/Track/Surface) to give yourself the best chance to win! Progressive Jackpot Every race run, regardless of type, has a chance of hitting the $ORE jackpot. This is seeded with 2.5 $ORE but grows seasonally with yield from the staked ORE treasury! Just like in HardcORE races, the winning horse in the race will receive 50% of the jackpot, with all others splitting the other 50%. Claim to Fame Rewards a) Every 3+ Claim To Fame race earns small amounts of $ORE to ALL entrants. You will notice they’re all on the House of Zedge track! Claim to Fame Schedule b) Every 3+ Claim to Fame race in weeks 3&4 (at 5k/7.5k claiming price will randomly award a participant with .025 $ORE. For Photo Finish™ LIVE, this marks another step in the ongoing mission to push the boundaries of what’s possible in blockchain gaming. The game has long proven that on-chain entertainment can be both competitive and deeply immersive. Now, by embracing the $ORE phenomenon, it’s showing just how creative and composable Solana can be. This is what happens when DeFi meets derby day. The mines are full, the gates are open, and the races are on.

Reminder that tonight is the first night of ZEBC — make sure to put your 199 derby bet into the Third Time Sprint, Gallop and Championship. Links to races below. @photofinishgame @TheCrownToken @SangudoStables

~~~Season 28 House of Zedge Update~~~ @photofinishgame @TheCrownToken $crown Breeder Bonanza: -Partnering with @LaJollaFarmz and @authorofthesurf to bring another high stakes maiden for the top breeding stables. If you are among the top spenders in an archetype, then you earn a slot in this coveted juiced race on opening day with no rake. -If you don’t earn a spot / want to enter multiple horses / want to support this event then you can co-sponsor by nominating a horse for $100 or 8,000 derby -10F race to match the most exciting major distance. $75 entry or 6,000 derby. -$250 added to each pot, an additional $250 for the top spending archetype (LD this season) and $100 for each nomination for a possible total of juice or $250 to $1k. -No rake equals $480 or 38,400 derby of forgone rake that goes back to racers, the backbone of $crown -New for Season 28 is a S- undercard race with 3k derby entry,  zero rake and $50 added to each pot. That works out to an additional $290 of giveback to the racing community. -Season 28 Juice: Up to $3,730 / 298,400 derby. Redemption Run: -Juvenile race to facilitate getting parked horses on the track. Low $3 / 240 derby entry fee make distance discovery cheap and 100% rake allows us to provide large end of season free races. -Season 27 piloted with @ADrummond25 in RD and it has exceeded expectations. With strong community support we are going from one $1k / 80,000 derby free race to four for a total of $4k / 320,000 derby up for grabs. -Season 27 had races at 5/7/9 and the free race at  7 furlongs in RD. LD and RT will get this format in Season 28. RD will move to 5/7 ending in a free race at 7 plus 9/11 ending in a free race at 11. Races will stay for juvenile only at this point so make sure to take advantage of the extended discovery window during your horse’s juvi season. -As a thank you to Yellowstone, who generated the most Redemption Run qualify points this season, I am gifting one Breeder Bonanza Nomination. For Season 28, I will be gifting four free nominations worth $100 each / 8,000 derby. -Season 28 Juice: $4,400 / 352,000 derby. Claim to Fame: -High stakes claimer series in RD -Juvenile races stay the same with 14 and 28k claimers across 5/8/10 furlongs ending in a $500 free race for each distance funnel. Races begin week 2 after maiden discovery week. -Mature 3+ series in RD will stay the same as Season 27 / the same as juvenile series outlined above other than races begin week 1 -5+ series piloted this season will be discontinued to reallocate funds towards more popular series -Season 28 Juice: $3,000 / 240,000 derby House of Zedge Season 28 Total Juice: -Up to $11,130 or 890,400 derby... put differently you have an extra VKD of derby on the line... and this doesn't even include the next iteration of the Zedge Edge Betting Challenge (because I'm too tired to write it up now). Super big thank you to @SangudoStables for making this all happen as my sparring partner.

As true today as it was then — @photofinishgame offers a way to participate in the sport of kings. Most fun I’ve had gaming in decades… the web3 part fades into the background