Crown Prep Weekly: Dev Talk, Mike Sowers Joins TrueDFS, Crown Prep Results

Introducing: Dev Talk

If there is one thing everyone can agree on, it"s that more communication is a good thing. The entire idea behind Beta testing is gathering feedback from users, getting it to the dev team, and waiting to see what they come up with.

But why wait and wonder? Why not get a better understanding of what Devs are up to and the thinking behind the changes in real time?

We couldn"t find a reason, so we launched a new blog series called Dev Talk — a periodic PFL Dev drop-in chat that aims to give players a better idea of how, and why, the sausage is made.

If you missed the first blog in the Dev Talk series that featured Principal Developer Christopher Vance, give it a read.

Extremely interesting conversation with @mikesowerss . After some Poker/DFS he walks me through the virtual horse racing industry and how to set up an account with @photofinishgame . Some sharp Mfers out there and he is one of them. #LFG https://t.co/jL1ghspez8
— Eric Haber (@sheetspwns) March 3, 2023

Mike Sowers Chats PFL with TrueDFS

Our very own community member and professional poker player Mike Sowers, aka Tombstone Stables, joined the TrueDFS show to walk host Eric Haber through what PFL is and why IRL horse racing fans should take notice.

Sowers did an excellent job taking Haber all the way through the process of converting USDC to Solana, creating a stable, buying a Gen0 ticket, and navigating the PFL site.

If you find yourself having trouble at times explaining what PFL is all about and how people can get involved, this is an excellent watch full of vital details. Give it a watch!

👑 Crown Prep Derby: Race 6⃣

🗣️ Make it a Derby, but for REAL $DERBY

🪙 28,000 $DERBY Prize Pool ($350 USD)

🏆 @tjmac 🏇 Indian Wells 🪙 14,560
🥈 @BigBrainStables 🏇 Dublin 🪙 7,000
🥉 @rva_racing 🏇 Better Than Most 🪙 4,760

🫵 You can be in our https://t.co/KPHNXf4kyo… pic.twitter.com/ixrV8gDGdT
— Photo Finish™ LIVE 🌹 🐎 Virtual Horse Racing (@photofinishgame) March 5, 2023

Crown Prep Sprint Series Results

Even in the midst of a Beta 3 feeling-out process where the real money was at stake, the best stables in PFL came out to showcase their best horses in this past weekend"s Crown Prep Series.

In all, six races fired from the Third Time Raceway gates on Saturday, with some purse prizes as high as over 28,000 $DERBY.

Race	Position	Horse Name	Age	Gender	Stable
1	WIN	The Joker	2	Colt	abSOLute Horsepower
	PLACE	Natty the Champ	2	Filly	Derby Dawg Stables
	SHOW	California Love	2	Filly	SoCal Stables
6	WIN	Indian Wells	2	Colt	Wimbledon + GvT Turf
	PLACE	Dublin	2	Colt	BigBrainStables RT
	SHOW	Better Than Most	2	Colt	RVA Racing
8	WIN	Hundred Acre	2	Filly	Pocono Racing LT
	PLACE	Thanos	2	Colt	abSOLute Horsepower
	SHOW	Anton Chigurh	2	Colt	abSOLute Horsepower
9	WIN	General Duke	2	Colt	YSM Racing Club
	PLACE	Lagavulin Neat	2	Filly	Ba11thazar Mangers
	SHOW	High Tea at the Ritz	2	Colt	Ba11thazar Mangers
11	WIN	Malibu	2	Filly	Golden Stables
	PLACE	Triple Smoke Shack	2	Colt	Ba11thazar Mangers
	SHOW	Belle	2	Filly	Golden Boot Stables
12	WIN	Born to Run	2	Colt	SecretariYat Stables
	PLACE	Big Balls	2	Colt	SOLmate Stables
	SHOW	Darioush	2	Filly	Pocono Racing LT

Beta 3: Week 2

Real money Beta 3 made its triumphant debut at PFL last week, leveling up the field of play as more stables joined the racing fray, the ante grew, and stable owners were introduced to the true identity of the horses attached to their Gen0 tickets.

After just a few short days, the PFL team has already utilized community feedback to further improve the product and will continue to do so before a full live launch.

With a new week upon us, head on over to the racing page to enter your horse in a real money race.