[alraiden]

ok currently right now i decided to get into chocobo raiseing again and trying to make a chocobo for raceing
right now my chocobo is on day 30 and its stats are strength better than average and endurance better than average.
i tried to race the 3 trainers chocobo and i am constantly loseing for some reason. i am always ahead thru out
the whole race but during the last leg they always catch up am i missing something i thought a chocobo with high endurance and strength
was the way to go for chocobo raceing and if i need to raise other stats is there any way to do it without decreasing my str and endurance,
and wont effect what i worked on so far?

[Zubon]

Are you referring to a race against the "3 hume trainers" and their black chocobo "Best"?

My impression was that your rate of victory was dependent on your level of chocobo affection so even a bird trained to be a digger/treasure-hunter can still win from time to time. In the end, the only benefit to winning that race is get the "Story of a Happy Chocobo" to teach your bird the "Auto-Regen" trait.

If you're not after that story, I'd just skip competing with others, unless its to remedy chocobo boredom, and move to other training plans.

Zubon

[alraiden]

thank you for posting yes i am refering to the 3 hume trainers and their chocobo best,but i was refering to the oficial races that you have to pay 3 chocobucks to race

[Zubon]

If you're just trying to win that official race, I suspect the cheapest and best plan would be to just pushing STR and END til they are 1st class. Give your bird a speed apple if you want to rush things and avoid waiting for the stats to improve.

A really good guide for each of the official races is over here
http://www.killingifrit.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=159932

For overall breeding, remember that there are 8 levels for each chocobo stat. Antharis made a post about it here

http://www.killingifrit.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=154755

and broke it down that a bird can have 637 points of stats. The stats and the chocobolevels are as follows

1.) Poor: 0-31
2.) Substandard: 32-63
3.) A bit deficient: 64-95
4.) Average: 96-127
5.) Better than average: 128-159
6.) Impressive: 160-191
7.) Outstanding: 192-223
8.) First-class: 224-255

A quick breakdown of how many points a training option adds or subtracts can be found here

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Category:Chocobo_Raising

The important part is this

Name Strength Endurance Discernment Receptivity Affection Energy Payment

Basic Care 1 1 1 1 -3% -3% -
Resting - - - - - +?% -
Taking a walk 3 3 -3 -3 -3% -3% -
Listening to music -3 -3 3 3 -3% -3% -
Exercising alone x5% - -4 -4 -7% -5% -
Exercising in a group - x5% -4 -4 -7% -5% -
Interact with children -4 -4 x5% - -7% -5% -
Interact with chocobos -4 -4 - x5% -7% -5% -
Carrying packages 5 5 -5 -5 -8% -10% 100-200
Exhibiting to the public -5 -5 5 5 -8% -10% 100-200
Delivering messages 8 - - -6 -10% -25% 200-400
Digging for treasure - -6 8 - -10% -25% 200-400
Acting in a play -6 - - 8 -10% -25% 200-400

Now how many points a "care for your chocobo" option provides or feeding it a zegham carrot(which improves MND stats) or a vomp carrot (which improves PHY stats) I don't know. The total effect from using up an entire energy bar is LESS than the effect of a care plan (aside from perhaps basic) though.