Congratulations to the many championship winners and winning owners.  This was a season for the history books for sure with all kinds of records being broken.

In addition we are returning to giving out the seasonal awards for Top Earning Horse and Top Winning Horse.

Season 18 Awards

Top Earner

 The Fifth Element who is owned by bigboysteve and really showed just how potent some of our newest stables are on the track already!

Most Wins

  Windzilla currently also owned by bigboysteve !

Freshman Sire

Tell Me Princess from Stardom Stable tops the leaderboard for freshman sires this season with $578 in earnings for his progeny.

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Double Sudan flies down the stretch to beat stablemate Chase for True Blue Stables.  Chase controlled the pace of the race and looked a good value coming into the stretch but his stable mate got the better of him just in time.  It took Double Sudan 6 tries to break his maiden but after coming through this horses looks like he can win just about any race if he gets the right setup.

In a $400 race that was sure to attract a top field we saw a home bred grey horse with only one lifetime win get the jump on his competition to claim the massive purse.  Ranch Hamburg sent Waldpark into the deep end to face classy horses such as Quality Drama and Soft as Ice.  Waldpark who had been winless in his last five attempts was hot on the betting board, despite trying the surface for the first time, and backed it up with a good win.  The resulting time makes one wonder just how strong this field really was, only time will tell.

I just wanted to provide everyone with a status update of just how successful season 11 was for the site. 

While we essentially broke even in terms of profitability we were able to pay out over $22,000 in non-bonus earnings last season alone! That's a whopping 78% increase in prize money from the previous season. That puts us on target to potentially break 100k for 2018 which is a huge step forward for the site. 

The championship series is an astounding value for players at this point in time.
There were $900 in tokens used last season to enter the various qualifiers along with $1,300 in nominations for a total of $2,200 used towards the series. That's roughly 22% of the $10,029.55 that was paid out, simply an outstanding value and a great reason for anyone to get involved.

Top Stable
 Anfield Road $6,717  

Horse Data
We had the largest two year old crop of horses since changing to a subscription format with 1581 sales ring horses and 720 home breds (2301). The homebreds earned an average of $12.99 with a whopping $29.88 per starter! Those are massive numbers when you consider most of those horses have at least 2 more seasons of racing to go. You will not find another site with those kind of figures.


Thanks to everyone involved and we look forward to continuing to improve what we can offer you as an entertainment experience.

As the season winds down and the Champions Cup championships are just around the corner, it's once again time for the Annual Sport of Kings awards.

Horse Awards

Horse of the year

This may have been the toughest decision we've had to make as there are three simply outstanding horses this year, all in the three year old group.  Dancing Brave continues to be spectacular and leads the earnings per start with a whopping $63.20 mark.  Wise Dane, who for some reason missed last years Champions Cup after dominating the season, continues to impress.  His only knock this year was the two losses that both came on the lawn.  That leaves us with the winner

Bulldog Breed

Juvenile of the year

This was a great year for competitive racing and both of the top two horses on the leaderboard are deserving of this award.

Stroll In The Rain

Legendary Star

Distinctive Passion x Ivory Coast

Sire of the year

Kitten Courage

*Kitten's Joy                             

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If you have ever wondered what an online horse racing game is, why people would play, or how to play one then let us explain.  Horse racing is a thrilling sport that can be enjoyed by just about anyone but what about being an owner or a trainer of these majestic thoroughbreds?  The financial and / or fiscal investment required to be an owner or training in the sport of kings is a significant barrier for most people.  Our virtual horse racing game has removed that barrier and allow gives players of all budgets the chance to experience the thrill of owning, training, and racing virtual race horses.  Sport of Kings is a hybrid simulation and mmorpg that gives players a chance to really evolve and improve not only their individual horses but their game play as well.  Skill and effort are rewarded through seeing your horse in the winners circle and the prizes that come along with it!

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 We work hard to ensure that our players have a fun and enjoyable experience playing our online virtual racing game.  Our goal is to capture the excitement of real horse racing along with the ease of access of an online game.  

• Player input is vital to the success of the horse and skill is the majority factor in determining long term success.
• Automated tasks help minimize the amount of time required to run a stable.
• Each season lasts 4 months meaning most horses can race every week.
• Race results are displayed in a format that any handicapper will recognize.

Championship Racing

Our championship series offers in excess of $10,000 per season in real money.

• The championship series consists of a series of qualifiers followed up by an invite only final.
• We offer six unique divisions for each age group including separate races for dirt and turf horses.
• The championship series is handicapped which means that it offers massive purses and the most level playing field you will find.

Realistic Horses

Like no other we have incredibly detailed blood lines and realistic horse growth.

• Our virtual horses are uniquely modeled to act and grow like real life horses which allow for unexpected surprises to be had by even the savviest of trainers.
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Our platform gives players the chance to be anything from a full blown racing stable to a breeding only operation.  We have players that simply love to handicap horses and have found a niche in picking up claimers who are improving and then selling them on the open market.  You can even simply play a financial game with the economy and never enter a horse into a race!  The possibilities are nearly endless and they will continue to grow as we do.

 We believe that Sport of Kings has created the perfect mix of realism accompanied with features meant to keep the game enjoyable.  Our championships are winnable by even the smallest virtual stable and the prizes are growing each and every season.  Online horse racing is able to be a 24 hour source of thrills and allows for global competition among horse racing enthusiasts.  Come be a part of this growing game and help us shape the future of the horse racing industry.

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In the first classic qualifier of the season Ranch Hamburg's Hamburgs Sweet Halo prevails by a half length over furious competition.

The favorite held off her competition to pick up her second win in a row as she appears poised to make a serious run at the juvenile breeders cup title.  These virtual horses can often be temperamental but this trainers touch has proven to be golden so far this season.  All 5 of the entrants in this short field look to have a shot to progress.  Anfield Road’s Madmen Rampage, a homebred filly, came in as the second choice and just never fired today; however, you can expect her to turn that form as she ages if she’s anything like her father who never won a major title but finished 2^nd in the Churchill Derby.  She is a half-sister to The Liverpool Way who is another homebred who won last season’s juvenile breeders cup under the guidance of Nemesis Stud.  All in all, this was a talented group of 5 that hit the track and congratulations are owed to Hamburg for a training job well done.

Elysium holds off a stout challenge from Fly Around to claim victory in a full field.  

Maiden races for our virtual hoses are always an exciting experience.  As many real life horse racing trainers will tell you,  'you don't know what you have until it's proven on the track'.  This is certainly true in our virtual horses who exhibit life like tendencies and growth.  This free to enter race featured a full field of 15 and was led by the early favorite in Fly Around from Black Cat Racing.  

The race began with a bang as Treganna Park's Tp Dog set blazing early fractions and carried a 4 length lead around the second call.  This gelding has shown impressive early speed but has been unable to sustain it in the later half of his races.  The rest of the field caught up to the leading horse and passed him with Elysium taking the initiative and managing to hold off Fly Around down the stretch.  This season we expect to see many more tight finishes as our trainers and virtual horses compete for real prize money.