Virtual Horse Racing News

Some senior players have generously given their time to collaborate and piece together a secondary FAQ.  Please find their helpful tips below.

New Player Resources:  https://www.sportofkings.us/forums/default.aspx?g=posts&t=2

How to best use the first ten training runs

On the first day of purchase there are 10 training runs (8 farm trains and 2 public works) which should be used to determine horse’s distance, ground and adds preferences. Afterwards there are only 2 farm trains per day. Hover on VIEW GROWTH: boxes with the most green will often be the horse preferred surface (either turf or dirt) Also click on the horses sire near the horses head and you will be able to see all the progeny records of that sire which will show if it normally produces for instance dirt stayers or turf sprinters. These are big clues where to concentrate your training. Click on TRAIN and you have the option to farm work or public work your horse (default is farm work) When you have found your horses best trip do a public work to make sure it stays that trip. Generally speaking stamina remaining should be at least 10 % else it needs a shorter trip. 20%+ means it should be tested at a longer trip. As a precaution its advisable when you are happy with trip, going and adds that you give it a run on its best going over opposite surface just to confirm you have its dirt or turf preference correct as some horses can be dual surface.

You should refer to the New Player Advice section of the forum and the posted note entitled ‘training your first horse’. This outlines the training routines of three established stables – these should be used as a guide to structuring your own training routine.

How to check out adds

A. Train over 1600m with no adds followed by 3 more farm trains with each add, blinkers  tongue tie and ear muffs, one at a time. Using first train as a baseline any big improvements i.e. running more than 0.5s faster indicates that the horse probably wants that add and any big decrease indicates that it doesn’t like that add. Where there is no clear indication either way Tongue Tie can be checked by running two public works over the horse’s best trip. A horse generally will not require use of tongue tie unless stamina increases. Master Trainer can then be used once to check either blinkers or ear muffs. Click Equipment to visit Master Trainer.

How to assess your horse within the general population

A. (Premium access needed) Click on TRAINING then VIEW RECORDS. You will see colour-coded stars 1 star-orange 2 star-blue 3 star-green which signify top 50, 25 and 5% times respectively over the entire site. No stars is outside top 50%. These refer to training times only and is no guarantee of how  a horse will perform in a race. Another indicator of a horses overall standing is the public workout lists accessed via NEWS then LEADERBOARDS

How do I pay and find Premium Access?

A. Firstly click on my account(top right of main screen) and then the little icon to the right of your stable name(underneath Racing Data),you will then see your account details page. On the right is your Account Options and the Purchase Premium Access link is about half way down.
This page will appear:
Purchase Premium

So now you have it for a month what do you get for it?

A. I will go through the main if not all benefits for you. On the main screen top left, click the Stables icon you will see a new choice, Premium Features has appeared. When you click on it you should see this: Premium Page

• Auto Trainer Settings--you can set your horses to train automatically every night instead of you training manually, they will train to the preferences you have set on each horse’s page.
• Horses Potential--you can see the growth and potential of your horses without going to each horse individually.
• Top Training Times--your top training times by all your horses together for your pleasure.
• Stable Race Time Report--your horses race times altogether.
• Global Workout Stats--all horses that have trained not just yours have records here, you do not know which horse but you will see if your horses training compares to other players by AGE and DISTANCE. The GOING is not included so Turf and Dirt cannot be judged separately.

How does maturity work and impact upon potential

A. Horses will mature randomly over time both overall and on the different goings. When the boxes are full green then no further growth is possible. The faster a horse is able to race on a lower maturity the greater the  potential of that horse to excel on the track. To check maturity hover on VIEW GROWTH (below horse picture)

How to place your horse to good effect

 A. Every horse should run in a maiden first time out, the value of which (either free or token) should correspond to how good you think the horse is. The training times/stars will give you a clue as will previous results over trip and going from the same age group. Bear in mind that some horses can run green first time out and especially if starting out on low maturity so second run will be a more reliable gauge of how good your horse is. Find your horses level and race it there. Championship, stakes (high or low) or claimers. 

Efforts lead by: Jim, Graham, and Lloyd.