Hi there guys! First off, let me say i only found this game yesterday and couldn't help myself but buy it! It's pretty darn amazing and i can't wait to get really deep down into it.

I am a little lost upon logging into the game for the first time and playing a couple hours! I had fun, but im just... having some basic troubles haha, like finding races that my poor starter horses have a chance against (I see in another threads post post you guys recommended to get rid of them, and... buy others? from where? the random auctions every now and then?)

I would really appreciate it if someone had a little bit of a "Newbies guide" laying around they could link me to, with just... all the basic important stuff in it, (such as only racing when condition bar is full, etc etc) What are claim races? Whats a good way to get started in game? What sort of training regime would you recommend as a base "this will improve most horses a tiny bit all the time" type thing. Any sorts of guides/tips/tutorials would be greatly appreciated and i mean anything at all even if its a "you're first month in SO6" type thing.

Thanks for any and all replies, seriously Its a bit of a brick wall to get into, but im already in love with the game! hahaha

Thanks again

LordDakson Welcome to the forum

It all depends on how you want to play the game if you like to build up slowly and realistically
or do you want advice on a quick start to start your own breeding operation ASAP if this is your option i can give you some advice.

A Claiming Race is a selling race where the winning horse goes to auction its the lowest grade race in the game.

Personally i'd like to play realistically, start off with a small stable of average (not terrible, like the horses i was given in my first game) and slowly build up, breeding any that appear really worth keeping their traits.

I'm currently flat broke, so i'll definately have to restart, so any tips on "starting off right" would be the biggest help at this time.

Thank you for replying

Welcome lordDakson
Your have proberly seen pjs guide but like you I like to play a slower more realistic game.
With this method it is still best to sell the horses given too you then buy a breeding barn holding on to the best horse . With the slower game you need a bit of luck with a few wins you will be able to start your breeding programme but it could take 4 or 5 seasons to get under way .

4-5 seasons sound alright i got lucky and got a 6 year old gelding, so far he's one a couple handicappers for me, he'll do his job for a year or so until my 2 year olds get to work haha. (I sold the poorer horses and brought a few bargain "decent" ones, im happy to win a few poorer lower class races.) I do have a couple quick questions for you guys though.

1. Do i need to buy a breeding facility before i can breed my horses? if so, when i buy the mares do i need to find decent ones, like are the "genes" a 50/50 mix of the parents? or some other strange combination? a little guide on how breeding works would be great!

2. What will my jockey do if i don't give him/her any instrcutions? do they ride the horse how they think it will perform best? does it depend on the skill of the jockey? am i better off giving some instructions? if so, what is each instruction exactly? (i can guess a few of them, but i live in australia and the terminology is a little different to what i grew up with)

Any help would be appreciated.

Edit: 3rd question, after the last race of one of my 2 year olds, the jockey said "the horse got worked up" or "Very worked up".. Does that mean it needs some gear? blinkers or visor or something?

Thanks again everyone

1)Yes you need to buy breeding facilities to be able to breed your own horses at the start would recommend breeding to the
Best Gamebred horses that you can afford it takes a season for these to get to the breeding shed but after 1 season just click on
the non owned horses to see what you can afford. I find mix breeding works well for example if you own a 6 furlong horse cross him
with a 1 mile 2 furlongs mare and they can produce a better miler than crossing 2 1 mile horses. It all depends on your budget.

2) if you don't set instructions you just get the jockey pick random instructions one race he could go handy or the next race he
could hold up at the back i always use even pace.

3) You get this with gamebred 2yo or early homebred 2yo sometimes it does not matter what you do sometimes
nothing works this will breed out in a few generations just try the pacifiers 1 by 1 and hope you hit lucky as i say
sometimes nothing works even gelding them.