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 Which race to enter horses 
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Post Which race to enter horses
Hi, I have just recently purchased S A 6 . Has anyone any tips regarding Which races should I enter my starting horses in? Thanks in advance, Allan


Tue Apr 19, 2016 6:13 pm
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Post Re: Which race to enter horses
Welcome to the forum, i'm really new compared to the other guys, but what i do is sell nearly all if not all of the first ones to get some start up money (keep any high stats) and flick to auction days and see whats on offer :) as far as which race they should go in...better wait for one of the lads opinions, i haven't worked everything out yet, good luck and have fun m8


Tue Apr 19, 2016 9:05 pm
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Post Re: Which race to enter horses
Jester is on the right track.
If you are playing as owner/trainer then selling a few of your weaker horses to build a bank is a good start.
Buy a barn then you can start breeding and selling the 2yos.
It's all about the cash and building a bank - once you have a bank up - keep an eye on the mid-week auctions and look for young horses 2yo>4yo that are for sale that have won a Group race or two.
You can either race them for two or three seasons or put them straight into your breeding barn - the resulting 2yo's are the ones you want to keep for a bit and see if they can run or keep selling til you can afford to buy proven Group 1 winners or buy the more expensive horses at the start of the season auctions.

Doug


Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:44 am
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Post Re: Which race to enter horses
Thank you for your feedback. Appreciate the helpful advice. I started a new game and kept 1 3yr old which I liked the look of, has won 3/3 at a mile. My staff advice says that the horse would benefit from gelding. Should I take the advice?
Thanks, loving this game,
Allan


Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:01 pm
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Post Re: Which race to enter horses
not if he's good enough to breed :) .....and i find that if you geld them then sell them you don't so much money for them, i personally dont bother but others may say different.


Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:05 pm
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Post Re: Which race to enter horses
Thanks, my horse should be happy to escape a gelding :wink:
Which option sends the horses to the breeding barn?
Thanks.


Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:18 pm
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Post Re: Which race to enter horses
retire to stud


Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:20 pm
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Post Re: Which race to enter horses
Allan Mc wrote:
Thank you for your feedback. Appreciate the helpful advice. I started a new game and kept 1 3yr old which I liked the look of, has won 3/3 at a mile. My staff advice says that the horse would benefit from gelding. Should I take the advice?
Thanks, loving this game,
Allan


Don't ever geld - sell it or use it to breed with.
I used to geld til I wanted to start breeding and one of my first half decent horses that I would have been able to kick start my breed....I had given him the chop!


Thu Apr 21, 2016 12:29 am
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Post Re: Which race to enter horses
NPG319 wrote:
Allan Mc wrote:
Thank you for your feedback. Appreciate the helpful advice. I started a new game and kept 1 3yr old which I liked the look of, has won 3/3 at a mile. My staff advice says that the horse would benefit from gelding. Should I take the advice?
Thanks, loving this game,
Allan


Don't ever geld - sell it or use it to breed with.
I used to geld til I wanted to start breeding and one of my first half decent horses that I would have been able to kick start my breed....I had given him the chop!

bully :)


Thu Apr 21, 2016 12:49 am
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Post Re: Which race to enter horses
Jesterlaugh wrote:
NPG319 wrote:
Allan Mc wrote:
Thank you for your feedback. Appreciate the helpful advice. I started a new game and kept 1 3yr old which I liked the look of, has won 3/3 at a mile. My staff advice says that the horse would benefit from gelding. Should I take the advice?
Thanks, loving this game,
Allan


Don't ever geld - sell it or use it to breed with.
I used to geld til I wanted to start breeding and one of my first half decent horses that I would have been able to kick start my breed....I had given him the chop!

bully :)


I was devo'd lol


Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:11 am
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Post Re: Which race to enter horses
I only geld my cast off flats when they are 4/5 and heading for a jump trial, and they are already dismissed as a breeding horse.

Not sure how much difference it makes, but seems more realistic.


Thu Apr 21, 2016 11:05 am
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