Little overwhelmed... Does anyone have a link to a training guide? Also a good beginners guide as well?

Also confused about the weights. What does 8st and 3 lbs mean? What type of jockeys should i look for in the beginning?

HI if you bought the game in STEAM go to game details in steam and you will see a manual tag on the right if you bought the game from here there is a manual in your Documents.

8st 3lbs is the weight the horse will carry on his back it will differ between Handicaps and Group races and the rating of the horse will decide what weight it will carry For Handicaps it is best to get the top jockeys to ride the ones at the top of the list but if you got a horse with 8st 3lbs to carry don't book a Jockey that is 9st has the horse will be carrying more weight than it needs and could cost you a race in a tight finish.


Gray

P.S welcome and enjoy the game

Im still confused what does the 8st stand for, i know its about weights, but how much difference is 7 and 8. is it lbs? or something else?

Let me read the manual first, it will probably help alot, lol

If you go into the menu (it has the wrench and screwdriver symbol) you can change weights to kg etc.

The default setting is the British imperial weights system. There are 14 pounds to a stone. 8st 3 = 115 pounds. You can change the setting to kilo's very easy but I don't think you can get it to show just pounds as in the USA.

There is also an option here too show pounds only.

In the beginning, the jockey and weight question are most definitely tied!

Regardless of how it displays. When you enter a horse into a race it is assigned a "weight" which is a handicap. Literally, in real life. In short: one horse may be clearly better, but this is known, so to make the race more fair you make that one carry a heavier load. In theory, Frankel or Zenyatta won't win if they have to run with an aircraft carrier strapped (and creatively balanced) on top of them! Different races have different rules on how they assign the weight carried.

The best way to just see it, since you can enter and remove a horse without penalty while still on the declare for race screen:

- enter the horse in a "graded feature" race non-handicap and see it is not based on rating, but on gender and if it has graded wins (it shouldn't if you are starting)
- enter the horse in a selling race and see the weight assigned
- enter the horse in a "handicap" and see the weight is a factor of it's rating compared to others
- enter the horse in a "handicap" of a different rating and see that

The weight carried combines with race conditions and the horse's stats to give you your race result in the simulation. In looking for races, it is a good idea to look for ones where your horse carries less weight. But only if the race is one it might win.

The jockeys as you noticed also have weights. When you enter a race, note the weight assigned to your horse for that race. Make sure the jockey's weight is at or under that number, in whatever system used.