Search the worldwide Internet for racing games and find out exactly what horse racing games are more popular with players today. You will find that the offer of horse racing games is very diverse: there are games that you can download and play on your personal computer, games that you can play online racing against other players and even games where you can breed your horses and buy your own virtual stable before getting to the actual racing part. Two advantages of playing horse racing games online are that you can play them for free and that you can race your horse at any time of the day or night because the racing never stops.
An advantage of searching the Internet for racing games com is that you will find horse racing games that offer you the option to simply view the races as a guest until you make up your mind whether this is a type of race you could become passionate about. However, if you start your own stable you will find out just how entertaining horse racing games can be.
Just imagine how preposterously exciting it must be to own a racehorse; overseeing its training, having a quick flutter and, of course, yelling yourself hoarse as your finely-tuned, four-legged investment races around the track. Now you can be the proud owner of both horses and racetracks, without winning a four-horse accumulator, via the wonderful ‘Horse Racing Game’. In fact, you won't even have to leave home. This fantastic home racecourse includes everything you need to conduct thrill-packed meets, and is so realistic you can almost smell the turf, dung and champers.
First you need to pick your jockey. Each is a different weight, introducing a level of handicapping into the game. But all is not lost if you get the guy who has eaten too many pies since your horse will be less likely to buck if you 'tune' him to go fast. In order to minimise fistfights the handy spinner allows you to allocate jockeys and lanes in a random fashion.
Before racing you will have to 'feed' (or, more accurately, charge) your trusty steed, which is where the catchily named "Charging Horse Barn Station" comes in. Simply place your mount in his stall, plug him in for a few minutes and he will be all set to gallop his little legs off. One charge should be good for several laps and you can charge two horses at a time. Before race time you need to 'tune' your horse. Simply lower your nags tail so that his legs start frantically pawing the air and adjust the gallop speed by inserting the adjusting key into the small hole in your horse's thigh, turning it slowly until you have reached the optimum speed.
The faster you set your mount to run, the more likely he is to topple over backwards, front legs flailing hopelessly in thin air, going nowhere fast, much to the amusements of your friends and rivals. This is where a real element of skill and judgement comes into the game. The weight of your jockey is also a factor, since if you have the portly gent you can counterbalance your disadvantage by setting your steed to run faster, since he is less likely to topple back. At last it is race time. Put your horse in its lane behind his barrier and set his little legs whirring by lowering his tail. Press the start button and they're off. Our ‘Horse Racing Game’ ships complete with a ‘Digital Finishing Line’ - beware of other versions without this essential accessory. |
