Distance, track surface and position preferences

Each horse has its preferences when it comes to racing. The preferences regard distance of the track, track surface and position in the herd. When you meet the needs of your horse, it will perform better. When you are selecting a horse just before starting a race, you can see the current track characteristics and the track preferences of you horse. When they match perfectly, the horse's preference will be written in green font. When the preference differs immensely from the current track characteristic, it will be written in red. When the preference has no special color, this means you horse will be okay with the track although it might not be able to race the best it could.

Distance
The preferred distances range between 800 to 3,000 meters. A horse will always perform best when running a track of its preferred distance, but will also run well on tracks that have a distance of maximum 800m +/- its preferred distance.

Track surface
The preference for a certain track surface influences how well the horse will perform on different tracks. The track surface of a racing location is not steady. The horse will perform best on its preferred track surface, but will also get very good results if the track surface is similar to its preferred one.

Position Preferences
The preferred position in the herd influences where the horse feels happy when racing. Of course, in the end your horse is supposed to finish first, but along the track it only feels comfortable in its preferred position. When galloping in its ideal position, the horse builds up sprint energy a lot faster.

Front
If you can break from the gate first, then you will have a better chance of achieving and maintaining first position.

Middle
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Back
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