Starters Orders Classic Horse Racing

Starters Orders Classic Horse Racing

Strategic Designs Ltd. · 2020 · Simulation, Sports, Strategy, Horses, Racing

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About Starters Orders Classic Horse Racing

Starters Orders Classic takes the race sequence from the last 2D edition of the series and combines it with the latest SO7 management simulation engine to create a superbly realistic horse racing management game with a classic 2D race sequence. Starters Orders Classic is a return to the series roots while maintaining all the series newer simulation features, improved menus and commentary.

Train your string of horses and take part in races around the globe. Breed new stable stars and build your stables.

New features including in-depth breeding and lifetime stats and lineage, realistic dynamic commentary, Newspaper style race and form cards, new racecourses and locations, etc.
  • Vast horse racing game world with thousands of horses, hundreds of jockeys and trainers.
  • The most realistic races ever now depicted in a classic 2D race sequence.
  • Permenant horse records with historical stats.
  • The only game ever to accurately simulate UK jumps racing.
  • Train, own, breed, bet and race in a realistic horse racing world.
  • Cutting edge real time commentary engine.
  • Alternative betting shop race mode.
  • Dynamic never ending horse racing game world.
  • Breed your own race horses or start a stud with your best stallions.
  • Sales. Buy yearlings, race horses, breeders from game trainers.
  • View any horses lineage and data back over 100 years!
  • Stewards enquiries, non-triers, fines, photo finishes, accurate handicapping etc.
  • Vast form book detailing previous form!
  • Offline management game. Pay once play forever!
  • Build a stud and put up your best stallions for offers from AI trainers/owners.
  • Improved jockey AI for the most realistic horse races ever in a game!
  • Hundreds of world-wide premiere races such as the Melbourne Cup and Grand National!

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Oct 3, 2025
top Racing Manager game except for some horses that run consecutive G1 races on one day which is impossible and need a fix.
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Recommended Oct 30, 2023
I love this game. The scope, the challenge, the options and the entire breadth of the game is a phenomenal tribute to the the creator of the game. Could some things be better? Sure. The interface is clunky and outdated, certainly there are improvements that could be made to the layouts of the various screens, as retrieving information can be a clickfest. But this game is freaking amazing. People say the game is too hard. Yes, the game, in its entirety, is HARD. But it should be. To fully appreciate everything the game has to offer, it takes patience, time, failures and experience. There is no winning or losing - there is no set goal, no mountain to climb. You stop when you want to stop, you achieve as much as you can to keep it interesting. Then you can start again, or just keep on going. Yes, there are cheats available to give you a bit of a head start, perhaps, but in the long run, there is no secret formula and no "if you do this, you are guaranteed to win" suggestions. If you want a basic horse racing game that gives you flashy graphics and a system you can manipulate to win, there are plenty of those. If you want an incredibly exhaustive stable management / ho…
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Recommended Apr 3, 2026
As someone with horseracing in my blood, I can say this is as real a horseracing management game as I have found.
Recommended Oct 4, 2025
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Recommended Sep 16, 2024
1156 hours under my belt loved the whole series and still dip in out out regularly. Very niche
Recommended May 21, 2023
I've always liked the Starter Orders series, especially 5. I enjoyed this version but don't like the commentary, the old version was much better. Also occasionally have a bug where a horse will clearly get a win/placing but the results will be incorrect.

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