Horse Race: A beginner’s guide

Horse Race is a horse racing simulator where you and your trusty steed build up power and defeat every jockey across the different worlds. This experience lets you train on treadmills to improve your strength, starting out scrawny and ending up strong and formidable. As you conquer different worlds, more customization and options to increase power will become available.

This guide provides a basic overview of Horse Race and how you can get started with its core gameplay mechanics.

Getting started with Horse Race

Overview

Official cover art for the game (Image via Roblox)

The core gameplay system of this experience is simple: you approach the treadmill area and pick one based on your current Power, which is indicated by the lightning symbol and dictates how fast you can go on a race track. As your Power shoots up, your steed will be ready to train on tracks with a higher Power requirement.

Once you’ve trained sufficiently, head to the tracks to see how well you perform in a race. The game features lengthy race tracks with several checkpoints that govern how many Wins you earn per attempt. Clearing the race within the time limit earns you the highest amount of Wins, which is the game's primary currency.

Unlock all Horse types, Pets, Trainers, and more to meet the unlock requirements for various Worlds and take your first step to becoming the ultimate jockey.

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Controls

Training on the treadmills (Image via Roblox)

Being a mostly idle gameplay experience, Horse Race shares control schemes with the default Roblox keybindings. So, you only need to remember the following buttons while playing the game:

Movement: W, S, A, D
Jump: Spacebar
Interact: E

Gameplay mechanics

Races: Races trigger automatically, which you can join at any point. Each race lasts two minutes, during which you must strive to go through all checkpoints and reach the end. Every checkpoint rewards you with Wins and the further you go, the more Wins you end up with. Races mark the proving grounds for your training, making them a core part of the experience.
Training: A large chunk of your time with the game will be spent training to improve your Power. This entails accessing one of the several treadmills present in the hub world to increase strength. Treadmills increase your Power passively without requiring any additional inputs. So, you can go AFK for as long as you wish and return to a higher level of strength.
Pets: Pets are companions that add a multiplier to your Power level gain. This makes them immensely valuable particularly in the late game since they cut down on the amount of training you need to do. You can hatch Pets from Eggs, which can be purchased using Wins. The more Wins you have, the better Eggs you can open.
Horses: With enough Wins — or Robux, if you wish to avoid the grind — you can access better steeds from the menu on the left. Most horses offer more Wins, better Luck, and improved Acceleration, which makes them more suited for racing. Upgrade your horse periodically to make your progress through the game’s worlds quick and easy.
Trainers: Trainers act as boosters for your movement speed, acceleration, and Win gain rate, making them quite important in the long run. You can enlist their services for Wins or Robux.
Rebirths: You can undergo Rebirth after reaching a certain number of Wins to reset your strength levels and receive a training boost in return. While the boost is low in the beginning, it stacks up in the long run, reducing your grind by a noticeable degree.
In-game Shop: The in-game Shop includes various premium items for you to purchase, such as game passes, Pets, Potions, and Wins. These can be instrumental in circumventing the grind for Power of Wins, making the shop a good way to reach the end swiftly.

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FAQs

What is Horse Race about?

Horse Race is a Roblox experience about being a jockey who trains to become the fastest racer in the world.

Is Horse Race free to play?

Yes, the game can be played completely without making a single premium purchase.

What do Trainers do in Horse Race?

Trainers offer passive bonuses to your movement speed, Win gain rate, and acceleration, making them a great way to reduce the overall grind.