Virtual Horse Racing

If you've ever dreamed of owning a racehorse, but found it all a bit too expensive, virtual horse racing is just what you've been waiting for.

Through the power of the Internet the "Sport of Kings" has entered a new era where you can experience the excitement of owning, training and hopefully watching your own virtual horse race to victory.

The two main virtual horse racing sites are Raceclubs and Digiturf. Originally they were setup by two separate companies, but both used the same technology, so it made sense for the two companies to merge.

To make things easier we'll just refer to Raceclubs throughout this site. However the game play is essentially the same, as is the prize money, cost of purchasing a horse and tack products, so the majority will also apply to Digiturf.

What Is Virtual Horse Racing?

You are in charge of your own virtual horse racing stable. You can own just one virtual race horse, or you could buy hundreds. It depends on how much time you've got to play the game and money to spend.

You design your own racing silks, which the jockey will wear whenever one of your horses race.

Each virtual horse has it's own unique pedigree. You use time trials to get your horse fit and, assess it's ability. Find out if it prefers racing over longer distances or sprints and whether it prefers running on a dirt track or turf.

There are also a number of products you can apply to your horse to enhance it's performance. You can get alumites (racing shoes), blinkers and vitamins to make it run faster and if you have a colt you may find gelding it concentrates it's mind on racing.

You nominate your horses to race against horses trained by other owners.

Races are viewed using an enhanced race viewer, which provides excellent graphics of the horses racing.

The racing may be virtual, but the prize money is for real. The top horse on Raceclubs has won over £13,000.

Raceclubs has no vested interest in the outcome of races. The software and race results are audited by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, so you can rest assured race results are totally legitimate.

Raceclubs is now in it's 13th season of virtual horse racing (each season lasts 4 months). There is £55,000 in prize money up for grabs in their latest Challenge Series.

Get Your First Virtual Horse Free

When you register as a new member on Raceclubs and confirm your details via a link in an email they send you, you will receive enough FREE Bonus Credits added to your account to get your first virtual horse, silks and some tack shop products of your choice.

This means you don't have to pay anything until you've had chance to buy a horse train it and judge it's ability. It's only when you decide to race it that you'll need to purchase credits.

But that's not all. Raceclubs will also match the first $30 you spend with $60 of bonus credits (or equivalent in £'s).

So why not visit Raceclubs and become a virtual race horse owner and next time it may be your horse celebrating in the winners enclosure.