Getting Started in TRM: Beginner Guide

Step 1. Set up your stable

Choose a stable name and racing silks. You'll see the silks on entry cards, results, and replays; colors and patterns don't affect performance.

Step 2. Choose your two horses

You can claim two starter horses for free. Check their surfaces, distances, and individual stats before choosing. Two horses suited to different races give you more entry options than two with similar strengths.

Read the horse and development guide if you want the longer version.

Step 3. Try a free Practice run

Practice lives on the Training page. Pick Dirt, Turf, or Synthetic and a 1,000m, 1,600m, or 2,200m trip. Practice is instant, free, has no purse or season points, and does not count as an official start.

Use Practice to compare your horse at different distances and surfaces and to learn the replay controls. It won't predict an official result against a full field.

Step 4. Plan around your next race

Training builds lasting stats; race prep applies to the next official race. Rest restores Energy. An injured horse needs Recovery instead.

Check the Race Calendar before locking in a plan. The Training & Recovery guide explains each option.

Step 5. Enter your first Season Race

Open the Race Calendar and look for a Maiden that matches your horse's surface and distance. The entry screen tells you why a horse can or cannot enter.

1. Check surface, distance, class, fee, and deadlines.
2. Select an eligible horse.
3. Use the free local rider or one of your hired jockeys.
4. Pick Conservative, Balanced, or Aggressive tactics.
5. Check the cost and the horse's Energy.
6. Confirm the entry.

During the first 28 racing days of each monthly season, Season Races are the main official competition. After racing day 28, scheduled Local Races keep racing available during the offseason. Practice is separate and stays on the Training page.

Step 6. Watch the replay and learn

After the race, compare the replay and result with your horse's surface, distance, Energy, and tactic. If you change a tactic or target, judge it over more than one run.

After your first race: check the calendar

The Stable page shows each horse's recent and scheduled activity alongside the next seven days of game events. Open the Full Season Game Calendar for dates beyond that window.

Check dates before committing an action: a race, training session, or breeding appointment may occupy the day you had in mind.

Claim your daily reward

Open Stable Briefing for the daily reward and stable updates. The reward follows a seven-day streak; missing a day restarts it at Day 1.

Sponsor objectives also appear on the Stable page. Complete an objective and claim the reward before the contract ends.

Explore the daily Market

The normal Horse, Staff, and Equipment Market is one daily market. It resets with the daily game reset at 12:05 AM Eastern.

Listings normally remain until the next reset. If a horse's report shows ranges or hidden information, use scouting before deciding whether the price makes sense.

See the Market & Scouting guide for the details.

Unlock breeding and learn about auctions

Completing your first Season Race unlocks breeding. Eligible parents must also meet age, health, and Energy requirements.

Yearling Sales are separate from the normal daily Market. They use their own Yearling Books and Sale Day schedule. Read the Yearling Sale guide before bidding.

After the first race

Follow the season calendar, check Stable Grounds, look at a public stable, or read about Coin betting. These can wait until you understand your horses.

First-week checklist

• Create your stable and silks.
• Claim two horses that give you different race options.
• Check the seven-day Game Calendar.
• Try Practice.
• Plan training and rest around a real race target.
• Check the daily Market once, not every few hours.
• Enter a suitable Maiden.
• Watch the replay and make your next plan.