Horse Racing Manager
Sheep Meadow Road Games · released Oct 24, 2025
Manage your own horse racing stables, breed and train future champions. Compete across diverse tracks, balance finances, manage staff, and expand your reach in the world of horse racing. Turn ambition into legacy, one choice at a time.
Price
$24.99
US store
Reviews
89%
247 · Very Positive
Playing now
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sampled 10h ago
24h peak
44
all-time seen 46
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Steam community hub
Owners (est.)
~7.4K
3.7K – 11.9K
YouTube activity
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videos · 30 d14
creators26.8K
views · 1 yTwitch activity
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streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 1h ago- Change number
- 40,923,483 · seen 1h ago
- Public build
- 26,650,898 · Nov 13, 2026 (1h ago)
- Operating systems
- windows, macos
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Install size
- 2.5 GB · 2.1 GB download
- Install folder
Horse Racing Manager- Controller support
- Partial
- Metacritic
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- Homepage
- sheepmeadowroad.games/
- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · Workshop · stats
Steam Deck
PlayableTested Dec 9, 2025 on build 20,577,603
- !Controller glyphs do not match deck device
- !Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
- !Interface text is not legible
- ✓Default controller config fully functional
- ✓Default configuration is performant
Branches · 3
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 26,650,898 | Nov 13, 2026 · 1h ago | |
| experimental | 26,650,898 | Nov 13, 2026 · 1h ago | An experimental branch, where users can test out more drastic changes before they are released to the main branch. Do not use with your main save. |
| race_experimental | 26,221,910 | Oct 26, 2026 · 18d ago | The home of experimental race engine builds and unreleased features |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26,650,898 | public | Nov 13, 2026 17:35 | 1h ago |
| 26,650,898 | experimental | Nov 13, 2026 17:27 | 1h ago |
| 26,629,145 | public | Nov 12, 2026 22:09 | 20h ago |
| 26,629,145 | experimental | Nov 12, 2026 22:02 | 20h ago |
| 26,603,468 | public | Nov 11, 2026 22:55 | 1d ago |
| 26,603,468 | experimental | Nov 11, 2026 22:50 | 1d ago |
| 26,551,958 | public | Nov 9, 2026 22:58 | 3d ago |
| 26,551,958 | experimental | Nov 9, 2026 22:50 | 3d ago |
| 26,221,910 | race_experimental | Oct 26, 2026 17:02 | 3d ago |
Depots · 2
content of the public branchLaunch options · 3
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
HorseRacingManager.exe |
windows 64-bit | Horse Racing Manager (Vulkan) |
Horse Racing Manager.app |
macos | Horse Racing Manager (MacOS) |
HorseRacingManager.exe--rendering-driver opengl3 |
windows 64-bit | Horse Racing Manager (OpenGL) |
Languages · 21
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thai | ✓ | — | — |
| Czech | ✓ | — | — |
| Spanish - Latin America | ✓ | — | — |
| French | ✓ | — | — |
| German | ✓ | — | — |
| Polish | ✓ | — | — |
| English | ✓ | — | — |
| Finnish | ✓ | — | — |
| Italian | ✓ | — | — |
| Korean | ✓ | — | — |
| Russian | ✓ | — | — |
| Spanish | ✓ | — | — |
| Swedish | ✓ | — | — |
| Turkish | ✓ | — | — |
| Japanese | ✓ | — | — |
| Simplified Chinese | ✓ | — | — |
| Traditional Chinese | ✓ | — | — |
| Portuguese - Brazil | ✓ | — | — |
| Hungarian | ✓ | — | — |
| Ukrainian | ✓ | — | — |
| Portuguese | ✓ | — | — |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 980386 | Horse Racing Manager | Store or CD key | $24.99 |
Bundles · 2
all bundles| Bundle | Games | Bundle discount | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ready, Set, Race! | 2 | -10% | $49.48 |
| Indie Manager | 2 | -10% | $44.98 |
Change numbers
all changes#40,923,483 · 1h ago#40,923,215 · 1h ago#40,891,348 · 20h ago#40,891,160 · 20h ago#40,851,808 · 1d ago#40,851,697 · 1d ago#40,843,701 · 2d ago#40,797,105 · 3d ago#40,782,938 · 3d ago#40,778,703 · 3d ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
| When | Note | Build | Update size |
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| Nov 13, 2026 | [0.9.14.3] - 2026-11-13 Improved - When talking with staff you can now ask how they feel about their wages - A migration to spread peoples birthdays on older saves - You can now interact also with horses in bulk with the context menu - In the visual breeding view, there is now a best match button you can press and it sorts a guess for the best matches, but this also depends on knowledge and some randomness so you cant tr |
26,650,898 | +2.1 MB |
| Nov 12, 2026 | [0.9.14.2] - 2026-11-12 Improved - You can now give positive answer in how are you doing question - Filters to trial page - Steam Deck text is now sized for the Deck's screen and is easier to read, the font size setting now goes from 12 to 20 on the Deck - Steam Deck controller prompts now show the right buttons and more menus can be used with the controller - Better font support for special characters and more languages |
26,650,898 | +2.1 MB |
| Nov 11, 2026 | [0.9.14.1] - 2026-11-11 Added - Added back the old time voice announcer effect so it sounds more like outside as some people requested, it's in audio settings Improved - Toad is now vocal - There is now a always outline your horses option in settings, default is off - You can now rename upcoming foal in the table by double clicking the name - You can now copy and paste gear, also with context menu do in bulk - Also now s |
26,629,145 | +66.1 MB |
| Nov 9, 2026 | [0.9.14] - 2026-11-09 Important - Because of the in-game reporting tool is mostly used now and more practical, we will shutdown OpenIssue in the coming days. We have made our processes more scalable to be able to reply to your emails also quickly via our bug tracker system (if you include your email) - We have moved our translation service to our own built tool, that is more lightweight, faster and easier to use. The l |
26,551,958 | 2.2 GB total |
| Nov 6, 2026 | [0.9.13.9] - 2026-11-06 Improved - Trade result emails are more clear now - Improved UI for the universal trade - You can now mute foal share offers - Racecourse and auction finance page now has rolling 12 months card - Trot and gallop quickfilter added to bulk breeding - You now choose the start date of the game, and then if you sim longer than default 185 it will still start at the day, just start earlier - You can now |
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| Nov 4, 2026 | [0.9.13.8] - 2026-11-04 Added - You can now choose both flat racing and harness racing in the same save, you can also convert older saves to support both diciplines. We were not really that excited to do this change, as it touches many fundamental systems we have. But it was needed for the upcoming jumps. Since this touches so many systems, it will most likely also bring bugs and stuff we have overlooked, please report a |
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| Nov 1, 2026 | [0.9.13.7] - 2026-11-01 Added - You can now stream the game to another device, so that you can play the game on your phone, tablet or even another computer in the same network. You can find this in pause menu and main menu as "Couch Play" Improved - Changelog improved a bit, also show recent changes in the main menu - Main menu improved a bit - Country column in race registration - Settings now have more settings to show |
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| Oct 31, 2026 | [0.9.13.6] - 2026-10-31 Added - You can now add custom person art for accessories, clothes and hair into the game, if you check settings -> customization -> custom person art and open the file location there is a template and readme Improved - You can now turn off hiding the preferences before you know the horse in settings in game rules under knowledge group - Staff history tab now also show current contract and value p |
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| Oct 30, 2026 | [0.9.13.5] - 2026-10-30 Important - We are now around 1 month until launch, therefore we are now doing a feature freeze for new ideas/things. We are still adding some features planned, like steeplechase and some small surprises that we have been cooking Added - There is now a museum in the game, where you can add your and the games best horses, to display them as a bronze statue with their awards won over the years. You |
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| Oct 29, 2026 | [0.9.13.4] - 2026-10-29 Added - We added casual setting now to the race engine, it suprised us how many people played the game in a more casual manner. Also a prompt for what mode you want to use and this also when you start a new game, but you can also find the setting under "race and simulation" the custom mode can be even easier now than casual mode - Game now has death penalty as a possible court case outcome, for ce |
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| Oct 28, 2026 | [0.9.13.3] - 2026-10-28 Added - New and improved race engine, features below and more in improved also, the new engine is a bit slower to sim, and we will be looking in making it more efficient in the coming updates - Added a "target speed sensitivity" setting. It defines how fast accelerate/decelerate buttons change the target speed - Added the skip button back to races (hold to skip). If the player is controlling the h |
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| Oct 27, 2026 | [0.9.13.2] - 2026-10-28 Added - There is now a "skip other races switch", and you can in the race front view press always skip my - You can now after an online race, copy the race key, if you give it to other people they can watch the replay of the race themself when they want Improved - Media now asks you about deals - Added show shadow custom setting - Journalist now sometimes asks questions about hirings and firings - |
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| Oct 26, 2026 | [0.9.13.1] - 2026-10-26 Added - In the encyclopedia, there are now "the basics" and some other starter pages, the encyclopedia also now links words to articles from the current article so its easy to read more - When owning a racecourse or auctionhouse, you now need to buy a licence for different tiers of races, and for auctions how often you can have auctions - NPC stable owners can now create daughter stables - You can |
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| Oct 23, 2026 | [0.9.13] - 2026-10-23 Added - You can now sabotage other stables - Miracle feed, an illegal option (doping) in the feed, as requested by some players if you have the legal drama setting turned on - You can get charged with doping, and also if you are caught your horses are taken away by the authorities - You can now build your own house in city -> properties, instead of buying the pre-made ones - We now ask those who h |
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| Oct 22, 2026 | [0.9.12.9.1-hotfix] - 2026-10-22 Added - Court cases now have a location where it happened, you can flee the case to another country but you get a warrant - You can now attempt to break out of prison - You can skip paying a court fine, but will get a criminal court summons for this Improved - Cheat console commands to know_horse and know_person - My stable now has a wins since start column Fixed - Critical fix for tables not work |
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| Oct 22, 2026 | [0.9.12.9] - 2026-10-22 Added - You can now report bugs with screenshots directly from the game with the same feedback button that before opened the link to bug portal - Tables V3 - Customizable gear Improved - Improved game efficiency - Descriptions of persons and stables improved if there are a lot of items in list items, with read more - Disaster frequency halved - Under horse text in live race should be clearer - UI |
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| Oct 20, 2026 | [0.9.12.8] - 2026-10-20 Added - Tables now have an aciton button that appears at the bottom when you select a row to better surface the context menu Improved - Efficiency work - Show offspring in bulk breeding, we think this was what was requested - Quicker worldbuilding - Progress bars where you don't have knowledge are now more legible - You can now house secret lovers and kids - You can now "stay at" a property - Race |
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| Oct 19, 2026 | [0.9.12.7] - 2026-10-19 Added - Stables can now own other stables, this means you can now create groups - Different taxes added for all countries - If a stable is a group, taxes are based on parent stable taxation - There is now a administration fee to incorporate in coutries based on the tax level (lower tax level, higher fee) - You can now in share tabs for persons and stables also see a graphical view of the ownership |
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| Oct 18, 2026 | [0.9.12.6] - 2026-10-18 Added - You can now visit the horse rescure ranch and threpeutic riding center, and it shows a small live scene (on the landmark page) - You can now make savings to the bank to earn interest as a player and stable - Show rivalries tab for horses and persons - When you own multiple stables, there is now a overview page that opens up in sidebar - Encyclopedia now has a copy all for AI button, and th |
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| Oct 15, 2026 | [0.9.12.5] - 2026-10-15 Added - You can now make press statements/claims in your profile and "press" tab, if you back them up then you will gain recognition and fans - You can now buy the paddoc for the retired horses, and view them stroll around from stable -> retired Improved - You can now react negatively to more emails - Show former track records in horse detail - Sidebar now says career instead of staff when you are |
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| Oct 14, 2026 | [0.9.12.4] - 2026-10-14 Added - A stealing little furry friend added as easter egg - In the race preview, there is now staff comment how the horse feels pre-race - In settings -> race simulation you can now turn on a old school filters for the visuals Improved - When staff comes to talk it's now more like a negotiation - You can now automate DIY shoeing - DIY shoeing now gives less stats per shoeing - Trades should be mo |
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