Horse Racing Manager review

Horse Racing Manager is for players who want to run the business side of racing. Sheep Meadow Road Games' Steam page lets you start with nothing, as an unemployed manager or jockey working for other stables, or skip straight to ownership. A full market covers auctions of every tier and private deals. Breeding uses a pseudo-DNA system in which speed, stamina, acceleration, temperament, soundness and other traits pass down through dominant and recessive genes. On race day you can watch the simulation or switch to Jockey Mode and ride the race yourself, and international meetings send horses to circuits on other continents. It supports Steam Workshop and runs on Windows and macOS with 4 GB of RAM. It is in Early Access, so parts of the roadmap are not finished, and it has no open world to ride in. It costs $24.99.

Who it is for

strategy players who want to run a racing stable

Price

$24.99 on Steam (US store), one-time purchase, Early Access.

Turn ambition into legacy, one choice at a time. $24.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Start as an unemployed manager or jockey, or begin as an owner on day one
• Auctions of every tier plus private deals
• Pseudo-DNA breeding with dominant and recessive genes for speed, stamina and temperament
• Watch the simulated race or ride it yourself in Jockey Mode
• International meetings with regional circuits

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: The deepest racing management of any game here
• Strength: Steam Workshop support
• Strength: Light minimum spec: 4 GB of RAM and 1 GB of storage
• Weakness: Early Access, so features are still being added
• Weakness: Single-player only
• Weakness: Management focus means little free riding

Key facts

• Developer: Sheep Meadow Road Games
• Price: $24.99 on Steam
• Early Access release: October 24, 2025
• Minimum RAM: 4 GB
• Platforms: Windows, macOS

Where it ranks

Horse Racing Manager is No. 9 in our Best Horse Games verdict.