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QuarterPole Plus is a full featured racing simulation with all the action and results expected from competitive, live racing. From full handicapping to everyday stable management and everything in between. Full sights and sounds with leading announcers. QuarterPole Plus brings horse racing to the home computer in an unrivaled way. For newcomers, QuarterPole Plus provides a full introduction to horse racing including a glossary, a course in selecting winners using past results, beginner systems, typical scenes from race courses and other fun-filled features. If you want to learn what racing is all about, and why it's the 'Sport of Kings' throughout the world, this is the game for you! Active racegoers don't need any introduction and can jump right in! If you can't get to the races every day, and need a little action or always wanted to own a stable; this is the game for you! And both newcomers and active racegoers will love the renaming feature. Rename all horses in your stable as well as your trainer and jockey. Current and past heroes, villains, friends, foes, bosses ... you name it! Races - 3120 new races a year, 10 a day; year after year. Stakes, Handicaps, Claiming, Maiden, NW1/2 and Allowances. 5-14 furlong races, dirt and turf. Large racing colony moves to a new course every 3 months. 250 unraced 2yos replace older horses each year. Scenarios - Players have a choice of 10 different scenarios each of which represents a fresh challenge. These range from $50 for betting to as much as $1,000,000 and a 24 horse stable. You can start, save and continue games in any or all scenarios limited only by the memory of your PC. You can specialize in one or more ways of betting or running a stable. Horses - cover a wide range of performance levels with front runners, stalkers and closers. A horse's performance varies from race to race but within its own range, and changes with age. Handicapping - Full past performances and results charts. Horse, trainer and jockey records continuously updated. Track records. A course in handicapping. Systems for beginners. Race results depend on past performances, track conditions, track bias, pace, race positions, running styles, jockey and trainer patterns, weather and racing luck. Betting - Standard and exotic bets including keys, wheels and parlays plus casino bets for players who want to avoid serious handicapping or hedge their bets. Pari-mutuel bets change odds. Owners - Get a stable; pick their trainer, jockey and silks; make race entries or let their trainer; claim horses; buy or sell horses privately; buy unraced horses at auction; collect purses and get to the Winner's circle. Sights & Sounds - Race graphics from start to finish, split times, 4 track backgrounds and announcers, 'call to the post', gate 'clang', hoofbeats, leading announcers call the race from start to finish including the winner, auction graphics and auctioneer - click on the Sights & Sounds box above to see and hear some of these. Renaming - All stable horses, trainers and jockeys can be renamed. Other features - Horse chat items, scenes at race courses, art gallery featuring prominent artists. Internet style layout, navigation and links. System requirements: Windows® '98/ NT/ 2000/ ME/ XP, Vista - see Customer Support Items for Vista installation; 128 RAM min., 300 MHz min. processor, 100 MB hard drive space, CD-ROM or DVD drive, mouse input device, 800x600 resolution min., SVGA color monitors, works with Windows compatible ink jet or laser printers. For PCs with less memory, see Hooves of Thunder below. tm. QuarterPole Plus is a trademark of Action Games, Inc. | |||||||
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Hooves of Thunder! is a racing simulation where 1500 horses, 125 jockeys and 150 trainers race 311 days a year. Each day has 10 races in a variety of claiming, maiden, nw1/2, and allowances. And, through the year, there are 125 Handicap and Stakes races. The monthly condition book lets owners and trainers map their entry plans. Stable owners add to their stables through auctions for unraced 2 yo’s, private purchases, and claiming. Each year, some 250 horses are retired from the game due to poor performance or injury, and 250 unraced 2 yo's are added. Hooves delivers realistic racing action; results depend on past performances, track conditions, pace, track bias, race positions, running styles and other factors. Except for instant replays, results are never the same even in reruns. Hooves features complete past performances and results charts. Parimutual betting is to win, place and show with exactas/trifectas. And Hooves gives you 120 professional handicapping tips for picking winners in Hooves and live racing. |
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| Hooves has a seasonal rhythm similar to live racing. 2YO’s begin their careers in May and winners move to Allowances. The better ones go on to higher class Allowances and Stakes. The lesser ones go down the claiming path until the right spots are found. As in live racing, owners can strive to get to the big races. | |||||
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You’ll delight in the sights and sounds of Hooves
with 5 tracks, the
call-to-the-post, race announcers and crowd noises down the lane.
Hooves produces exciting racing
year after year. So let Hooves bring you to the real world of racing or add extra enjoyment to those who already love the best game in the world!
Hooves of Thunder! is a CD-ROM game for MS-Win 3.1, MS-Windows '95 or '98. System requirements: IBM PC or 100% compatible, 486DX/Pentium/66 processor or higher, 8 Mb RAM, DOS 5.0 or later, 13 Mb hard disk space, SVGA 256 color display adapter, double speed CD-ROM drive, mouse, MS-Windows™ 3.1, '95, '98. ME. Not recommended for NT, 2000, XP. MS-Windows compatible sound systems. Game includes an introduction to racing and hard copy and on-line manual. | |||||
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