You are a patient man Bill
it is very realistic most trainers start off the way i did
my only problem was i went from being a huge global breeding operation having several yearly superstars wining most of the g1s i entered
to going back right to the start working with sub standard horses finding it difficult to get motivated by winning a claiming race

i can imagine that its like a premiership manager that has a top class squad but ends up getting sacked
and is only offered a job in non lge football must be a tough fall

Never tried breeding for league so we play differently, never got past season 5 in any save. I like to take it slow and just remember how many lower rated stables there are in real life so Owners mode makes it more realistic for me. That is what is great about SO5, we can all play anyway we like. I hate the betting side but realise you need it to get a decent start in the game so after first day or 2 of save I never bet.

Bill

i am the same i never bet in the game apart from the start

On behalf of all the lesser trainers in the league I say don't give up on owner mode, PJ. Finding subs for the league can wait. I'm begging ya. Please don't give up on owner mode!!!!

Hey guys i see your all struggling at owners mode so i though i'd show you how i am going on at the moment:





The top one is the trainers championship obviously and the 2nd my horses at the moment what i have found is the easiest way to increase your chances of getting a decent horse is to find your best horse you start with then run it in a lower grade handicap or plot it for a handicap and then bet heavily on it and the get all your add ons for the stable. This then increases your stars on your trainer page, see this on the yard button and means that when you hold an open day you are more likely to get a good batch of horses.

Then in terms of running them which PJ said his horses had nil chance of winning the trick is to run them preferred going all the time and in the races with the least runners. Though this means soft ground horses rarely run compared to firm ground horse look at the difference between Whatucallhim and Tokai above it means that when they run you are more likely for them to perform to their standered and above e.g. Biddy on the table above has won the Epsom Dash on Hard ground and finished placed in a Group race despite the horse having only a half at most in the ability bar.

I've never started a owners game and now you've tempted me too as I never knew they had the proper owners??? Looks pretty cool and means you have to be more disciplined!