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How do you know which specifier your horse needs? Do some horses run better with blinkers or visor or noseband? How to choose which one you need to use?
I'm not convinced it matters which pacifier you use on the horse. I very rarely use them as they very rarely seem to be needed. I believe the jockey will tell if they need a pacifier, but again it's not something that's really happened to me.
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At which age is a horse usually done with racing and needs retirement? How can I see/notice the horse needs to be retired? This in order so I don't overrun them at later ages.
Check your horse's "Deterioration Potential". If it's full, your horse will likely start to decline at age 6 (flat game), although your horses will level off at age 4. If you're playing the jumps it will be a few years older, about 8, when they start to decline.
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And last but not least. How important is the weight from a jockey compared to the weight of the horse? For example. If a horse has a weight of 51.5KG should a jockey be below that? Or above? I am tempted to say that the jockey's weight should be below the horse weight, but not sure if that makes any different for the race itself (I do use kgs in the game).
If you have selected a jockey with a weight higher than the horse is scheduled to carry according to the Racecard, your horse will race with more weight than it should do. This is a big negative.