Abstract: A horse racing game apparatus comprising a first section depicting a race course having a plurality of racing lanes each divided into a series of racing positions, a plurality of player manipulated pawns adapted to be selectively moved to successive positions along the lanes, a second section extending upwardly along the rearward side of the first section and having first and second pluralities of article receiving areas, an article adapted to be selectively placed in one of the areas of the first plurality thereof and thereafter be guided through a maze-like arrangement to the second plurality of areas, and instructions associated with each of the second plurality of areas for determining the particular position along the lanes to which the pawns are to be moved.