Abstract: A horse racing game comprising a gameboard inscribed with the representation of a racetrack, a number of horse performance cards bearing personal information regarding actual horses, and a number matrix referring to that horse's performance in an actual racing event, markers for use by the players in enacting on the gameboard their progress in the simulated racing game, random number generator means for use in combination with the numbers matrix provided on the horse performance card in order to determine movement of the player's markers, tables by which the variable conditions of an actual horse racing event may be taken into account while running the simulated race, and a realistic race record for charting the progress and outcome of the simulated horse race.