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Please note that STARTERS ORDERS 5 is now available for the Mac!!! Look for our Other Applications list on this page.


The No.1. Horse racing management game finally comes to the Apple Mac!
Train, own, race, breed and bet on your own string of race horses. Target all the big world-wide races in an open ended, unlimited play game world over both the flat and Jumps.

UK, US, Irish and Australian game modes!

Starters Orders 4 has long been the No.1. PC horse racing management game and has recieved rave reviews from both the racing and gaming press (PC reviews):

"Where Starters Orders scores over other racing games past and present is in the level of accuracy in the underlying game world." - RACING POST.

"Its hard to find fault with Starters Orders 4 and Strategic Designs deserve racing fans support for developing such an excellent game." - RACING AHEAD (monthly horse racing magazine).

"If the prospect of raising and racing a cavalcade of horses interests you then Starters Orders 4 wins the roses!" - OUT OF EIGHT GAMES REVIEWS.

"A photo-finish at a big purse meet can get you screaming at your monitor every bit as much as watching the Grand National on TV!" - IT REVIEWS.

"Both editions (of Starters Orders 4) are superb, in-depth management simulations, the like of which rare on the casual gaming-heavy App Store" - Pocket Link (iPad).

Just a few STARTERS ORDERS 4 FEATURES:

*Play in a vast horse racing world with thousands of horses and hundreds of computer controlled Jockeys and Trainers.

*Relatic races and Jockey AI. Watch as the jockeys settle their mounts and jockey for position before driving their horses for the finish.

*Relaistic betting and dynamic odds with Ante-post and racecourse betting.

*Fields of up to 30 runners.

*Hundreds of realistic feature races to target including the Derby, Breeders cup, Melbourne cup and many, many more.

*Improve your stable by purchasing add-ons and evaluate your horses by running them on your home gallops.

*Realistic races including Maidens, Claimers, Sellers, Handicaps, Group races, Listed races etc.

*Hundreds of world-wide race courses.

*Realistic form analysis with in-depth form book to study and realistic race cards on race day.

*Injuries, stewards enquiries, disqualifications, non-triers etc. etc.