The Padooko Guide
Short reads that take you from your first day to a season title: setting up the yard, training the horse, reading the race.
- 01
How to play Padooko
Padooko's three loops (race, yard, season), your first steps and the core ideas of the game on one page — from picking a foal to your first trophy.
- 02
Your first days
From picking your first foal to your first win in Padooko — the practice run, your first lobby, the daily visit and the mistakes new players make most.
- 03
Training guide
The four workouts in Padooko, what each one builds and what it costs, waits, fatigue, resting, and how to plan a productive training day.
- 04
Races
Lobbies, divisions, feature races and the weekly cup in Padooko; classes, fair fields, entering a race, slots, prizes and the house prize explained.
- 05
Race tactics
Spreading your stamina, the rhythm ring and the urge, drafting, getting boxed in, turns, the final 400 m and the cameras — how races are won in Padooko.
- 06
Tracks, surfaces and going
Dirt, turf and synthetic; firm, good, soft and heavy going; the three track layouts, distance bands, handicap weights and matching a horse to a race.
- 07
Horse tiers and crates
What Standard, Noble and Legend tiers change, how crates work, where vouchers come from, and how a tier passes down through breeding.
- 08
Breeding guide
Retirement, the stud book, choosing a stallion and a mare, the match, close-relative breeding, inheritance and raising a newborn foal in Padooko.
- 09
Legend lines and the Hall of Legends
The fifteen legend lines, the album and its milestones, combining two legends of the same line with Line Stars, and the Hall of Legends showcase.
- 10
Jockeys and the jockey bond
Padooko's ten jockeys, their styles and signature moments, jockey fees, the Plus jockeys, and the bond that grows as horse and rider race together.
- 11
Gear guide
The four tack slots in Padooko, the ten pieces of gear, what each one does and costs, and which horse suits which tack.
- 12
Market and auctions
The foal counter, the sales ring, reading a lot card, bidding, listing a horse, reserves and quick sales at the Padooko market.
- 13
Yard care
Condition, fatigue and morale; feed, resting, injuries, aging, trainers, stalls and yard events — how to keep your horses healthy in Padooko.
- 14
Season, standings and rating
The game calendar, the season's eight feature races, the standings and season champion, the weekly cup, trophies and the rating ladder in Padooko.
- 15
Racing glossary
Furlong, handicap, maiden, gallop, canter, sprinter, stayer, going, photo finish and more — racing terms explained, and where they show up in Padooko.