Underhorse Achievement

[Miriya]

How do people get this achievement? I dont even get close to wining a race at 15.00 not even at 13.00, and thats with horses that had both greens for surface and distance.

[Potator]

It's possible, but you need to wait for the right race

You need a mid to long distance race with 18+ horses

Don't bother with greens for surface/distance, they just improve the base odds without giving enough benefit for a roughy

[TheNightsSecret]

I was not even aiming for it and got it from using a Grade 1, Max Level with 2400 Distance on the first race, unsure if that is of any help?

[super.chouette]

I like to choose horses that are rated 12-15 because I get more money betting on them. I agree with Potator that it works best with longer races. If the race is long enough, you have lots of time to fill your sprint bar. But I love a good sprint and can win them with double-digit odds regularly.

My strategy: 1) chosen horse has to prefer to run in front or in the middle 2) start very well out of the gate 3) get in front of the pack early and against the rail then conserve sprint energy while you... 4) let the perfect sprint energy zone come to you as the horses catch up [and don't let anyone separate you from the rail]

At this point, if I cannot stay ahead of the main body of horses AND efficiently charge my sprint bar, then I will most likely lose. If one lone rider charges forward and gets a HUGE lead, I ignore them because I'm sticking to the rail AND most of the AI's will eventually try to drop back into that horse's preferred position. From here on, the race is about timing. You start to learn how much sprint energy you can waste because you have the distance available to recharge it.

5) once your sprint energy bar is close to full you can sprint more often, this is where long races come in handy 6) start sprinting at the home stretch BEFORE your main competition starts sprinting [the ideal home-stretch sprinting distance depends on your horses' stats and how strong the competition is, often around 300m from the finish is safe for me]

Hope that helps.

[featherclaw]

The way I got that achievement was by using the Final Sprint Skill where you get an additional few sprinting charges at the end of the race. You'll also want a horse with good acceleration and sprint energy, as both of those plus additional sprint charge will easily let you start springin way before any of the other horses do and net you an easy win.
Matching or at least making sure ground preference isn't red is also crucial, as that affects your horse's running speed! If you horse doesn't like the surface it won't do well ^^

Good Luck!

[rayalyn]

I got it totally by accident by picking a horse that had low odds due to not matching the distance and footing type to the race, but made sure my horse had better numbers for spd, spr, acc. The skills you get from the dailies help to, either the speed boost % one or the one that adds sprint bars work well. Also pick a race that's like 2800meters+ because then you have more time to get into a good position and let your sprint bars regenerate even if you aren't in the preferred position. Hope this helps!