Finding Free Online Horse Games

What's everybody talking about? They're talking about free online horse games.

I've been to the racetrack a thousand times, but never had so much fun until I stumbled onto the best kept secret on the Internet: free online horse games. This is nothing like Nintendo or Xbox. First, there are absolutely no upfront costs. Second, the arcade feel is gone, replaced by astounding 3-D virtual reality with selectable camera angles, even crowd noise. Did I say free? Am I reading out of your playbook?

My dad took me out for a beer when I came of age, and gave me a handful of money to bet on the ponies, which I was lucky I didn't lose since he coached me on betting principles and I played it safe. The good news with the free online horse games is that you don't use real money. Instead, you get points, which can be used to win free prizes, everything up to a trip to the Kentucky Derby. if that isn't your dream, you have never heard a stallion snort or need your head examined.

Only one thing's never changed - the adrenalin rush as the starting gate opens and the horses begin running, the increasing rush as the horses jockey for position. The final rush as they come in at the finish, showing the huge hearts of true thoroughbreds. My entire life is here on the racetrack. Anyone seen my laptop?

I confess my favorite horse of all time is Exterminator, winner of the 1918 Kentucky Derby. It was Willie Knapp who said "When he was at his best, Exterminator could have beaten Man o'War or Citation or Kelso or any other horse that ever lived on any track doing anything." That's one horse you won't need a rabbit's foot keychain for. He actually got better as he got older, winning 50 of 99 races, and finishing second and third 17 times each.

With the free online horse games I downloaded, I could actually ride Exterminator, and match him with any other famous champion that fit my mood. Of course I bet on my own horse, and I don't want to brag, but I'm expecting a free iPod any day.

The powers that be have no use for a dead horse, but not in the world of free online horse games, where all horses are immortal and ready for a race 24/7/365, always telling me what I want to hear, namely, ride me, ride me hard.

There are a variety of free online horse games out there at your fingertips, including those for harness racing, and they are all just waiting for you to download and play them. Their job is to make friends and stop boredom from happening. So don't be afraid of fake. Get off your starting gate. Download a free online horse game to enjoy now.