If you're serious about turning Zed Run into a money-making venture, you're going to need
to strategize like a pro.
That's why we've compiled some of the very BEST Zed Run strategies to guarantee you wins.
Zed Run can be pretty daunting at first.
Here’s what you need to know to succeed and win races, starting with classes and distances.
Racing Classes Before picking a race, you'll need to consider
your horse's class.
Zed Run races are divided up into 5 main classes, free races, and a special class known as Griffin.
The class system's primary purpose is to prevent strong horses from competing against weak
horses – it's all pretty self-explanatory, but here's a quick little rundown.
Class 1 is the hardest class, while Class 5 is the easiest.
Free races are often split out into individual classes but are typically less competitive.
Griffin races are the first free race for horses that have yet to compete.
After competing in a Griffin race, horses must then complete nine "Discovery Races'
These races are used to establish that horse's starting class.
A Class 1 horse isn't allowed to compete against horses of a lower class, as that would be
unfair to the other horses competing in the race.
That being said, if you're feeling particularly cocky, a class 3 horse is permitted to race
in a Class 1 race – but your odds of winning will be pretty slim.
Race Distances Race Distances are the single-most important
thing to consider when racing your horse.
This is because every horse has a preferred distance that they would like to race - but
you’ll have to figure out what that is.
The majority of horses will do just fine at one to three distances but will likely fail
miserably at just about every other one.
To figure out what distance your horse will excel at, the game has incorporated a flame
feature.
Flames tend to indicate which three horses in a race are strongest in that distance.
So, if your horse is getting a lot of flame in a particular distance, you should probably
keep racing at that distance.
Again, the majority of horses will only race well at one or two distances, so find your
horse’s best race distance and stick to it.
Knowing Your Horse It'll take at least 30 to 40 races to get
a decent idea of what your horse is working with.
To research horses in a more economically friendly way, you can use tools like Hawku,
Zed Tools, and Know Your Horse.
These platforms let you research any horse that's on the market.
Each one will provide you with data, graphs, charts, references, and speed scores.
When racing, it's also a good idea to be on the lookout for your horse's sweet spot.
Typically this is the distance when your horse gets the most flame, as mentioned earlier.
Two other race performance indicators to be aware of are your horse’s stamina level
and race performance.
The greater these indicators are, the most likely your horse will place higher.
Horse "Shapes" Horses that consistently get first or last
every time are called U-shaped horses.
They either win or lose every race, which means they'll normally stay in their class
and not promote to the next very often.
But this is actually a good thing because they earn a significantly higher profit margin
throughout their lifetime.
A-Shaped horses are strong horses that aren't able to secure a win, but also perform too
well to fall into last place.
These horses usually have a negative return on investment as you only ever get paid if
you come in first, second, or third.
Additionally, you only ever get demoted to easier race classes if you come in 11th or
12 position – so these horses tend to earn very little over time.
Clearly, the u-shaped horses are going to be the money makers.
Knowing The Competition And Patience Before you join a race, take a second to see
who has already registered.
Use the previously mentioned tools like Know Your Horse to see the rate of fire for the
horses registered in that race.
Steer clear from tough competition, and don't throw your money away unnecessarily.
Patience is the most important thing you should cultivate if you want to succeed.
You don't want to just join a race if you don't think you're going to have a real chance
of performing well.
It’s better to wait for races you know you’ll be able to win.
Overall, if you learn your horse’s strengths, study the competition and enter your horse
into races strategically, you can maximize your chances of winning and earning money
in Zed Run.
On the other hand, if you’d like to earn money with breeding instead of racing, check
out our video guide on the subject here.
Thanks for watching and we’ll see you in the next video.