Rival Stars Horse Racing

Horse riding & stable game

Ratings

Age

4+

Games

Languages

English

Latest Version 1.77

Wed Sep 30 2026

"Update 1.77 opens the gate to more Western action!

Enjoy a second free Star Club trial and rediscover its benefits firsthand, including early access to Barrel Racing, daily Gold, more room for your horses, early access to new features, and more.

Meet a new Western rider, the perfect choice for taking on Barrel Racing in style.

Plus, enjoy general bug fixes and performance improvements."

Rival Stars Horse Racing puts you in control of a family horse ranch. Restore your legacy as you breed, train, and race horses on legendary tracks. With highly realistic horse animations, a deep breeding system, and various gameplay modes including cross-country and flat racing, it is the most immersive equestrian game on mobile.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

89/100

Rival Stars Horse Racing is the most complete equestrian experience on mobile. It isn't just a racing game; it’s a full-fledged breeding and stable management simulator. The actual racing is thrilling, with a great sense of speed and a tactical 'energy' system that forces you to time your final sprint perfectly.

However, the real depth lies back at the ranch. The breeding system is complex and rewarding, allowing you to pass down specific coat patterns and stats to create the perfect champion. The graphics are some of the best in the genre—the horses look incredibly lifelike, and the lighting on the tracks is beautiful. Whether you're into the management side, the breeding, or the high-stakes racing, Rival Stars delivers on all fronts with a high level of polish.

Dinsun reviewed on: Wed Feb 25 2026

Features

Stunningly realistic 3D horses and tracks

Deep genetic breeding system with unique patterns

Multiple racing styles including Flat and Cross Country

Story-driven campaign and live multiplayer events

Upcoming Events

Try Star Club Again, for Free!

Get early access to new features!

Mon Sep 28 2026 - Wed Oct 14 2026

Quarter Mile Quest

American Quarter Horse breeding challenge

Mon Oct 12 2026 - Mon Oct 19 2026

Tips & Walkthrough

Winning Your First Race

During the race, keep your horse in the 'ideal position' (indicated by the meter) to conserve energy. Save your sprint bar for the final stretch. Use the whip sparingly, as it can exhaust your horse if used too early.

Gameplays

Breeding and Training

Use the profits from your races to upgrade your training facilities. Higher-level facilities allow you to boost your horse's speed, sprint energy, and acceleration. When breeding, look for compatible stats and rare coat colors to increase the value of your stable.

Screenshot

Q&A

Yes, you can customize the appearance, silks, and helmets of your jockey.

Ratings & Reviews

Canceling subscription

Sat Nov 30 2024 Sarebear.lovebear

My reviews are even being posted. I used to love this game but it’s getting hella greedy. You pay for a subscription and can’t even get a battle pass. Have to pay an extra 10$ for a maybe week long event. It’s so hard to level up a horse as it gets to higher levels and mostly impossible to get the gold perks to help them level up. With racing I’m stuck in limbo always getting the same exact number. Also I did the turkey event and got first place and then just got slammed to 8. Made no sense with the times I got. Not even saving my proper times. Then with the exotic breeding, I feel like it should be wayyyy more affordable for people who pay subscription. We should also get more stables for free. I also think for the pasture, we should be able to transfer horses back and forth vs having to sell the horses to just move them back and forth. Also the the coats it’s literally impossible to even make something new that you don’t have. You just get stuck in a repeat limbo of the same coats. I used to love this game but idk I think it’s just becoming a money hungry game. Don’t get me wrong, I’d say this is the better game out of all the horse games. Specially with graphics but definitely don’t enjoy it anymore. I’ve been with this game for years now, I also think you should be able to transfer accounts if needed. Also more horse breeds as well. I would give it a single star but I’m sure my review will get taken down or not published. Considering this is the second review I made, having to make it 5 stars ew

Best horse game ever 🐎🏇

Fri Mar 29 2024 DarkFox7111

Rival stars is one of the best games ever if your into horses and challenges it’s fun it gets you going and it has beautiful graphics. I do actually have some suggestions to add to the game to make it even better: I’d like to see a new contest show up in rival stars such as dressage and barrel racing so creators if that’s a possibility I would love if that could happen. Also I’d like to see the Frisian horses added to the game I feel like the more breeds there are the more horses there are to choose from. Also personality’s, I feel like all horses have a different personality and that should be expressed in the game to make it even more realistic. You should also be able to bond with your horse and there could be a bond meter or something and you have to level up the bond meter to have more control over the horse while competing, again it’s just an option to add. I also think there should be more things to do with the horses themselves like feeding brushing cleaning hooves and other things similar to that, this could also contribute to the bond meter thing. There could also be other animals in the game like dogs and cattle. And as always there can be more coat colors and breeds and what not. But overall this is a great game for people who like horses or people who just want a fun relaxing game to play with free time. Creators I hope you take some of my opinions into consideration and thanks for the amazing game.

My opinion! 🏇❤️

Fri Mar 10 2023 ❤️wolf_lover❤️

I love the game. It’s very addicting, and the horse breeds actually look like thoroughbreds, unlike any other game I have seen. As well, the graphics are on the next level. I love them! I can tell you have worked so hard on this game. But there’s just a few things I’d love for you to update. I’d love it if you’d make the gold not as hard to get. It takes hours just to get something from the shop to breed a horse. As well, Bay horses! Bay horses in the game are SO common. I understand it’s a common cost for thoroughbreds and this is a realistic game and all, but bay horses are literally EVERYWHERE. It’s not always like that in real life, please don’t make bays as common, and I hate to be saying that, because bays are truly beautiful, beautiful horses. Moving onto the next thing, may you please, please not make breeding hard? It costs me so much time and money to breed, only to possibly get a bay. Again with the bays! As much as I love them, I don’t want to see them everywhere in the shop and in breeding! Cremello horses. Can you please not make cremello horses not as rare? It would be lovely, and I think others would agree, because it can make a big change to the game. And, for the final thing, could you please add dressage? It would be lovely. I’m not trying to be rude, im just pointing out some things in the game that I felt like it needed to be said, and fixed. Love the game, by the way. I understand running a game and keeping it up is a big commitment, and it takes tons of time and effort, as well as money.

I LOVE the game, but I do have some complaints…

Tue Feb 27 2024 SkyLight3281

Let me just start or by saying, YES. This is probably the best horse game I have come across so far. The graphics, animation, and art is beautiful, and I must say the horses do behave realistically. My favorite part of it all is definitely the breeding option, and I love trying to breed new horse coats/patterns. I play on mobile, so everything is a bit different from the desktop edition. The main thing I really don’t like is the fact that the gold coins are EXTREMELY hard to get. I’ve been playing for at least a year and I’ve only been able to get around 400 gold coins. In my opinion, we should be able to get them much easier. Like, what if we earned 20-30 gold coins after a good race? As of now, if I wanted to get a decent amount of coins, I have to pay like $15 to get them! I also think that the horse options in the market could be better too. All I’ve seen that cost the silver coins are bays and if you’re lucky, a cream colored horse that’s either perfectly plain, has birdcatcher spots, or if you’re VERY lucky, a rabicano. Also, I think it would be great if there was an option to make custom creation horses as well. I was kinda disappointed that that wasn’t there, since that was one of the reasons I got the game in the first place. But all in all, I love the game and I will definitely continue to play it. The racing, cross country, and steeplechase is super fun, and I love that there’s new breeds of horses now. 100% recommend.

Good game

Wed Feb 18 2026 #TotalGleeFan

It’s a good game but annoying sometimes. For starters there are cool genes like Appaloosa but you can only get genes like that from limited edition studs that cost gold to breed and you need money for gold but all the things that give u gold as a prize only give u like 100 gold and it’s like 500 to breed with the rare stallions. Even low-level ones!!! SAD😢 Plus almost all the benefits and cool facilities/gear need a membership to unlock and the membership is like 30 USD $ a month. Also my friend plays on computer and she can win gold from getting in the top 5 of a race. But for me (I use a mobile phone) I can only get gold from the rose wheel which is super expensive and only gives 100 gold every 10 spins. Plus things like the salon could be used for everybody but No… instead if you have a membership you get tons of free salon passes. You also get free horses and rare gear from events. (Only if your a member obviously 🙄)On the rare occasion non-membership people get gear from an event, it’s just regular gear with a small color change but when members get it it’s like a unicorn horn bridle and a saddle with wings . There is also a thing were you can play games to earn gold but you have to actually own the game to be able to earn gold by playing it and the best gold payouts from this are by subscribing to a company’s newsletter or something and the buying something from them online. NOT FAIR!! Developers please consider making some changes to some of these.

Almost perfect

Sun Nov 24 2019 Barkarotiansoso

Hi this is the best horse game I have ever played (and believe me I’ve played lots) I do have a tiny suggestion or two 1. Make maiden races, two-year-old races, three-year-old races, three-year-old and so on from that. 2. Make it where you can’t race infinitely that you have an age limit and when you teach a certain age you stop training and racing along with this have a part of the barn where you put the broodmares and stud once they are retired and for your info a female horse who has not had a foal is called a filly a female who has foaled is called a mare the same thing with a male horse who has not been bred is called a colt a male horse who has been bred is a stallion so please include colts and filly’s then when you breed them it changes to mare and stallion. 3. Please make where you can geld the male horses for your info when I say geld it mean he can’t have foals so can you can a choice to geld them at any time. 4. Have different countries to choose from at any time so you can take your horses to different countries to races and you could make it where you choose a country at the beginning of the game 5. Can you make it where can go to auction the foals and horses can get sick and get injured during racing suggestion read Thoroughbred books 2-4 then 6-9 they are by Joanna Campbell. 6. Make it where you can choose to train a show jumper steeplechasers or flat racers. 7. Other than that it is phenomenal and I am 10 years old so please consider my suggestions.

Incredible game!

Mon Feb 08 2021 Animal lover🐾

I’ve been playing this game for about a month and I can hardly put it down! The graphics are the most beautiful graphics I’ve ever seen in a mobile horse game. The racing is really fun because you’re actually there on the track rather than just looking from a distance or from above and you are in complete control. I can almost feel wind in my face as I race around the track. Another thing I really love about this game is that every horse is different in some way. I haven’t seen two horses that look exactly the same yet. The horses also look like thoroughbreds instead of just any horse. The movements are also very realistic. I can tell that a lot of love and hard work went into the making of this game and I really appreciate that. One more thing I almost forgot to mention is the music. The music is fantastic, especially with headphones. Very good job 👍🏼. This is a great game and I highly recommend it to any horse lovers who read this review. Edit: I love the new customization update, but the prices are way too high in my opinion. Also, there’s an annoying glitch where the black and cyan tack only shows as black when I’m racing. Those are the only issues though and I’m not gonna take any stars off for them because this is still a great game. Another Edit: Can we please keep the quick ride feature? It totally blew me away and I’m really gonna miss it when it leaves! This was by far my favorite update!

Pitch perfect!

Sun Sep 03 2023 🥑frooommm🇲🇽

Okay, I just want to start off with the fact: 👏 This 👏 Game 👏 Is 👏 AWESOME 👏 This game has to be the best horse game on the App Store! You can do so much, just about the same thing as other horse games, but this app makes them 10x better! You can do the usual: breeding, riding, racing, etc. But, you can also do: COMPETITIVE racing, cross country, quests, and so many other great stuff. If you are hesitant, you should download this game. Yes, it does take up A LOT of storage, but honestly, it’s SO worth it! This game is super high tech! Example: In the races the announcer says your horses SPECIFIC name! (it doesn’t say the name if your horses name is ‘****’) Also, this game is so detailed, like when you breed two horses, and you see the baby for the first time, it shows the baby standing up and wobbling, which is just so adorable. And when you age it up you get a scene where the horse walks up to you, and you can see the coat, stats, etc. And you like cutscenes, the beginning of this game is great! It shows your grandfather in a race, where you play as him and win. Then gives a ton of backstory to how your riding journey started. Honestly, this game deserves 5 stars. If you are hesitant about getting this game, take it from me: G E T T H E G A M E ! 5/5 stars, this game is phenomenal! It exceeds all standards to a great horse game! Thank you for taking time out of your day to read this. Have an amazing day / night.