Tap Derby: Horse Racing News & Patch Notes

🏇 Just like everyone else, we're celebrating the Kentucky Derby this week!

Celebrate the Run for the Roses with a special discount on Tap Derby! Now through next Sunday morning, saddle up and save—don’t miss your chance to own the ultimate horse racing experience at a winning price! Happy Derby Week and happy racing!

🏇 Just like everyone else, we're celebrating the Kentucky Derby this week!

🎉 Tap Derby is now available on iOS! 🏇📱

Tap Derby is officially live on the Apple App Store! 🔗 Download now: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tap-derby-horse-racing/id6744261550 If you’ve been waiting to play on iPhone or iPad, now’s your chance to jump in and start your stable!

Minor/Bug Fix Update Today's update brings quite a few bug fixes. Happy racing!

Added record race time indicator
Display horse gender at auction
Quick save Agent notes
Sped-up loading and processing times
Many more bug fixes & quality of life updates!

🚨 Breeding Update is Here! 🚨

The Breeding Update has arrived, bringing new depth to Tap Derby!🐴✨

🏇 Breeding Updates

• New Breeding Barn – Manage your own sires and dams alongside AI stock! • Breeding Stats – Preview potential foal abilities before pairing. • Sell or Retire Breeding Stock – Make tough decisions at the end of the year. • Pedigree Tracking – View your horse’s lineage and offspring. • Season Tracking – Watch foals develop in the Breeding Barn. • Realistic Fertility – Horses can breed until they become infertile (ages 12-20).

🌍 Other Updates

• New Races & Custom Nationalities 🌎🏆 • Replay Tutorials Anytime 📖 • Stable Sorting Preferences Now Saved ✅ • Max 3 Entries per Race 🏁 • Rounded Auction Reserves 💰 • Revamped Sell/Retire Page – More flexibility for managing your stable! • Sell & Retire Horses at Any Age 🔄

🛠 Bug Fixes

• Couronne Achievement now works! 🏆 • Pasture records are fixed! 🌿 • Custom international race screens corrected! 🌍 • No more training for low-energy horses! ⚡ • Trophy Case fixes & more! 🏅 Get ready to shape the next generation of champions! 🏇💨 Update your game now and start breeding! 🎉

Love is in the air and a new update is coming soon! A whole new way to play will be coming to Tap Derby allowing you to grow your stable in ways never before seen! Stay tuned and be one of the first to play.{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45317795/9033285b67e0c985552664bae523ba1447a50f9e.png

Yesterday it was brought to my attention that there weren't a lot of colors showing up in game. A bug was found that had prevented a few different colors from showing in game. That was fixed and I decided we might as well add some more colors and color probabilities too! Here is the full list of colors and the probability to see them:

Bay - 18.4%
Dark Bay - 18.4%
Chestnut - 12.3%
Black - 12.3%
Gray - 12.3%
Dark Gray - 12.3%
Buckskin - 6.1%
White - 3.7%
Palomino - 3.7%
Champagne - 0.6%

Hey all, Tap Derby is released and ready to play! Check it out and if you haven't already, join the Discord and Subreddit!

Tell your friends, Tap Derby is releasing in 5 days! Get ready to play and join the Discord and Subreddit in the meantime!

A quick look at the Hall of Fame in Tap Derby!

The Hall of Fame allows you to immortalize your horses in racing history upon retirement. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45317795/72de91803f0b4a5ec2d304105eda3230e2681125.png

Hi everyone! We're eager to announce a brand new Schedule Creation tool!

This tool allows you to build your own schedule by editing existing stakes races in Tap Derby and creating brand-new ones. You can check out the tool here: https://tapderby.com/schedule-creator Schedules created now can be imported upon release.

🎉 Big News! Playtest + Release Date Announcement 🎉

Two big pieces of news today:

1️⃣ A new playtest is live and will be available for around 2 weeks! 2️⃣ Release day is officially set for February 14th!

🐎 New Playtest Features

As part of this new playtest, there are several key changes to watch out for:

🌍 International racing is here along with 7 new racing festivals!
🏆 Leaderboards for record race times have been added, allowing you to track just how good your horse's performance was.
🐴 Training is now more fluid, directly impacting your horse's performance.
🔨 Auctions are now accessible anytime from the stable screen—no more waiting for the end of the season!
✍️ Auction comments have been revised and are much more indicative of a horse's true ability.
📝 Thousands of new horse names have been added to the game.
🔧 And many more small quality-of-life improvements!

I hope everyone enjoys the playtest! 👉 Please feel free to share your feedback, suggestions, or achievements in the Discord! Happy racing! 🐎✨

Been working hard in the background so I wanted to share some updates that will be coming in the next playtest! I

International Racing Festivals
7 countries with racing festivals
23 new million $+ stakes races
4 new track backgrounds!
Revamped race entry page
More information on each race
Easily sort and filter races
Background training updates
Training a horse before a race now leads to better performance
Many more bug fixes and small quality-of-life improvements!

A quick look at the new and improved Auction House for Tap Derby. Players can filter horses by the starting/reserve bid and bid in a real auction house against AI trainers. Slight adjustments have been made to increase the accuracy of comments. Playtest for free until December 30th{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45317795/b8a280be35ca5a03e20c1fa2bc6c9d3cf14e0f8f.png

Thank you to all who have requested access to the play testing! We’re still fixing a few bugs before making the Playtest live but are hoping to give full access tomorrow 12/23.{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45317795/b8a280be35ca5a03e20c1fa2bc6c9d3cf14e0f8f.png

Join Tap Derby on Discord!

Tap Derby now has a Discord server! Join us to keep up with the latest developments in the game! Join the Discord

Tap Derby: Horse Racing news & patch notes

🏇 Just like everyone else, we're celebrating the Kentucky Derby this week!

Tap Derby: Horse Racing news & patch notes

🏇 Just like everyone else, we're celebrating the Kentucky Derby this week!

🎉 Tap Derby is now available on iOS! 🏇📱

🚨 Breeding Update is Here! 🚨

🏇 Breeding Updates

🌍 Other Updates

🛠 Bug Fixes

A quick look at the Hall of Fame in Tap Derby!

Hi everyone! We're eager to announce a brand new Schedule Creation tool!

🎉 Big News! Playtest + Release Date Announcement 🎉

Two big pieces of news today:

🐎 New Playtest Features

Join Tap Derby on Discord!

Steam news for Tap Derby: Horse Racing