2012 Preakness Stakes Scoresheets with Ratings
"...possibly the most realistic horse racing tabletop simulation game"
A message board, freebie files, and the PRINTED versions of Top of the Stretch are also available.
Message Board / UpdatesThere's an active community for Top of the Stretch over at the Yahoo! Groups website, including an active message board, and game freebies. (And it's FREE to join!)
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File distribution is handled via SoftSeller. Upon completion of your payment, you will be directed to a page from which you can download the product that you've purchased. You will also receive an email receipt that contains a link which may be used to download the product.
If something goes wrong and you do not get the file that you paid for, use the link below this box to email me, or click on 'Customer Support' in the menu towards the top of this page and submit a message and let me know. As soon as I can verify that your payment went through, I'll get the file to you via return email as soon as I possibly can.
Customer support: click on 'Customer Support' above or send email to: lwhitehead@chartermi.net
If you have trouble downloading a file you've purchased, please contact me as soon as possible!
If you have trouble downloading a file you've purchased, please contact me as soon as possible!
Top of the Stretch - European All-Time Greats
This version contains 57 of the top horses to ever have raced in Europe! All of the game charts and instructions are also included, so you don't need to own any other version of the game to get started. Sea Bird, Ribot, Nijinsky, Mill Reef, Shergar, Brigadier Gerard, Sceptre, Frankel, Pretty Polly, Zarkava, Sea the Stars...and 46 more receive both 'Best Year' and 'Career' cards. The jockeys who rode these horses are also rated. Match them up against each other or against the best horses in other Top of the Stretch sets.
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Top of the Stretch - Single Race Advanced
Recreate ANY race from the race result chart! This Excel spreadsheet allows you to input information from the actual race chart to generate the ratings necessary to recreate the race using Top of the Stretch in just minutes.
With a plethora of race result charts available online or in print, you have the ability to relive thousands of exciting races. Input of data is extremely easy and should take only 5-10 minutes to enter, depending on the size of the field. Relive exciting Triple Crown battles, Breeders Cup matchups, or the $5,000 claimer from your local track. Unlike the previous Single Race version (released in early 2011) this version generates all of the traditional race ratings used in Top of the Stretch - Power, Pace, Form, Trip, Class, Speed, and Wire Ratings. This product opens the door to a world of possibilities for Top of the Stretch enthusiasts! Note: This is an Excel file. You will need spreadsheet software to use this product. See offer for FREE spreadsheet software at the bottom of the page if you do not already own spreadsheet software. |
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Top of the Stretch-Best of the Decade 2000-2009
This version contains 480 of the top horses of the first decade of the 21st Century rated for use with Top of the Stretch. All of the game charts and instructions are also included, so you don't need to own any other version of the game to get started. Smarty Jones, Curlin, Ghostzapper, Zenyatta, Mineshaft, Azeri, Rachel Alexandra, Big Brown, Saint Liam...and 471 more of the decade's best are included.
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Top of the Stretch - Rate-a-Race Version
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Top of the Stretch - Best of the 20th Century
The top 100 racehorses of the 20th Century rated both for their best year and over their entire career. Complete game included - no additional purchase necessary to start running races today!
Available in downloadable .pdf file format |
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Top of the Stretch - Single Race Version
Recreate any race using the real race result chart! Generate ratings for use with Top of the Stretch and rerun any race. (Suggestions for finding historic race result charts included.)
Available in downloadable pdf file format |
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Top of the Stretch - The 1937 Season
Recreate a race or create your own using real horses from the 1937 racing season. Horses (250+) and jockeys perform realistically, allowing you a glimpse into horse racing history. 50 real life races are rated and setup for play. Triple Crown winner War Admiral and Seabiscuit await the call to the post!
Available in downloadable pdf file format |
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Top of the Stretch - Original Version
All the horses that competed in BOTH the 2009 & 2010 Breeders Cup events are rated. All the Breeders Cup races from both years are set up and ready for you to run, or you can create your own races, using any horses you choose! (2010 horses are based on pre-BC statistics).
Available in downloadable pdf file format |
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Charts & Instructions (Updated 1-28-12)
Charts & Instructions. If you purchase the Rate-a-Race version and don't own one of the other versions, you'll need these charts & instructions to turn your ratings into a full-fledged racing simulation.
Now includes new optional rules and charts for Track Bias and Form Save, as well as the new Event Chart, designed specifically for use with Rate-a-Race and Single Race versions. Available in downloadable .pdf file format |
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Spreadsheet software! If you purchase the Rate-a-race version, you'll need one, and these are either FREE or Free-to-try (shareware).
- Spread 32 from Stephen Bye at http://www.byedesign.co.uk/ is a shareware GEM! It's a full-functioned, SMALL spreadsheet program that is MIGHTY. Download from his website at: http://www.byedesign.co.uk/s32/spre32en.zip
- Open Office, found at www.openoffice.org is a full-featured spreadsheet, word processor, and database program the does just about everything that bit 'Office' program that the folks in Seattle sell, but it's FREE! It's larger than the Spread32 program mentioned above, but it does a LOT more, too. Did I mention that it's FREE? Download it at: http://download.services.openoffice.org/files/stable/3.3.0/OOo_3.3.0_Win_x86_install-wJRE_en-US.exe
Disclaimer: Neither of these spreadsheet programs is associated with Top of the Stretch or Skyline Services, Inc.