Horse Racing Guide - BDFoundry (2024)

Introduction

Horse Racing (Old Moon Grand Prix) is an activity in Black Desert where players can race against each other to cross the finish line first. All you need to get started is a racehorse.

Race Horses can only be bought from Gula, the stable keeper at Stonetail Horse Ranch and cost 30 million silver. They are called Horse Emblem: Giorga Brisa

During the Race/Horse Mechanics

After being teleported to the starting line of the race, you will notice a special Stable Keeper at the side called Miles. You must speak to Miles to take out your racehorse and can also receive daily/weekly quests from him.

You will see the starting line glowing red with the words “race start”, get on your racehorse and wait at the starting line for the race to begin.

During the race, you must pay attention to your Race Horse UI and use your horse skills effectively.

• The speed indicator shows what level of speed your horse is currently at
• The speed bar will fill up over time when your horse is running. You must press Q when the bar fills to go up to the next speed level
• You can only use Instant Accell (by pressing F) when your horse stamina bar is full
• You can instantly go to the highest speed level if you use Instant Accell when your horse stamina bar is full
• You can press SPACE + W at the start of a race to instantly go to the 4th-speed level and then the horse will shortly drop to the 3rd speed level
• You can drift with your horse using S + A/D. This is good for sharp turns and will also give some stamina to your horse, but will drop your speed level
• You can drift while using Instant Accell and it will not drop your speed level, it is useful to save your Instant Accell for sharp turns and spam drift without losing speed

Rewards

You will gain rewards for participating in a horse race, even if you do not finish the race in time. Higher reward boxes are given for placing higher in the race. Rewards will be sent to your Black Spirit’s Safe.

Place in Race	Reward Box	Contents of Reward Box
1st	High Wind Grand Prix Box	Grand Prix Gold Trophy x1 Old Moon Grand Prix Coin x40 Grand Prix Participant Certificate x1
2nd	Windy Grand Prix Box	Grand Prix Silver Trophy x1 Old Moon Grand Prix Coin x25 Grand Prix Participant Certificate x1
3rd	Draughty Grand Prix Box	Grand Prix Bronze Trophy x1 Old Moon Grand Prix Coin x25 Grand Prix Participant Certificate x1
4th – 10th	Breezy Grand Prix Box	Old Moon Grand Prix Coin x10 Grand Prix Participant Certificate x1
Failed to finish	Wispy Grand Prix Box	Old Moon Grand Prix Coin x1 Grand Prix Participant Certificate x1

Grand Prix Trophy items are used to create Mansion furniture.

Grand Prix Participant Certificates can be exchanged at Jetina, the Old Moon Manager
in each town and major city. You can exchange x10 certificates for 900 Contribution EXP + 10 Training Skill EXP

Old Moon Grand Prix Coins can also be exchanged at Jetina for the following:

Coins needed	Item	Item Use
x1	Swaying Wind Shard x1	Tier 9 horse awakening item
x1	Rumbling Earth Shard x1	Tier 9 horse awakening item
x10	[Race Horse] Giorgiaro Champron x1	Race Horse gear
x10	[Race Horse] Giorgiaro Barding x1	Race Horse gear
x10	[Race Horse] Giorgiaro Saddle x1	Race Horse gear
x10	[Race Horse] Giorgiaro Stirrups x1	Race Horse gear
x10	[Race Horse] Giorgiaro Horseshoe x1	Race Horse gear
x40	Stonetail Wind’s Meal x1	Consumable (food) – Cannot be obtained through cooking Mount EXP +10% Training EXP +20% Life Skill Mastery +25 – Duration: 600 min – Cooldown: 30 min
x40	Stonetail Tonic x1	Used to create Fiery Celerity Draught using Simple Alchemy.

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Weekly Quests

Weekly quests can be accepted from Jetina, the Old Moon Manager. Jetina can be found in all major towns and cities. You can find the nearest NPC by searching for “Jetina” using ESC Menu > Function > Find NPC.

• To see the quest, make sure all quest types are switched on in your quest log with the yellow icons showing.
• Weekly quests reset every Thursday at 00:00 UTC.

Race Tracks

There are currently 3 different race tracks available to choose from. Each race track has a start/finish line and several checkpoints which are indicated on the images below with a green line.

Balneos: Velia Coastal Cave

Tips for this race track:

• At the 7th checkpoint, you head into the cave at Coastal Cliff. This is a narrow part of the track and you want to try and drift and then use your Instant Accell to go around the sharp corners between checkpoints 8 and 9.
• After coming out of the cave there are 2 sharp turns as you go up the cliffside. Use drift and rotate your camera while holding W, this will allow you to do a 180-degree turn but will drop your speed by 1. At the second turn, drift then use Instant Accell to get back to max speed.
• Practice this part of the race track to get your timing perfect on your drift. The cave and cliffside are the hardest parts of this track and where most players struggle.

Mediah: Stonetail Horse Ranch

Tips for this racetrack:

• This track follows the racetrack at Stonetail Horse Ranch. It is the easiest of the 3 tracks in my opinion and does not have any sharp turns compared to the other two tracks.
• The trick with this racetrack is to know when to use your Instant Accell on the long straight parts of the track.
• There are many turns where you can simply hold A or D early and make it around the bend without having to lose speed using drift.
• Save your Instant Accell and drift when you are coming up to the sharp turn at the very north part of the track.
• Watch out for the fences, rocks, and buildings along the track as those are where players usually end up getting stuck and dropping their place in the race.

Calpheon: Anti-Troll Fortification

Tips for this racetrack:

• In my opinion, this track can be the most difficult and you can quickly get left behind if you don’t know it well. At the beginning of the track, you are going through the center of Calpheon which has lots of objects you can get caught on. However, if you learn the tricks of this track then the rest of it is very simple.
• There is a sharp turn before the bridge when you are coming close to the 3rd checkpoint, use your drift here to make the sharp turn with Instant Accell
• The track between the 3rd and 4th checkpoint is the worst part of the track. After going across the bridge you will come to the fountain area and must be careful not to get caught on it. Then there is a small archway you must go through. This part requires you to drift perfectly in line with the archway to go straight through. Here is where most players get stuck and quickly fall behind. Slow down if you really need to so you don’t get stuck. If you do get caught in the room with the barricade then remember to use Escape to put you back on the track safely.
• After the archway, the rest of the track is fairly straight forward and there are not many sharp turns. You should be able to get around most of the track without needing to use drift and slow down. The only other one to really look out for is just before the bridge at the 6th checkpoint.
• Watch out for clutter as you go through Northern Wheat Plantation and use your drift to avoid objects blocking the path.

Race Horse Gear

There is special horse gear that can only be equipped on the Giorga racehorse and each piece can only be obtained by exchanging Old Moon Grand Prix Coin x10.

The Giorgiaro set can be enhanced up to +10 using a certain amount of Black Stone.

The amount of Black Stones you need goes up by 1 for each level of enhancement.

• For example, to enhance to +1, you require 1 Black Stone, for +2 you require 2 Black Stones, and for +10 you would require 10 Black Stones.

Unlike other horse gear, the Giorgiaro set does not require any failstacks and has 100% chance of success. However, each time it is enhanced the item will lose 10 max durability.

Icon	Item	Enhancment Effect
	Giorgiaro Champron	Acceleration +0.1%
	Giorgiaro Saddle	Turn +0.1%
	Giorgiaro Barding	Movement Speed +0.1%
	Giorgiaro Stirrups	Brake +0.1%
	Giorgiaro Horseshoe	Movement Speed +0.1%