Horserace (Commodore PET)

Summary
Horserace! is a game by the computer magazine-turned-software company Creative Computing.

Game Design
Horserace! appears to be an expansion of a BASIC program of the same name, published in a Creative Computing book of BASIC programs in 1978, which appears to be a revision of HORSES, a BASIC program set published by DECUS in 1975. port of the older HORSERACE_(DECUS) program.

The 1979 version of the game adds PETSCII art renditions of the horses in the race.

Gameplay
Players are presented with a set of horses which will be racing. Players place bets on the horses, then the race results are randomly generated and presented to the players.