Free open source horse racing simulator for Microsoft Excel
| File name | GaloppSim.xlam (AI edition) GaloppSim.xlsm (RS edition) |
| Excel versions | 2010 or later (Windows) |
| Interface language | English, German |
| Where is the add-in after activation in the AI edition? | New menu strip tab GALOPPSIM |
| File size | 3.44 MB (AI edition) 3.30 MB (RS edition) |
| Lines of code (total) | 14148 |
| Source lines of code | 10638 |
| Comment lines of code | 1426 |
| Blank lines | 2048 |
Source code
The source code is published on GitHub 
and can also be opened in the VBA editor.
Installation
The tool is delivered in two editions. The AI edition is an Excel Add-in (.xlam) which, after installation and activation, is inserted into the Excel menu strip as a new tab “GALOPPSIM” and is then available in every Excel instance.
The RS edition is an Excel workbook with macros (.xlsm) which does not need to be installes. All you need to do is open the file and allow running macros (Run Simple).
Download RS version 151.00 – it´s free!
Run Simple – No installation
GaloppSim - RS edition (382 Downloads)
Download AI version 151.00 – it´s free!
Add-in – Automatic installation (recommended for Windows)
GaloppSim - AI edition (720 Downloads)
Add-in – Manual installation
GaloppSim - AI edition (373 Downloads)
Number of downloads of previous versions: 927
Features
– 22 races to choose including a race on a snow track, a race in the Wadden Sea, a pig race and a race in outer space (including alien attacks)
– Graphical elements along the track (tribunes, buildings, trees, food and beverage etc.)
– Six betting types (Win, Show, 2 sur 4, Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta)
– 141 different racing tactics
– Three camera modes including Focused Run (The camera has one selected horse in focus during the race)
– Hoof prints
– Presentation of the horses with odds and favourites before the race
– Photo finish
– Many options to display horse names and colours
– Race info in a pop-up or on the worksheet
– Horse can refuse to run
– Race speed from normal to 5 times faster
– Voice output possible for some information
– Various Excel options selectable
– 7 colour modes including Dark Mode, black-and-white and PopArt
– Tactics revelation
– Momentum display (relative speed of each horse compared to the others)
– Advertising on the track
– Pixel movie showing the initial idea of the horse racing simulator
– Auto zoom function for perfect fit on all screens
– Machine Learning mode for Data Scientists
– GUI languages: English, German and Bulgarian
Screenshots – AI edition
For a donation to the foundation “Große Hilfe für kleine Helden”, it is possible to place advertisements for certain races, which will then be displayed in all subsequent versions. The editor to create the advertisement and calculate the advertising costs can be downloaded here:
Advertising editor (1259 Downloads)
Excluded from the publication are politically incorrect, morally indecent ads etc.
Donation
This add-in is being developed and maintained with private effort and provided for free download. I would be very happy about a small donation to this foundation for sick children in the region of Heilbronn/Germany. Read more on the website of the foundation.
Donate now!
Total donations received (as of July 2020): EUR 1006, including
- Starting fees at races: 666 EUR
- Advertising: 290 EUR
- Auctions: 50 EUR
The donations were transferred to
- Große Hilfe für kleine Helden (Heilbronn): EUR 573
- Kinder-Hospiz Sternenbrücke (Hamburg): EUR 368
- Stiftung Mittagskinder (Hamburg): EUR 65
GaloppSim Versionshistorie
| Version number | Shipping | Edition | Language | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148.00 | Download, CD | AI | German | official release, only a few handmade CDs (<5) |
| 148.01GIT | CD, eMail | AI | German | not officially available, special races, only a few handmade CDs (<5), misprinting |
| 148.02GIT | CD, eMail | AI | German | not officially available, special races, only a few handmade CDs (<5) |
| 148.03SALT | CD | AI | German | not officially available, special races with individual horses, the only version with sausage mode, only 1 CD worldwide |
| 148.03SALT Service Pack 1 | AI | German | extension (mad mode) and bugfixes for version 148.03SALT | |
| 148.10 | Download | AI, RS | German | official release |
| 148.20 | 3.5" floppy disk | RS | English, German | not officially available, only 14 individually numbered disks |
| 148.30 | Download | AI, RS | English, German | official release |
| 148.31M | CD | AI | German | not officially available, private horse in all races, only 1 CD |
| 148.50 | Download | AI, RS | English, German | official release |
| 148.90 | Download | RS | English, German, Bulgarian | official release |
| 148.96 | Download | RS | English, German, Bulgarian | official release |
| 149.00 | Download | AI, RS | English, German, Bulgarian | official release |
| 149.00 Service Pack 1 | Download | AI, RS | English, German, Bulgarian | Bugfixes for version 149.00 |
| 149.10 | Download | AI, RS | English, German, Bulgarian | official release |
| 149.19SIT | Download | RS | English, German, Bulgarian | not officially available, special races designed for SAP Inside Track Hannover 2019 |
| 149.19GMP/T | Download | RS | English, German | GMP 2019 training races |
| 149.19GMP | none | RS | English, German | GMP 2019 race version |
| 149.20 | never finished | BER version | ||
| 150.00 | Download | AI, RS | English, German, Bulgarian | official release |
| 150.50C | Download | RS | English, German, Bulgarian | official Corona release without spectators |
| 150.50GMP/T20 | Download | RS | English, German | GMP 2020 training races |
| 150.60GMP | none | AI, RS | English, German | GMP 2020 race version |
| 151.00 | Download | AI, RS | English, German, Bulgarian | official release |
| 151.50 | Download | AI, RS | English, German | official release |
