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Event Overview
Ready to bet big and cheer even louder — without leaving your living room?
Virtual Horse Racing team building event brings the fun, energy and friendly competition of a day at the races straight to your screen. Gather your team and join our lively virtual paddock, where our themed ‘bookie’ leads the show, complete with authentic racing banter, odds announcements and nail-biting finishes.
Players receive virtual ‘fun money’ and a custom race programme to study the horses and odds before placing their bets. Once the bets are in, it’s time to watch the horses thunder down the track, with everyone on the edge of their seats cheering for their champion!
Event Features
FORMAT
VIRTUAL
LOCATION
REMOTE
GROUP SIZE
5 - 1,000+
DURATION
1 HOUR
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What’s Included
- Live professional ‘bookie’ host
- Virtual race programme
- Fun money
- Up to 10 action-packed virtual races
- Interactive betting rounds
- Team or individual competition format
- Live digital leaderboard
- Full pre-event instructions
- Dedicated project manager
- Full risk assessment
How It Works
- Preparation: Before the virtual corporate event, all participants will get digital event packs with easy instructions on how to join the game.
- Event Kickoff: On the day, everyone logs in via their laptop or desktop.
- The virtual team event kicks off with a warm welcome from your themed virtual ‘bookie’, fully dressed in classic race day attire.
- Teams are set or players can compete individually.
- The host explains how the odds work, how to read the race programme and top betting tips for the day.
- Everyone starts with the same amount of fun money for each race.
- Gameplay: Players (or teams) use their fun money to place bets before each race: pick a horse, decide your stake and hand in your virtual betting slip.
- With bets locked in, the host runs the race with lively, real-time commentary — expect near photo finishes and plenty of cheering!
- After each race, winners collect virtual winnings from the tote and prepare for the next round.
- Wrap-up: At the end of the final race, all winnings are tallied.
- The host reveals the standings and crowns the ultimate racing champions: the team or player with the biggest total pot of fun money.
- Plenty of virtual applause, bragging rights and a memorable team photo finish to end the night!
Outcomes
This virtual team building activity is expertly designed to develop natural engagement and bonding among remote teams through fun and immersive online team building games.
Team bonding
Quick decision-making
Strategic thinking
Risk management
Friendly competition
Plenty of laughs
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FAQs
Virtual Horse Racing is a live-hosted virtual event for companies, where teams or individuals place bets with fun money, watch their horses racing, and compete for the biggest virtual winnings. It’s interactive, hilarious and brings all the thrills of the race night to your screen.
The Horse Racing virtual team building activity is perfect for remote teams working from different locations around the globe and for any situations where in-person events aren’t feasible. Expertly crafted to encourage genuine interaction among participants, this fun virtual team building activity is perfect for a diverse audience of global employees.
We can tailor the Horse Racing virtual team building game to your group, with a minimum of 5 participants and a maximum of 1,000.
You choose! Participants can compete individually or in teams. The team option is great for encouraging collaboration and shared decision-making while still keeping the competitive spirit alive. You can pre-assign teams ahead of time or let the host create them randomly at the start of the event.
For the Horse Racing virtual team building event, we offer flexible duration options tailored to your needs. The event can range from 30 minutes to 1 hour, with customised content designed to match your preferences.
We can host the Horse Race virtual team building activity on the online meeting platform of your choice, including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex or Google Meet. We’re happy to run a demo on your preferred platform to ensure you feel comfortable with how it works. While Zoom is our preferred platform due to its speed and reliability, we can easily adapt our virtual team events to work seamlessly on the platform your company uses.
For the Virtual Horse Racing team building event, participants need a laptop or desktop computer with a webcam and a stable internet connection. Everything runs through your web browser. We’ll provide clear instructions ahead of time, and our live host and tech team will ensure a smooth, fun race night for everyone.
Yes, we highly recommend using a webcam to ensure you get the most out of your virtual team building experience. It enhances interaction and engagement, making the event more enjoyable for everyone involved.
Our virtual team building activities bring a fresh dose of fun and engagement to remote work, making up for the lack of in-person interactions. These activities offer flexibility and inclusivity, so team members can participate from anywhere and any time zone. With a dedicated event manager and live host taking care of everything, you can focus on enjoying the event. Plus, they’re budget-friendly, cutting costs compared to in-person events while still providing a fantastic experience.
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