Hello Janna and welcome to the Sim.
We can breed horses throughout the Sim year, many seem to wait until the end of the year to get most of their breeding done when they're not having to try to deal with race placement and other things. Also, many stallions will retire after their Steward Cup races in week 16 and many like to breed to them as soon as they retire.
Generally you will know what type of horse you have by looking at their parents. If their sire ran a long distance (over a mile) on dirt and so did their dam then your horse will most likely be a dirt router. You would also breed like horses to like. A dirt router to a dirt router.
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All of that said - new players can not breed for the first 6 weeks of their Sim career. It gives them some time to get used to the Sim and the pedigrees. The best thing for you to do at this point is to read, read and read some more. There are many articles for new players in the Feature Race.
https://www.simhorseracing.com/featurer ... %20Players
Also the FAQS
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Also stopping in to the Chat Room where people are usually able to answer your questions
https://www.simhorseracing.com/chat.php
Or posting on the forum here, also.
Good luck and relax during the break and learn as much as you can!
