> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.horse.fun/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# FAQ

> Frequently asked questions

## General

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  <Accordion title="What is horse.fun?" icon="info-circle">
    A decentralized horse racing protocol on Solana with provably fair randomness, pari-mutuel pooling, progressive jackpots, and a deflationary token economy. Races run every 2.5 minutes, 24/7.
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  <Accordion title="Are the races real?" icon="horse">
    Races are fully simulated on-chain game events — outcomes are determined by Switchboard VRF (verifiable randomness). No real horses, physical races, or external events are involved.
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  <Accordion title="Do I need SOL to play?" icon="coins">
    Yes. You need SOL for entries (minimum 0.01 SOL per entry) and for Solana transaction fees (\~0.000005 SOL per transaction).
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  <Accordion title="Can I play from anywhere?" icon="globe">
    The protocol is permissionless and accessible globally. However, check your local regulations before participating.
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## Entries

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  <Accordion title="How do I submit an entry?" icon="hand-pointer">
    Connect your Solana wallet, wait for entry phase (120 seconds), select a horse, enter amount, and approve transaction. See [Quick Start](/introduction/quick-start).
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  <Accordion title="Can I back multiple horses?" icon="layer-group">
    Yes! You can submit separate entries on as many horses as you want in the same race. This is a valid strategy to increase win probability.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What's the minimum/maximum entry?" icon="money-bill">
    Minimum: 0.01 SOL. Maximum: 1000 SOL per entry (and large entries affect your own payout ratio in the pari-mutuel system).
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  <Accordion title="When do I receive winnings?" icon="clock">
    Winnings are available to claim immediately after race resolves (usually 1-3 seconds). You need to claim them through the interface.
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## Randomness & Fairness

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  <Accordion title="How do I know races are fair?" icon="shield-check">
    All race outcomes use Switchboard VRF (verifiable random function) with cryptographic proofs. Anyone can verify fairness on-chain. See [Verifiable Randomness](/core-concepts/verifiable-randomness).
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  <Accordion title="Can the protocol manipulate outcomes?" icon="ban">
    No. VRF is decentralized and cryptographically secure. The protocol cannot predict or influence race outcomes.
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  <Accordion title="How are horses assigned probabilities?" icon="shuffle">
    Each track has a fixed probability distribution, but a random shuffle (Fisher-Yates) assigns probabilities to horse positions. No predictable advantage.
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## Jackpots

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  <Accordion title="How do jackpots work?" icon="trophy">
    Two progressive jackpots accumulate from every race:

    * Normal: 1/125 chance (\~every 5.2 hours)
    * Super: 1/12500 chance (\~every 21.7 days)

    Only 1st place winners receive jackpot shares, and a trigger pays out only if the race passes the volume gate (a minimum-volume threshold based on the rolling daily median) — triggers in near-empty races are void and the pot keeps growing. See [Jackpot System](/jackpots/jackpots).
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  <Accordion title="Do I need HORSE tokens to win jackpots?" icon="coins">
    No — your entry is the ticket: even with zero staked HORSE you receive your entry-proportional base share. But staked HORSE **multiplies** it (share scales with entry × (1 + λ × staked HORSE)), and a typical staker earns an order of magnitude more per unit entered than a non-staker.
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  <Accordion title="What happens to my tokens when I win?" icon="fire">
    Blazing Hoof: 10% of staked HORSE burned. King's Run: 50% burned (60% if both trigger in the same race). The rest stays staked.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Has anyone won King's Run?" icon="crown">
    All past jackpot triggers and winners are permanently recorded on-chain and viewable on any Solana explorer.
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## HORSE Tokens

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  <Accordion title="How do I earn HORSE tokens?" icon="sparkles">
    Emission is volume-linked: each race mints `E = min(c × volume, cap)` and distributes it by entry share — below the cap, simply `c × your entry`. During bootstrap c = 0.5 HORSE per SOL (cap 25/race); c steps down to 0.2 at 50k SOL cumulative volume and to 0.1 at 1M SOL. See [Tokenomics](/reward-token/tokenomics) for the full schedule.
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  <Accordion title="What are tokens used for?" icon="star">
    Jackpot distribution. Each winner's share scales with entry × (1 + λ × staked HORSE), so staking more tokens multiplies your jackpot share — with no diminishing returns.
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  <Accordion title="Can I buy/sell HORSE tokens?" icon="chart-line">
    Tokens are first earned through play. The initial liquidity pool is seeded from the accumulated buyback reserve: once it reaches **500 SOL** (at 50,000 SOL of cumulative entry volume), it is paired with the **500,000 HORSE premint** to open the pool at a mechanical launch price of **0.001 SOL per HORSE**. No founder capital or insider supply is involved. See [Tokenomics](/reward-token/tokenomics) for details.
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  <Accordion title="Do tokens ever decrease?" icon="arrow-down">
    Staked tokens are burned when you win jackpots (10% normal / 50% super), and a continuous 1% buyback-and-burn removes HORSE from the market. Otherwise your balance accumulates.
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## Strategy

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  <Accordion title="What's the best entry strategy?" icon="chess">
    Depends on goals:

    * Jackpot hunting: Back favorites consistently
    * ROI optimization: Find value entries (score > 1.5) on Synthwave Strip
    * Token accumulation: Consistent moderate play
    * See [Track Types](/core-concepts/track-types) for details.
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  <Accordion title="Should I always back favorites?" icon="star">
    Not necessarily. Favorites attract heavy volume, reducing payout ratios. Sometimes 2nd or 3rd favorites offer better value.
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  <Accordion title="Which track is best?" icon="road">
    * Doubloon Downs: Low risk, predictable (favorites)
    * Synthwave Strip: High skill ceiling, value opportunities
    * Stampede Canyon/Crown Meadows: Balanced

    Choose based on risk tolerance and strategy.
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## Technical

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  <Accordion title="Which wallets are supported?" icon="wallet">
    Any Solana wallet: Phantom, Solflare, Sollet, Ledger, etc.
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  <Accordion title="What are transaction fees?" icon="coins">
    Solana fees are \~0.000005 SOL per transaction (negligible). Protocol takes 5% of entry volume.
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  <Accordion title="Is the code open source?" icon="code">
    Smart contracts are fully verifiable on-chain. Source code will be published.
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## Troubleshooting

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  <Accordion title="My entry didn't go through" icon="triangle-exclamation">
    Common causes:

    * Entry submitted after entries closed (must be within 120s window)
    * Insufficient SOL balance
    * Network congestion
    * Rejected transaction in wallet

    Check transaction on Solana explorer to diagnose.
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  <Accordion title="I didn't receive my winnings" icon="money-bill-transfer">
    Winnings must be claimed manually. Check:

    * Did your horse finish in top 3?
    * Have you clicked the "Claim" button in the interface?
    * Transaction confirmed on-chain?

    If issue persists, contact support with race ID and transaction signature.
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  <Accordion title="Where are my HORSE tokens?" icon="coins">
    Tokens appear in your player account, not as SPL tokens in your wallet (currently). Check your profile page in the app.
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## Next Steps

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    Start playing now
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    Learn the terminology
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