<s>
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
horse	B-Application
racing	I-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gallop	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open-ended	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
purchases	O
horses	O
to	O
train	O
,	O
race	O
and	O
breed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
involve	O
management	O
of	O
horses	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Gallop	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
2004	I-Application
,	O
which	O
focuses	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
jockeying	O
riders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
real-life	O
horse	B-Application
breeds	O
,	O
jockey	O
contests	O
or	O
famous	O
race	O
courses	O
,	O
a	O
trait	O
that	O
also	O
carries	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
crossover	O
game	O
Champion	B-Application
Jockey	I-Application
:	I-Application
G1	I-Application
Jockey	I-Application
&	I-Application
Gallop	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Races	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
classes	O
based	O
on	O
horse	B-Application
quality	O
and	O
type	O
of	O
race	O
:	O
open	O
,	O
grade	O
III	O
,	O
grade	O
II	O
and	O
grade	O
I	O
.	O
Higher-graded	O
and	O
more	O
difficult	O
races	O
are	O
unavailable	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
accomplishing	O
certain	O
achievements	O
and	O
winning	O
certain	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Gallop	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
home	O
video	O
game	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
is	O
plainly	O
titled	O
Gallop	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
most	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
subsequent	O
sequels	O
were	O
localized	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
numerated	O
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
their	O
year	O
of	O
release	O
there	O
in	O
a	O
convention	O
not	O
dissimilar	O
to	O
annually	O
released	O
sports	O
games	O
in	O
various	O
EA	O
Sports	O
franchises	O
and	O
later	O
titles	O
in	O
Konami	O
's	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
sixth	O
and	O
seventh	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
be	O
localized	O
for	O
a	O
European	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
being	O
endorsed	O
by	O
the	O
British	O
Isles	O
 '	O
attheraces	O
horse	B-Application
racing	I-Application
sports	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Tecmo	O
merged	O
with	O
Koei	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
rival	O
horse	B-Application
racing	I-Application
series	O
G1	B-Device
Jockey	I-Device
,	O
a	O
crossover	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
incorporates	O
mechanics	O
from	O
both	O
G1	B-Device
Jockey	I-Device
and	O
Gallop	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
Champion	B-Application
Jockey	I-Application
:	I-Application
G1	I-Application
Jockey	I-Application
&	I-Application
Gallop	I-Application
Racer	I-Application
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
in	O
2011	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
this	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
non-Sony	O
consoles	O
and	O
support	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
commercial	O
motion	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
