- For the Red Dead Redemption 2 variant, see American Standardbred (RDR 2).
| “ | A black horse. Fast speed. | „ |
| —In-game description |
The American Standardbred is a horse breed featured in Red Dead Redemption.
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Description[]
Characteristics[]
Alongside the Kentucky Saddler and Hungarian Half-bred, the American Standardbred is one of the three top-tier horses available in Redemption, not including DLCs. It is the fastest horse breed and mount available in the base game; in exchange, its overall health and stamina are average in comparison to the other two top-tier breeds.
Described as a "black horse" in its deed, the American Standardbred is dark brown, almost solid black, in color, with a full black mane and tail.
Deed[]
A deed for this horse can be purchased at any general store for $1500, but mostly for 750 with high enough honor (or low enough honor at Thieves' Landing), but only after the player has successfully broken the horse at least once.
Locations[]
The American Standardbred can be found in the following locations:
- West Elizabeth
- East of Manzanita Post
- South of Beecher's Hope
- The western portion of Tall Trees.
- Great Plains, by the Broken Tree.
- Great Plains, close to the herd of the buffalo.
- New Austin
- North of Thieves' Landing.
The almost sure way of them spawning is when you go to the Broken Tree and then head straight into the Beecher's Hope farm.
Rare occurrences have taken place where the American Standardbred has also been found north of Wreck of the Serendipity. Groups of two American Standardbreds can also be found near Aurora Basin, though such occurrence is rare.
On extremely rare occasions, this horse has been reported galloping with the Hungarian Half-Bred and the Kentucky Saddler. This is either a game bug or a spawn code error.
Multiplayer[]
In multiplayer-mode, the horse is unlocked at level 40 and can be selected by the player in the Outfitter.
Tips[]
- When galloping, the player should tap A/X at a delayed rhythm - about once every second (or three strides). Doing this allows the horse to regain stamina before it is spurred again, while still retaining its top speed.
Trivia[]
- The in-game breed is based on the real world Standardbred.
- When looking for the Standardbred, it is often easy to confuse this breed with the Dutch Warmblood, which in reality is dark brown and black. The Standardbred is completely black in any lighting and does not have any shade of brown.
- A possible rare glitch spawns a herd of 4-5 Standardbreds near the river north of Beecher's Hope, close to the Great Plains/Tall Trees border. There is also a spawn point just south of Bearclaw Camp, near the river.
- There is a slightly increased chance to find it at night.
- This is the only horse in Redemption to still sport its original mane, coat, and tail color in the sequel.
Gallery[]
Achievement[]
The player is required to tame an American Standardbred to complete the following trophy/achievement:
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10
 Bronze
 Break the Kentucky Saddler, American Standardbred and the Hungarian Half-bred.
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