# The Racing API

> REST API for UK, Irish and Hong Kong horse racing plus group races globally: racecards, results, odds and analysis endpoints over 500,000 tracked results. Barred for use by betting operators.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/providers/the-racing-api/  
Last checked: 2026-11-03  
SportDex Score: 26/100 (rank 158; popularity 24, community n/a, transparency 30, developer experience 24)

## Facts
- Type: Sports data API
- Website: https://www.theracingapi.com
- Documentation: https://api.theracingapi.com/documentation
- Pricing page: https://www.theracingapi.com/
- Sports: Horse racing
- Data types: Fixtures, Historical data, Odds, Results, Team stats
- Protocols: REST
- Delivery: Polling only (REST)
- Live / in-play: not disclosed
- Free tier: not disclosed
- Cheapest public paid plan: not public
- Betting use: Not allowed
- Redistribution: Not allowed
- Authentication: api key

## Plans
No public price list.

## Who it is for

Best for: Horse racing apps and analysis projects that need racecards, results and odds for UK, Irish and Hong Kong racing plus group races worldwide.

Not ideal for: Betting operators and sportsbooks; terms bar them from commercial or operational use. Also not an official racing data source.

Use cases: Racecard apps; Racing form analysis; Jockey and trainer statistics

Limitations:
- Betting use and redistribution not allowed by the terms
- Core coverage is UK, Ireland, Hong Kong and global group races
- Australia and North America add-ons closed to new subscribers
- Plan prices were not retrievable from the saved pages

## Quick answers

**What is The Racing API best for?** Horse racing apps and analysis projects that need racecards, results and odds for UK, Irish and Hong Kong racing plus group races worldwide. Not ideal for: Betting operators and sportsbooks; terms bar them from commercial or operational use. Also not an official racing data source.

**How much does The Racing API cost?** The Racing API does not publish prices on the pages we checked.

**Does The Racing API have a free tier?** The Racing API does not say whether a free tier exists. Check https://www.theracingapi.com/.

**What does The Racing API cover?** The Racing API is a sports data api. Its sports: Horse racing; data: Fixtures, Historical data, Odds, Results, Team stats.

**Does The Racing API have a WebSocket or streaming API?** No streaming is listed. The Racing API delivers data by REST, so you poll for updates.

**Can I use The Racing API data commercially or for betting?** According to the public terms of The Racing API — betting products: not allowed; redistribution: not allowed.

**What do developers say about The Racing API?** REST API for UK, Irish and Hong Kong horse racing with racecards, results and odds. Only small hobby repos use it, such as racecard viewers and prediction projects. No forum or video discussion exists about pricing, accuracy or support, so little is known beyond adoption by hobbyists.

**What are the alternatives to The Racing API?** Close alternatives in the SportDex catalog: iSports API, TheStatsAPI, Goalserve, AcesAPI, Cito API.

## What developers say

REST API for UK, Irish and Hong Kong horse racing with racecards, results and odds. Only small hobby repos use it, such as racecard viewers and prediction projects. No forum or video discussion exists about pricing, accuracy or support, so little is known beyond adoption by hobbyists.

Praised for: Used for racecard and prediction hobby projects

## Method
Facts were read from the provider's own pages on 2026-11-03. Empty fields mean the provider does not say, not that a feature is missing. Method: https://sportdex.net/methodology/