Race Standard

Unique identifier for the race, prefixed rac_.

Racecourse name. Non-GB courses carry a country suffix, e.g. Ballinrobe (IRE).

Unique identifier for the racecourse, prefixed crs_.

Date of the race, YYYY-MM-DD, in local track time.

Scheduled off time as shown on the racecard, local track time, 12-hour clock without meridiem, e.g. 2:15.

Scheduled off time as a timezone-aware ISO 8601 datetime, e.g. 2026-08-04T14:15:00+01:00. Prefer this over off_time and date for any time arithmetic.

Full race title, including sponsor.

Race distance rounded to the nearest furlong, e.g. 7f.

Exact race distance in miles, furlongs and yards, e.g. 0m7f6y. The miles component is always present, including when zero.

Exact race distance in furlongs as a decimal string, e.g. 7.0.

Region code for the racecourse, e.g. GB, IRE.

Pattern or graded status where applicable, e.g. Group 1, Listed. Empty for ordinary races.

Sex restriction on entry, e.g. F&M for fillies and mares. Empty when the race is open.

Official race class, e.g. Class 3. Empty where the racing authority does not class the race, which includes most Irish racing.

Race type, e.g. Flat, Hurdle, Chase, NH Flat.

Age restriction on entry, e.g. 2yo, 4yo+.

Official rating band for a handicap, e.g. 0-100. Empty for non-handicaps.

Prize money to the winner as a display string with the currency symbol where the source gives one (e.g. £6,804, €9,450); see prize_currency.

ISO 4217 code of prize (GBP, EUR, USD, …). Empty when prize is empty or the record is not carried (pre-2026-07-07 / non-source_3). For records without it: GB prizes are GBP, Irish prizes (the IRE region, including Northern Ireland) are EUR, and every other region's prizes are GBP, converted from the local currency at a rate that cannot be recovered. From 2026-07-07 Hong Kong prizes are quoted in USD (converted by the source), not HKD, and Northern Ireland meetings in EUR.

Number of declared runners, as a string. Non-runners and reserves are not counted.

The racecourse's own detailed going description, which may vary by section of track, e.g. GOOD TO FIRM, Good in places. Empty when not published.

Not populated since June 2026. Always returns an empty string. May return in a future release.

Stalls position for flat races, e.g. 6f - Inside; Remainder - Centre. Empty when not published or not applicable.

Weather at the course, e.g. Overcast. Empty when not published.

Standardised official going, e.g. Good To Firm.

Racing surface, e.g. Turf, AW.

Description of the obstacles for a jumps race, e.g. 12 hurdles. Empty for flat races.

true when the race is one of our featured races.

true when the race has been abandoned.

The name of the horse our analyst tips in this race. Empty when we have no selection.

Our analyst's written verdict on the race. Empty when we have no verdict.

Not populated since June 2026. Always returns an empty string; may return in a future release.

Current status of the race: entry once entries are published, weighed once weights are published, declared once final declarations are made, result once a result has been published, abandoned when the race was never run, void when the race was run but declared void by the stewards (the racecard stands, no result will be published, and is_abandoned is false). To exclude races with no forthcoming result, exclude both abandoned and void. May be empty on older racecards.