API Horse Racing (apihorseracing.com)
Horse racing API for 37 jurisdictions with weekly data since January 2017: racecards, results, runners, starting prices and price paths, webhooks.
Our rating in one line: As of 3 Nov 2026, API Horse Racing (apihorseracing.com) scores 80/100 for Transparency (high transparency) and 82/100 for Access & value, ranked =#2 of 13 in Horse racing. These describe what it publishes, not data quality.
- Type
- Developer API
- Sports
- Horse racing
- Data covers
- UK & Ireland, International
- From (price)
- Free key $0; paid plans $49 to $199 a month
- Delivery
- REST, JSON, Webhooks, MCP
- Documentation
- apihorseracing.com/documentation
- Plan limits
- Free key 60/min, 50/day; Live 180/min, 250,000/month
- Owner / parent
- Not stated
- MCP details
- Remote MCP server at apihorseracing.com/mcp-server, added by URL with nothing to install. Authenticates with your own API key (Authorization: Bearer or X-API-Key header). 14 tools: 3 work on a free key (describe_coverage, get_race, get_results, on the same delayed window as the free key), 7 need any paid plan and 4 need the Analyst plan. source
- Affiliate / partner programme
- None found
- Why it's listed here
- Describes itself as a racing data API; no selections.
- First seen
- Domain registered 8 Sep 2026 (RDAP record for apihorseracing.com, source)
At a glance
- Rank
- =#1 of 12 · Historical datasets=#2 of 13 · Horse racing
- Free access
- Free key: 50 requests a day, yesterday/today/upcoming cards
- MCP server
- Yes
- Status page
- Not published
Scores describe what the provider publishes, not data quality. Not an endorsement.
Transparency score breakdown
| Criterion | What we found (checked 18 Oct 2026) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing published Pricing published (a paid price with currency, or a stated free-only product) | Free key $0; paid plans $49 to $199 a month apihorseracing.com ↗ | 30 / 30 |
| Public documentation Public documentation (readable without signing up) | Public docs apihorseracing.com ↗ | 20 / 20 |
| Coverage list Coverage list published (sports / competitions) | Coverage listed apihorseracing.com ↗ | 15 / 15 |
| Plan limits published Plan limits or allowances published (requests, leagues, features) | Free key 60/min, 50/day; Live 180/min, 250,000/month apihorseracing.com ↗ | 10 / 10 |
| Public status page Public status page | Not published | 0 / 10 |
| Company identity Company identity stated (legal entity or address) | Not published | 0 / 10 |
| Delivery method stated Delivery method stated (API, feed, files, app) | REST, JSON, Webhooks, MCP apihorseracing.com ↗ | 5 / 5 |
| Total | 80 / 100 |
Not published or not found on the provider's own pages = 0 points. How this score works · How to raise a transparency score.
Access & value score breakdown
| Criterion | What we found (checked 18 Oct 2026) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Free access Free access: ongoing free tier/key/data 20, time-limited trial 10 | Free key: 50 requests a day, yesterday/today/upcoming cards apihorseracing.com ↗ | 20 / 20 |
| Entry price Entry price (cheapest published paid plan, GBP): free-only or ≤£10 20 · ≤£40 15 · ≤£100 10 · ≤£400 5 | Cheapest paid plan ≈ £36.75 (published prices: Free key $0; paid plans $49 to $199 a month) apihorseracing.com ↗ | 15 / 20 |
| Sports covered Sports covered (information only, not scored) | Horse racing | Info only |
| Data types Data types: 1–2 5 · 3–4 10 · 5+ 15 | racecards, results, runners, starting prices, price history apihorseracing.com ↗ | 10 / 15 |
| Delivery options Delivery options: REST/HTTP API 5 + push (WebSocket/SSE/webhook) 5 + bulk files 5 + MCP server 5 | API + push + MCP apihorseracing.com ↗ | 15 / 20 |
| Historical data Historical data or archive published | Every week since January 2017 (archive plans) apihorseracing.com ↗ | 10 / 10 |
| Total | 70 / 85, scaled to 82 / 100 |
Not published or not found on the provider's own pages = 0 points. How this score works.
Where the data covers
Coverage regions come from the competitions the provider lists on its own pages (USA = NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS or NCAA; UK & Ireland = UK/IE racing, Premier League, EFL, Scottish football, UK/IE darts, snooker or cricket; Australia = AFL, NRL, Australian racing or competitions; International = anything else). They are not where the company is based.
| Region | Evidence (as published) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| UK & Ireland | Britain and Ireland racecards (region GB) in docs | apihorseracing.com/documentation/races |
| International | 36 jurisdictions incl. France, South Africa, USA | apihorseracing.com/pricing |
Sources
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