Every UK course

Every plan, free key includedMCP: list_courses

Every UK course, busiest first.

GEThttps://api.horseracingapi.co.uk/v1/courses

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GET /v1/courses

Examplea real answer from 2026-10-29, trimmed to a few rows

{
    "data": [
        {
            "course_id": "cr_1wkcasv1",
            "name": "Wolverhampton",
            "nation": "England",
            "town": "Wolverhampton",
            "county": "West Midlands",
            "lat": 52.604,
            "lng": -2.1436,
            "direction": "left",
            "kinds": [
                "flat",
                "all_weather"
            ],
            "races": 6246,
            "first_meeting": "2017-01-04",
            "last_meeting": "2026-10-27"
        },
        {
            "course_id": "cr_xtryzmdd",
            "name": "Newcastle",
            "nation": "England",
            "town": "Newcastle upon Tyne",
            "county": "Tyne and Wear",
            "lat": 55.0308,
            "lng": -1.6008,
            "direction": "left",
            "kinds": [
                "flat",
                "jumps",
                "all_weather"
            ],
            "races": 5653,
            "first_meeting": "2017-01-03",
            "last_meeting": "2026-10-31"
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "request_id": "03f58a1214ba7e5f",
        "plan": "complete",
        "window": "January 2017 to the next 3 days",
        "count": 68
    }
}

Parameters

None. Send your key and nothing else.

Returns

One record in data. Every answer carries meta: request_id, plan, window and data_as_of.

Field	Type	Holds
`course_id`	string	Our id for the course.
`name`	string	The name, as raced: the race title on a race.
`nation`	string	England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
`town`	string	The town or nearest town.
`county`	string	The county, or council area in Scotland and Wales.
`lat`	number	Latitude of the course, four decimals.
`lng`	number	Longitude of the course, four decimals.
`direction`	string	Which way round it runs: left, right or figure of eight.
`kinds`	array	The kinds of racing held there.
`races`	integer	The races, or how many there have been.
`first_meeting`	string	The first meeting we hold, a UK day.
`last_meeting`	string	The latest meeting we hold, a UK day.

Errors

Code	Status	When
`unauthorized`	401	No key was sent, or the key is not one of ours.
`unknown_parameter`	422	A parameter this endpoint does not take. The answer lists the ones it does.
`rate_limited`	429	Too many calls this minute for your plan.
`quota_exceeded`	429	Your plan's calls for the month are used. The answer says when they reset.

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