---
title: "Racecards Summaries"
method: GET
path: "/v1/racecards/summaries"
tags: ["Racecards", "Basic Plan", "Standard Plan", "Pro Plan"]
---

# Racecards Summaries

`GET /v1/racecards/summaries`

<h4>Get racecard summaries by date</h4><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Min. Required Plan</b></td><td>Basic</td></tr><tr><td><b>Rate Limit</b></td><td>5 requests per second</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Query parameters

- `date` string, nullable — Query racecard summaries by date with format YYYY-MM-DD (e.g 2023-04-05)
- `region_codes` string[], nullable — <p>Query by region codes. Get the full list <a href='https://api.theracingapi.com/documentation#tag/Courses/operation/list_regions_v1_courses_regions_get'>here</a>.</p><p>Note: If the course query parameter is specified, this will be ignored.</p>
- `course_ids` string[], nullable — Query by course ids. Get the full list <a href='https://api.theracingapi.com/documentation#tag/Courses/operation/list_courses_v1_courses_get'>here</a>.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- RacecardsSummary
  - `racecard_summaries` RacecardSummary[], required — The matching racecard summaries.
    - `date` string, required — Date of the race, `YYYY-MM-DD`, in local track time.
    - `region` string, required — Region code for the racecourse, e.g. `GB`, `IRE`.
    - `course_id` string, required — Unique identifier for the racecourse, prefixed `crs_`.
    - `course` string, required — Racecourse name. Non-GB courses carry a country suffix, e.g. `Ballinrobe (IRE)`.
    - `race_id` string, required — Unique identifier for the race, prefixed `rac_`.
    - `race_name` string, required — Full race title, including sponsor.
    - `race_class` string, required — Official race class, e.g. `Class 3`. Empty where the racing authority does not class the race, which includes most Irish racing.
    - `off_time` string, required — Scheduled off time as shown on the racecard, local track time, 12-hour clock without meridiem, e.g. `2:15`.
    - `off_dt` string, nullable — 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.
    - `big_race` boolean, nullable — `true` when the race is one of our featured races.
    - `is_abandoned` boolean, nullable — `true` when the race has been abandoned.
  - `query` array[], required — The query parameters this response was generated from, echoed back as name/value pairs.
    - unknown[]
      - unknown

## Other responses

- `404` — Not found
- `422` — Validation Error

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