# Horse Racing Nation Scraper (`crawlerbros/horse-racing-nation-scraper`) Actor Scrape horseracingnation.com - horse racing news, race cards, horse profiles, and upcoming race listings covering major stakes races including the Triple Crown. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/horse-racing-nation-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** News, Automation, Agents - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Horse Racing Nation Scraper Scrape **horseracingnation.com** — horse racing news, race cards, horse profiles, and race listings covering major stakes races including the Triple Crown, Breeders' Cup, and more. ### What You Can Do - **Search Horses** — look up horse profiles by name (trainer, owner, breeding, color) - **Get Upcoming Races** — fetch current race cards with race names, seasons, and entry counts - **Get Race Results** — get race cards with individual horse entries and post positions ### Input Parameters | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `mode` | select | `searchHorses`, `getUpcomingRaces`, or `getRaceResults` | | `horseName` | string | Horse name to look up (mode=searchHorses) | | `seasonFilter` | string | Filter by year (e.g. 2026) | | `maxItems` | integer | Max records to return (default: 50) | ### Output Fields #### Horse Profile (`searchHorses`) | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `horseName` | string | Horse name | | `trainer` | string | Trainer name | | `owner` | string | Owner name | | `bred` | string | Breeding information | | `sex` | string | Sex of horse | | `color` | string | Horse color | #### Upcoming Races (`getUpcomingRaces`) | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `raceName` | string | Race name | | `raceSlug` | string | HRN race slug | | `raceUrl` | string | URL to race page | | `season` | string | Race year | | `entryCount` | integer | Number of horses entered | #### Race Entries (`getRaceResults`) | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `horseName` | string | Horse name | | `postPosition` | integer | Post position number | | `horseUrl` | string | URL to horse profile | | `raceName` | string | Race name | | `raceUrl` | string | URL to race page | | `season` | string | Race year | ### FAQs **Q: Does this require login or API keys?** A: No. Horse Racing Nation is a public website with no authentication required. **Q: Which races are covered?** A: All major North American stakes races including Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Breeders' Cup events, and more. **Q: Can I look up any horse?** A: Yes — use `mode=searchHorses` with any horse name. Famous horses like Justify, American Pharoah, Secretariat, etc. **Q: How current is the data?** A: The scraper fetches live data from HRN, so race cards are current as of the run date. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch from Horse Racing Nation. ## `horseName` (type: `string`): Horse name to look up (mode=searchHorses). Example: Justify, American Pharoah. ## `seasonFilter` (type: `string`): Only include races from this year (e.g. 2026). Leave blank for all. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on emitted records. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "getUpcomingRaces", "horseName": "Justify", "maxItems": 50 } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Dataset containing scraped horse racing records. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "getUpcomingRaces", "horseName": "Justify", "maxItems": 50 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/horse-racing-nation-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "getUpcomingRaces", "horseName": "Justify", "maxItems": 50, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/horse-racing-nation-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "mode": "getUpcomingRaces", "horseName": "Justify", "maxItems": 50 }' | apify call crawlerbros/horse-racing-nation-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/horse-racing-nation-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Horse Racing Nation Scraper", "description": "Scrape horseracingnation.com - horse racing news, race cards, horse profiles, and upcoming race listings covering major stakes races including the Triple Crown.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "QzE86IF150VCOruhl" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/crawlerbros~horse-racing-nation-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-crawlerbros-horse-racing-nation-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~horse-racing-nation-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-crawlerbros-horse-racing-nation-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/crawlerbros~horse-racing-nation-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-crawlerbros-horse-racing-nation-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "searchHorses", "getUpcomingRaces", "getRaceResults" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch from Horse Racing Nation.", "default": "getUpcomingRaces" }, "horseName": { "title": "Horse name", "type": "string", "description": "Horse name to look up (mode=searchHorses). Example: Justify, American Pharoah.", "default": "Justify" }, "seasonFilter": { "title": "Season filter", "type": "string", "description": "Only include races from this year (e.g. 2026). Leave blank for all." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 500, "type": "integer", "description": "Hard cap on emitted records.", "default": 50 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```