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The Racing Api Racecard Basic Structure

RacecardBasic schema from The Racing API

Type: object Properties: 20 Required: 17

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RacecardBasic is a JSON Structure definition published by The Racing API, describing 20 properties, of which 17 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

race_id course date off_time off_dt race_name distance_f region pattern race_class type age_band rating_band sex_restriction prize field_size going surface runners race_status

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/the-racing-api/refs/heads/main/json-structure/the-racing-api-racecard-basic-structure.json",
  "name": "RacecardBasic",
  "description": "RacecardBasic schema from The Racing API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "race_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Race Id"
    },
    "course": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Course"
    },
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Date"
    },
    "off_time": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Off Time"
    },
    "off_dt": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "name": "Off Dt",
      "default": ""
    },
    "race_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Race Name"
    },
    "distance_f": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Distance F"
    },
    "region": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Region"
    },
    "pattern": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Pattern"
    },
    "race_class": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Race Class"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Type"
    },
    "age_band": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Age Band"
    },
    "rating_band": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Rating Band"
    },
    "sex_restriction": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "name": "Sex Restriction",
      "default": ""
    },
    "prize": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Prize"
    },
    "field_size": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Field Size"
    },
    "going": {
      "type": "string",
      "name": "Going"
    },
    "surface": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "name": "Surface"
    },
    "runners": {
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/app__models__racecards__RunnerBasic"
      },
      "type": "array",
      "name": "Runners"
    },
    "race_status": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "name": "Race Status",
      "default": ""
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "race_id",
    "course",
    "date",
    "off_time",
    "race_name",
    "distance_f",
    "region",
    "pattern",
    "race_class",
    "type",
    "age_band",
    "rating_band",
    "prize",
    "field_size",
    "going",
    "surface",
    "runners"
  ]
}

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