The Playbook

Master the Track.
Rule the League.

Test your horse racing knowledge by picking winners across the biggest racing festivals. Build your strategy, deploy wildcards, and outsmart your friends.

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The Basics

Fantasy Racing operates during ~15 major horse racing festivals throughout the calendar year. Registration opens weeks before each event.

15+

Major Festivals

100%

Free to Play

Two Selections Per Race

For every race, pick a Main horse to win, and a Backup just in case your main choice is declared a non-runner.

Crucial Timing

15-Minute Deadline

All selections and wildcards lock exactly 15 minutes before the start of each individual race.

The Daily Wildcard

Once per day (per meeting), you can designate a single race as your Wildcard race. Scoring for your selection in that specific race is doubled. Choose carefully to maximize your payout!

Scoring Engine

We settle at Starting Price (SP). Think in fractional odds first; decimal is shown in brackets. Places paid depend on how many runners actually start (non-runners are excluded).

Win (1st Place)

Full Win Odds

If your horse wins, you get full SP odds on a 10-point base.

Formula

10 × (fractional odds + 1)

Equivalent decimal version: 10 × decimal odds

Evens (2.0)
20.0 pts
5/1 (6.0)
60.0 pts

Place (Runner Band Rules)

1/4 Odds Place Terms

If your horse is placed, you score at one-quarter odds. Places paid change by field size using runners that actually start.

Place Formula
10 × ((fractional odds / 4) + 1)

Equivalent decimal version: 10 × (((decimal odds - 1) / 4) + 1)

Places Paid by Runners
  • 1-4 runners: win only (1st)
  • 5-7 runners: 1/4 odds, first 2
  • 8-15 runners: 1/4 odds, first 3
  • 16+ runners: 1/4 odds, first 4
5/1 (6.0) placed
22.5 pts
16/1 (17.0) placed
50.0 pts
7/1 (8.0), 4 runners, finished 2nd
0.0 pts

Exceptions & Edge Cases

Non-Runners

If your main pick is a non-runner, your backup pick is used. If both are non-runners, you receive 0 points. Non-runners do not count towards runner totals for place terms. If a horse starts, it counts as a runner.

Did Not Finish (DNF)

If your horse starts but doesn't complete (fell, pulled up, unseated rider, etc.), it's 0 points. Finishes outside the paid places for that runner band are also 0 points.

Precision

Points are mathematically calculated with 2 decimal places precision in the backend, but displayed on leaderboards with 1 decimal place (e.g., 12.58 points displays as "12.6 pts"). Ties are broken by total winners picked.

The League System

Your selections automatically compete in all leagues you are a member of. However, League Administrators can customize the rules.

  • Country Filters Leagues might restrict eligible races (e.g., "British & Irish Only").
  • Privacy & Security Private leagues require an invite code. Multi-accounting is banned.