Understanding the race
Understand
Make sense of the racecard, the key form and the factors that could shape the race.
Horse racing, made clearer
Understand racing. Enjoy more of it.
The Thoroughbred puts racecards, learning, the horses and people you follow, and Race Day planning in one place.
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Our approachEasy to understand when you’re new to racing. Detailed enough to stay useful as you learn more.
Clear explanations first, with more detail when you want it. And when racing is uncertain, we say so.
One racing companion
Built around the whole sport, not just the bet.
The Thoroughbred helps you understand the race, follow the horses and people you care about, learn at your own pace and plan a better day at the course.
My Stable
Follow
Keep the horses, trainers and jockeys you follow together in My Stable.
Academy
Learn
Build your racing knowledge with clear Academy lessons based on real racing.
Race Days
Experience
Plan the whole Race Day around the meeting — tickets, travel, where to stay and more.
Racing first
Explain what matters. Show why. Never pretend racing is certain.
See what could shape a race, why it matters and where the picture is less clear — without pretending racing is predictable.
From the racecard to a clearer picture of the race.
Conditions, pace, form, class, course, distance, draw, weight and connections are brought together so you can see the bigger picture, not just a page of numbers.
Likely shape of the raceRunner strengths & question marksHow the runners compareWhat we know — and what we don’t
Understand the meeting. Then build the day around it.
Course guides, tickets, hospitality, travel and practical planning together in one place.
Course guides
The racecourse should make sense before you arrive.
Our growing course guides cover what each track is like, its big meetings, travel, accessibility, facilities, hospitality and the practical details you need for Race Day.
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
Aintree
Merseyside
Ascot
Berkshire
Epsom Downs
Surrey
Goodwood
West Sussex
Ludlow
Shropshire
Photography credits
Cheltenham: Nilfanion ( CC BY-SA 3.0) · Aintree: Rept0n1x ( CC BY-SA 3.0) · Ascot: JohnArmagh ( Public domain) · Epsom Downs: Framax97 ( CC BY-SA 4.0) · Goodwood: Ben Shade ( CC BY 2.5) · Ludlow: Ludlow Racecourse ( Used with permission)
Partner opportunities
Useful partnerships should make Race Day easier.
We work with partners where they can make Race Day easier or better. Any paid partnership will be clearly labelled and will never influence how we explain the racing.
Plan the dayGet there. Get in. Make it work.
Race Day access
Tickets
Official racecourse ticket links first, with clearly labelled partner links where they are useful.
Premium raceday
Hospitality
Hospitality and premium enclosures when they suit the meeting and the way you want to spend the day.
Overnight planning
Stay
Useful places to stay for overnight Race Days, chosen with location, timing and getting to the course in mind.
Getting there
Travel
Rail, coach, parking and local transport that helps the day run smoothly from departure to home.
How we work with partners
We recommend what suits the racegoer, not what pays the most. Paid or sponsored content will always be labelled, and partners cannot buy favourable coverage.
Photography credits
Tickets: Wikimedia Commons / Geograph · Hospitality: Fabiopao · Stay: David Howard / Geograph · Travel: griffp
Enhance the experience
Make more of Race Day.
The racing comes first. Around it, The Thoroughbred can help you find worthwhile experiences, useful merchandise, ways into ownership and the best of the local area.
Beyond the race itself
More of the day, when it genuinely adds something.
From trying something new to learning how ownership works, this part of The Thoroughbred helps you get more from the sport and the places around it.
Experiences
Racing experiences and worthwhile things to do around the course — from tours and equestrian activities to local attractions and days out.
Merchandise
Practical Race Day merchandise, from umbrellas and caps to gilets.
Ownership & syndicates
Understand racehorse ownership, syndicates and racing clubs, including the costs, commitments and different ways to get involved.
Local area
Useful places to eat, drink and visit around the racecourse, helping you make more of the wider trip as well as the racing.
Photography credit
Cheltenham parade ring: Carine06 / Wikimedia Commons.
The Thoroughbred mobile
Your racing companion. Coming to invite-only Android beta.
The app brings Today, Racecards, Academy, Race Days and My Stable together — one place to understand racing, follow what matters and plan the day.
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