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Search jockeys
Results planMCP tool: find_jockey
Find a jockey by name.
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https://api.horseracingapi.org/v1/jockeys/search?q=Mendizabal
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curl "https://api.horseracingapi.org/v1/jockeys/search?q=Mendizabal" \ -H "X-API-Key: hra_live_…"
Parameters
NameIn · typeRequiredWhat it is
qquery · stringYesPart of the name, two letters or more.
per_pagequery · integerNoHow many to a page, 1 to 100. Default 25.
cursorquery · stringNometa.next_cursor from the previous answer, as it came.
Returns
FieldTypeWhat it holds
jockey_idstringOur own id for the jockey.
namestringThe name they ride under.
Example answer
{
"data": [
{
"jockey_id": "jk_3k4knfq5",
"name": "I Mendizabal"
},
{
"jockey_id": "jk_74zk91mt",
"name": "I.Mendizabal"
},
"… 1 more"
],
"meta": {
"plan": "results",
"window": "2022-01-01 to now",
"data_as_of": "2026-10-21T21:19:06Z",
"count": 3,
"next_cursor": null
}
}Errors
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