Netkeiba Horse Racing Scraper

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Apify Actor for scraping horse racing data from netkeiba.com (Japanese horse racing).

Features

• Race Results: Scrape detailed race results including horse names, positions, times, odds, jockeys, and trainers
• Horse Profiles: Get comprehensive horse information including breeding, ownership, and career statistics
• Race Calendar: List all races for a specific date
• EUC-JP Encoding Support: Properly handles Japanese text encoding
• Rate Limiting: Built-in delays (2-3s) between requests
• Retry Logic: Exponential backoff for failed requests
• Proxy Support: Uses residential proxies for reliable scraping

Input

{
"mode":"race_results",
"raceId":"202506010101",
"raceDate":"20250601",
"maxResults":100
}

Input Fields

Modes

1. Race Results (race_results)

Scrape race results by:

• Single race: Provide raceId
• All races on a date: Provide raceDate
• Custom URL: Provide searchUrl

Output Example:

{
"raceName":"第12レース",
"raceDate":"20250601",
"raceNumber":"12R",
"venue":"東京",
"surface":"芝",
"distance":"1600m",
"weather":"晴",
"trackCondition":"良",
"horseName":"ディープインパクト",
"horseId":"2022104001",
"position":"1",
"frameNumber":"5",
"horseNumber":"8",
"jockey":"武豊",
"trainer":"藤沢和雄",
"weight":"56.0",
"time":"1:34.5",
"margin":"1.1/4",
"odds":"2.3",
"popularity":"1",
"lastThreeFurlongs":"34.8",
"url":"https://race.netkeiba.com/race/result.html?race_id=202506010101"
}

2. Horse Profile (horse_profile)

Get detailed horse information.

Input:

{
"mode":"horse_profile",
"horseId":"2022104001"
}

Output Example:

{
"horseId":"2022104001",
"horseName":"ディープインパクト",
"birthYear":"2002年3月25日",
"trainer":"藤沢和雄",
"owner":"金子真人ホールディングス株式会社",
"breeder":"ノーザンファーム",
"totalRaces":"14戦",
"totalWins":"12勝",
"totalEarnings":"1,454,551,000円",
"url":"https://db.netkeiba.com/horse/2022104001/"
}

3. Race Calendar (race_calendar)

List all race IDs for a specific date.

Input:

{
"mode":"race_calendar",
"raceDate":"20250601"
}

Output Example:

{
"raceId":"202506010101",
"raceDate":"20250601",
"url":"https://race.netkeiba.com/top/race_list.html?kaisai_date=20250601"
}

URL Formats

• Race Result: https://race.netkeiba.com/race/result.html?race_id=202506010101
• Race Calendar: https://race.netkeiba.com/top/race_list.html?kaisai_date=20250601
• Horse Profile: https://db.netkeiba.com/horse/2022104001/

Race ID Format

Race IDs are 12 digits: YYYYMMDDVVRR

• YYYY: Year (e.g., 2025)
• MM: Month (01-12)
• DD: Day (01-31)
• VV: Venue code (01-10)
• RR: Race number (01-12)

Example: 202506010101 = Tokyo, June 1, 2025, Race 1

Development

# Install dependencies
npminstall
# Build TypeScript
npm run build
# Run locally
npm start
# Development mode (build + run)
npm run dev

Deployment

# Login to Apify
apify login
# Deploy to Apify platform
apify push

Rate Limiting

The scraper includes:

• 2-3 second delays between page requests
• Exponential backoff retry (max 3 attempts)
• Residential proxy rotation

Technical Details

• Encoding: Handles EUC-JP encoding (Japanese text)
• Proxy: Uses Apify residential proxies
• Parser: Cheerio for HTML parsing
• HTTP Client: got-scraping with anti-bot features
• Runtime: Node.js 20+
• Language: TypeScript

License

MIT

Support

For issues or questions, please contact the maintainer.