The starting gate opens at night at Remington Park
Quarter Horses finish in front of the tote board at Los Alamitos
Horses in the stretch at Remington Park at night
A field turns for home at night at Los Alamitos
Quarter Horses racing at night at Los Alamitos

The fantasy contest platform for horse racing

Give your fans something to play. We build and run horse racing fantasy contests on custom branded sites for racetracks, sportsbooks and gaming operators, from official race data to prizes paid. Running tournaments since 2006.

Start-up Operator of the YeareGaming Review, 2007
Skill Gaming Operator of the YeareGaming Review, 2011
The start at Remington Park, Oklahoma City

Twenty years of contests on the board

6,300,000+
contest entriessince 2006
23,000,000+
picks scoredon official results
9,700+
tournaments runsingle-day, season-long and multi-track
80,000+
playersacross North America, the UK, Australia and New Zealand

Figures to September 2026. Our records are complete from 2015; the years 2006 to 2014 are estimated from our average annual volume since then.

America's leading tournament platform for horse racing

Racetracks, sportsbooks and gaming operators bring the audience. We bring the rest: a custom branded site, the contest, the scoring and the prizes.

Horses racing head-on down the turf at Remington Park
For racetracks

Give your fans something to play

A contest site in your colors, on your own domain, running your races. We handle picks, scoring, leaderboards, prizes and player email, so your team can promote it instead of running it.

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Quarter Horses racing at night at Los Alamitos
For sportsbooks and gaming operators

A racing fantasy game under your brand

A custom branded contest site for your players: single-track or multi-track tournaments on the races you choose, run end to end by us.

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A horse at full gallop along the rail at Laurel Park
For players

Free to enter, real prizes

Pick your horses, follow the leaderboard as races go official, and play every track on the network with one account.

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From the starting gate to the winner's email

Every contest runs on official race data and scores itself.

  1. 1

    Official race data

    Cards and results come straight from the tote and Equibase, including scratches as they happen.

  2. 2

    Scored automatically

    Dead heats, coupled entries and post-time favorite substitutions are graded the moment a race goes official.

  3. 3

    Live leaderboards

    Daily, weekly and season boards update as each race runs, with most-winners and half-meet standings.

  4. 4

    Prizes and follow-up

    Winners are verified and contacted, and players get pick reminders and results by email.

Everything you need to run a contest

A custom branded site

For your track, sportsbook or brand, on your own domain, in English and Spanish.

Five contest formats

Pick 5, survival with lifelines, bankroll, pick N of M, and multi-track tournaments.

Every kind of racing

Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse and harness, with greyhound racing in demo.

Live, automatic scoring

On official results, including the hard cases most contests get wrong.

Leaderboards players follow

Daily, season, windowed and most-winners boards, updated race by race.

One account everywhere

Players sign in once and play every site on the network.

Email that brings players back

Invitations, pick reminders, confirmations and results, sent for you.

A community around the contest

A moderated player feed, stables and friends.

A control center

Run contests, prizes and players from one admin console, with a full audit trail.

Leaderboards players follow all day

Every contest is built around live standings. Players watch their rank move as each race goes official, on daily, season and multi-track boards, and switch to a friends-only board to see how they stack up against the people they know.

Real screens from our live sites.

charmcitypick5.com/leaderboards
The Multi-Track Challenge leaderboard, September 2026
The ThoroEnduro season leaderboard with lucky horseshoes
The Charm City Pick 5 daily leaderboard with each player's picks
The Emerald 123 final 2026 season leaderboard
thoroenduro.com/stables
The Stables, the ThoroEnduro player community feed

A community around every contest

Contests are more fun with company. Every site has its own social space, so players come back between races, not just to make picks.

The Stables

Racing talk, tips and picks, with a channel for each track, likes and comments.

Friends

Players add friends from the leaderboard and switch to a friends-only board beside the full one.

Winners in the spotlight

Daily winners and champions are posted to the Stables automatically.

Moderated for you

Every post is checked automatically, keeping the conversation about racing.

1,100+posts and comments
405friend connections
684likes

Since the new platform launched in June 2026.

Who we've run tournaments for

  • Woodbine Entertainment
  • Monmouth Park
  • Remington Park
  • Laurel Park
  • Los Alamitos
  • Emerald Downs
  • The Meadowlands
  • Tampa Bay Downs
  • Horseshoe Indianapolis
  • Hastings Racecourse
  • Grand River Raceway
  • Sunray Park
  • Queensland harness racing
  • New Zealand Thoroughbred racing
  • Addington Raceway

Before our contest platform, the 123racing Pick6 wager ran as a licensed pari-mutuel bet at more than 25 US racetracks.

What players tell us

"I don't get to play the horses as much as I used to or like to. Your contests keep me interested in horse racing and I thank you for them."

namesicantsay, Haskell Challenge player

"At 83, I stick pretty close to home. I feel that the puzzle of trying to pick winners helps keep my ability to think and plan. Thanks so much for giving me some fun!"

ChereCindy, Haskell Challenge player

"I really appreciate all the hard work that went into getting this off the ground for Emerald Downs this year. It took time, but it was worth it."

Tatertot, Emerald 123 player

"Everything is good about the new contest sites. Adding the alternate picks was a great idea. Home run. Thank you for everything."

nymet1986, Haskell Challenge player

"You guys are awesome. I hear you on podcasts, and yours are the best. I love contests."

Spz, Haskell Challenge player

"I really enjoy playing every day. I have fun doing this every day, win, lose or draw! I look forward to playing every day."

wizard57, Haskell Challenge player

"I like playing for free. As a retired person, it's fun to pick and then see at the end of the day how I did."

Model73, Haskell Challenge player

"What you offer in competition for free is great. Anything that's free to enter and gives me a shot at winning the tournament, I'm in."

Reggie123456, Haskell Challenge player

"Overall, I really enjoy the Haskell Challenge. I like that it's a one-day contest and very convenient to take part in."

WinWinWin, Haskell Challenge player

"I've enjoyed playing these contests for years."

inhonorofdad, Haskell Challenge player

"The tournaments that I've participated in are a lot of fun. Thank you."

rsw, Emerald 123 player

"I've been in a lot of these contests since they started, and I've really enjoyed playing in them!"

c-key, Haskell Challenge player
1 of 12
86.5%find picking easy or very easy
1,147players answered our 2026 survey

Twenty years of milestones

  1. 2026
    Press

    Los Alamitos launches the Los Al 123 Sunsets & Stars Challenge

    A free-to-play contest with a $5,000 cash prize pool for the nighttime meet, October 3 to December 20. Released September 27, 2026.

    Read the release Los Al 123 Sunsets & Stars Challenge banner by Los Alamitos: free to play, over $5,000 in cash prizes, October 3 to December 20, 2026
    Press

    Los Alamitos launches the Los Al 123 Thoroughbred Challenge

    A free contest with a $3,000 cash prize pool for the September Thoroughbred meet, as covered by the Paulick Report.

    Read on Paulick Report
    Launch

    New contest platform goes live

    Emerald Downs, Monmouth Park, Laurel Park, Remington Park, Los Alamitos and Horseshoe Indianapolis move to the rebuilt 123Gaming platform.

  2. 2025
    Launch

    Road to Champions Day at Horseshoe Indianapolis

    A season-long contest through the meet to Champions Day, every racing day from May to October.

    Launch

    Charm City Pick 5 at Laurel Park

    The Late Pick 5 contest comes to Laurel Park in May 2025.

    Launch

    The Ultimate Driver Challenge

    A Queensland harness racing contest at Albion Park in Brisbane.

    Launch

    HarnessWorld tournament for Queensland harness racing

    A harness tournament run on harnessworld.com.

    Record

    First seasons that set the pace

    Road to Champions Day drew 58,038 entries in its first season, and Charm City Pick 5 drew 39,214.

  3. 2023
    Record

    ThoroEnduro passes 73,000 entries in a season

    Its biggest year at Remington Park.

  4. 2022
    Record

    Survival at the Shore passes 77,000 entries in a season

    Its biggest year at Monmouth Park.

    Record

    The Meadowlands passes 61,000 entries

    61,818 entries in the Meadowlands Survival Challenge in a single season.

  5. 2021
    Launch

    Five contest sites in one year

    The Meadowlands Survival Challenge in January, Emerald 123 and Survival at the Shore in May, ThoroEnduro at Remington Park in September, and Tampa Bay Downs with the Live It Up Challenge from November.

  6. 2020
    Launch

    Easy Money Chase at Remington Park

    RP High Q becomes Easy Money Chase in March 2020, and it is still running today.

    Record

    41,193 entries in year one

    Easy Money Chase's first season at Remington Park.

  7. 2019
    Press

    123Gaming acquired by Gaming Rewards Group

    New Zealand's Gaming Rewards Group acquires 123Gaming in October 2019.

    Record

    The Meadowlands: 45,753 entries in a season

    Its biggest year on the original site.

    Record

    RP High Q: 44,288 entries in a season

    Its biggest year at Remington Park.

  8. 2018
    Launch

    Sunray Park 123 in New Mexico

    A season of contests from September 2018 to June 2019.

  9. 2017
    Launch

    RP High Q at Remington Park

    A season-long Remington Park tournament. 122,529 entries from 2017 to 2019, before it became Easy Money Chase.

  10. 2016
    Record

    Our biggest season: 111,957 entries

    Survival at the Shore at Monmouth Park, in a single meet.

  11. 2015
    Press

    123bet.com celebrates its first year

    123bet increases distribution of the 123racing Pick6 contest wager.

    Read on PR Newswire
    Record

    Our biggest single tournament: 5,044 entries

    Opening day at Monmouth Park, May 23, 2015.

    Press

    Tenfold increase in 123racing online handle

    More than $2 million in handle and 400,000 wagers for partner racetracks in the first six months online.

    Read on PR Newswire
    Launch

    New Zealand racing and the Meadowlands

    NZ Racing 123 opens in January, and contests at the Meadowlands in April.

    Launch

    Tampa Bay Derby day contests

    3,379 entries on Tampa Bay Derby day, run every year to 2018.

    Record

    Three contests pass 50,000 entries in a season

    Remington Park with 93,365, Emerald Downs with 78,795, and Derby Dollars with 51,866.

  12. 2014
    Launch

    123bet.com launches

    The first online home of the 123racing Pick6 wager, a US-licensed horse racing site, opens to the public in September 2014.

    Read on PR Newswire
    Press

    123racing expands to digital channels with Sportech

    The contest-style Pick6 wager, until then offered at racetracks and OTBs, launches online.

    Read on PR Newswire
    Launch

    Derby Dollars with the Paulick Report

    A free contest on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, run with the Paulick Report and West Point Thoroughbreds and presented by 123bet.com. It ran every spring to 2018, with more than 176,000 entries.

    Read on Paulick Report
    Launch

    Woodbine Mohawk Park

    Contests at Mohawk, Woodbine Entertainment's harness track.

  13. 2013
    Launch

    Contests across North America

    Emerald Downs, Monmouth Park and its first Haskell Day contest, Remington Park, Hastings and Grand River Raceway.

  14. 2012
    Launch

    The Winter Survival Challenge

    A survival contest through the winter racing season, run from 2012 to 2014 at wintersurvivalchallenge.com.

  15. 2011
    Award

    eGaming Review Skill Gaming Operator of the Year

    Our second eGaming Review operator award.

    Read on WebWire
  16. 2009
    Press

    123racing approved as a pari-mutuel wager

    The Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission approves 123racing for pari-mutuel wagering.

  17. 2007
    Award

    eGaming Review Start-up Operator of the Year

    Our first industry award, a year after 123sport.com launched.

  18. 2006
    Launch

    123sport.com launches, licensed in the UK

    123Gaming's first contest site, and the start of twenty years of tournaments.

    Launch

    addington123.com launches in New Zealand

    Contests with Addington Raceway in Christchurch.

Run a contest with 123Gaming

Tell us about your track, sportsbook or gaming business. We'll show you a contest running on real races, and what it takes to launch yours.

Partnerships and investors: rob.earle@123gaming.com