# Racing Overview

Racing is one of the core activities on the SMP server.

For the full horse-focused racing guide, start here:

- [Racing With Your Horse](../horses/15-racing-with-your-horse.md)

This section gives a shorter overview of race timing, entry rules, classes, and rewards.

To join a race, you normally need to be mounted on an eligible ModN Equine horse and use:

```text
/joinrace
```

Race entry can depend on energy, Speed XP, Jump XP, crop type, rank, and permission to race the horse.