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Racing (Horses, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Racing (Horses, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $20, median 84 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.16 – $33.13 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 29% of the parent category Horses (285), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 18, 12 points lower than here.
Top 10 Racing best sellers
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The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told: A True Tale of Three Gamblers, The Kentucky Derby, and the Mexican Cartel
by Mark Paul
- List rank#1
- Price$11.38
- Rating4.3
- Reviews4,173
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
- List rank#2
- Price$11.37
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,757
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The Horse God Built: The Untold Story of Secretariat, the World's Greatest Racehorse
by Lawrence Scanlan
- List rank#3
- Price$11.09
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,508
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Cody's Wish
by Paul Halloran
- List rank#4
- Price$20.84
- Rating4.7
- Reviews72
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Past The Post (Miami Jones Private Investigator Mystery Book 12)
by A.J. Stewart
- List rank#5
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,513
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Out of the Clouds: The Unlikely Horseman and the Unwanted Colt Who Conquered the Sport of Kings
by Linda Carroll
- List rank#6
- Price$23.09
- Rating4.6
- Reviews793
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Think Harmony with Horses: An In-Depth Study of Horse/Man Relationship
by Ray hunt
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews617
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The October Horses
- List rank#8
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews846
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Fire at the Track: A Harness Racing Mystery
by M.J. Evans
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews79
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Picking Winners: A Horseplayer's Guide
by Andrew Beyer
- List rank#10
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.5
- Reviews467
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Racing
FAQ
Is Racing a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 84 reviews and sells for $20.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Racing?
The median best seller has 84 reviews, and 52% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Racing best sellers cost?
The median price is $20; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.16 and $33.13.
Can new books break into Racing?
3% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.