diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain.swisstimingadapter.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain.swisstimingadapter.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 8178cffa459..9cf71074041 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain.swisstimingadapter.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain.swisstimingadapter.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ Require-Bundle: com.sap.sailing.domain.swisstimingadapter.persistence,
  com.mongodb.driver;bundle-version="2.6.2",
  com.sap.sailing.mongodb,
  com.googlecode.java-diff-utils;bundle-version="1.3.0",
- com.sap.sailing.server
+ com.sap.sailing.server,
+ com.sap.sailing.server.api
 Bundle-ClassPath: resources/,
  .
 Import-Package: com.sap.sailing.server
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain.test/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/test/mock/MockedTrackedRace.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain.test/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/test/mock/MockedTrackedRace.java
index 9bf6a5d5b11..6f8e2e924f8 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain.test/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/test/mock/MockedTrackedRace.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain.test/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/test/mock/MockedTrackedRace.java
@@ -314,13 +314,17 @@ public class MockedTrackedRace implements DynamicTrackedRace {
                     @Override
                     public void addRace(RaceDefinition race) {
                         // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-                        
                     }
 
                     @Override
                     public void removeRace(RaceDefinition raceDefinition) {
                         // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-                        
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public RaceDefinition getRaceByName(String raceName) {
+                        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+                        return null;
                     }
                 };
             }
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index e2de89fa22a..d154782f435 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Export-Package: com.sap.sailing.domain.base,
  com.sap.sailing.domain.base.impl,
  com.sap.sailing.domain.leaderboard,
  com.sap.sailing.domain.leaderboard.impl,
- com.sap.sailing.domain.standings,
  com.sap.sailing.domain.tracking,
  com.sap.sailing.domain.tracking.impl,
  com.sap.sailing.util
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/Event.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/Event.java
index eaeb266dd18..c2f756273e4 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/Event.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/Event.java
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ package com.sap.sailing.domain.base;
 public interface Event extends Named {
     Iterable<RaceDefinition> getAllRaces();
     
+    /**
+     * @return <code>null</code>, if this event does not contain a race (see {@link #getAllRaces}) whose
+     * {@link RaceDefinition#getName()} equals <code>raceName</code>
+     */
+    RaceDefinition getRaceByName(String raceName);
+    
     BoatClass getBoatClass();
     
     Iterable<Competitor> getCompetitors();
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/EventImpl.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/EventImpl.java
index 38d756cf051..1a04f787a8a 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/EventImpl.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.domain/src/com/sap/sailing/domain/base/impl/EventImpl.java
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ public class EventImpl extends NamedImpl implements Event {
         return races;
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public RaceDefinition getRaceByName(String raceName) {
+        for (RaceDefinition r : getAllRaces()) {
+            if (r.getName().equals(raceName)) {
+                return r;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public void addRace(RaceDefinition race) {
         if (getBoatClass() != null && race.getBoatClass() != getBoatClass()) {
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/server/SailingServiceImpl.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/server/SailingServiceImpl.java
index f46fc237892..f24bca7c83f 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/server/SailingServiceImpl.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/ui/server/SailingServiceImpl.java
@@ -448,13 +448,10 @@ public class SailingServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements SailingS
 
     private RaceDefinition getRaceByName(Event event, String raceName) {
         if (event != null) {
-            for (RaceDefinition r : event.getAllRaces()) {
-                if (r.getName().equals(raceName)) {
-                    return r;
-                }
-            }
+            return event.getRaceByName(raceName);
+        } else {
+            return null;
         }
-        return null;
     }
     
     @Override
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/RacingEventService.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/RacingEventService.java
index 5b911269166..3e630389fff 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/RacingEventService.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/RacingEventService.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import com.sap.sailing.domain.tracking.WindStore;
 import com.sap.sailing.domain.tractracadapter.DomainFactory;
 import com.sap.sailing.domain.tractracadapter.RaceRecord;
 import com.sap.sailing.domain.tractracadapter.TracTracRaceTracker;
+import com.sap.sailing.server.api.EventIdentifier;
+import com.sap.sailing.server.api.RaceIdentifier;
 import com.sap.sailing.util.Util.Pair;
 import com.sap.sailing.util.Util.Triple;
 
@@ -51,6 +53,19 @@ public interface RacingEventService extends TrackedEventRegistry {
     Iterable<Event> getAllEvents();
 
     Event getEventByName(String name);
+    
+    Event getEvent(EventIdentifier eventIdentifier);
+
+    TrackedRace getTrackedRace(Event event, RaceDefinition r);
+    
+    TrackedRace getTrackedRace(RaceIdentifier raceIdentifier);
+
+    /**
+     * Obtains an unmodifiable map of the leaderboard configured in this service keyed by their names.
+     */
+    Map<String, Leaderboard> getLeaderboards();
+
+    Leaderboard getLeaderboardByName(String name);
 
     /**
      * Defines the event and for each race listed in the JSON document that is not already being tracked by this service
@@ -169,8 +184,6 @@ public interface RacingEventService extends TrackedEventRegistry {
 
     boolean isRaceBeingTracked(RaceDefinition r);
     
-    TrackedRace getTrackedRace(Event event, RaceDefinition r);
-
     /**
      * Creates a new leaderboard with the <code>name</code> specified.
      * 
@@ -185,13 +198,6 @@ public interface RacingEventService extends TrackedEventRegistry {
 
     void removeLeaderboard(String leaderboardName);
     
-    Leaderboard getLeaderboardByName(String name);
-
-    /**
-     * Obtains an unmodifiable map of the leaderboard configured in this service keyed by their names.
-     */
-    Map<String, Leaderboard> getLeaderboards();
-
     /**
      * Renames a leaderboard. If a leaderboard by the name <code>oldName</code> does not exist in {@link #getLeaderboards()},
      * or if a leaderboard with the name <code>newName</code> already exists, an {@link IllegalArgumentException} is thrown.
@@ -217,4 +223,6 @@ public interface RacingEventService extends TrackedEventRegistry {
 
     void removeEvent(Event event) throws MalformedURLException, IOException, InterruptedException;
 
+    TrackedRace getExistingTrackedRace(RaceIdentifier raceIdentifier);
+
 }
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/impl/RacingEventServiceImpl.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/impl/RacingEventServiceImpl.java
index 843039fd502..cb4b88c1ecc 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/impl/RacingEventServiceImpl.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.server/src/com/sap/sailing/server/impl/RacingEventServiceImpl.java
@@ -56,11 +56,17 @@ import com.sap.sailing.domain.tractracadapter.RaceRecord;
 import com.sap.sailing.domain.tractracadapter.Receiver;
 import com.sap.sailing.expeditionconnector.ExpeditionWindTrackerFactory;
 import com.sap.sailing.server.RacingEventService;
+import com.sap.sailing.server.api.EventFetcher;
+import com.sap.sailing.server.api.EventIdentifier;
+import com.sap.sailing.server.api.EventNameAndRaceName;
+import com.sap.sailing.server.api.LeaderboardNameAndRaceColumnName;
+import com.sap.sailing.server.api.RaceFetcher;
+import com.sap.sailing.server.api.RaceIdentifier;
 import com.sap.sailing.util.Util;
 import com.sap.sailing.util.Util.Pair;
 import com.sap.sailing.util.Util.Triple;
 
-public class RacingEventServiceImpl implements RacingEventService {
+public class RacingEventServiceImpl implements RacingEventService, EventFetcher, RaceFetcher {
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(RacingEventServiceImpl.class.getName());
 
     /**
@@ -164,7 +170,6 @@ public class RacingEventServiceImpl implements RacingEventService {
     
     @Override
     public void updateStoredLeaderboard(Leaderboard leaderboard) {
-        // TODO this is very brute force; consider updating more fine-grained
         mongoObjectFactory.storeLeaderboard(leaderboard);
     }
     
@@ -594,4 +599,65 @@ public class RacingEventServiceImpl implements RacingEventService {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Event getEvent(EventIdentifier eventIdentifier) {
+        return (Event) eventIdentifier.getEvent(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TrackedRace getTrackedRace(RaceIdentifier raceIdentifier) {
+        return (TrackedRace) raceIdentifier.getTrackedRace(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TrackedRace getExistingTrackedRace(RaceIdentifier raceIdentifier) {
+        return (TrackedRace) raceIdentifier.getExistingTrackedRace(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public RaceDefinition getRace(EventNameAndRaceName eventNameAndRaceName) {
+        RaceDefinition result = null;
+        Event event = getEvent(eventNameAndRaceName);
+        if (event != null) {
+            result = event.getRaceByName(eventNameAndRaceName.getRaceName());
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TrackedRace getTrackedRace(EventNameAndRaceName eventNameAndRaceName) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public RaceDefinition getRace(LeaderboardNameAndRaceColumnName leaderboardNameAndRaceColumnName) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TrackedRace getTrackedRace(LeaderboardNameAndRaceColumnName leaderboardNameAndRaceColumnName) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TrackedRace getExistingTrackedRace(LeaderboardNameAndRaceColumnName leaderboardNameAndRaceColumnName) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public TrackedRace getExistingTrackedRace(EventNameAndRaceName eventNameAndRaceName) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Event getEvent(EventNameAndRaceName eventIdentifier) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
+
 }