  We observe that racetrack models for moduli stabilization are in tension with
strong forms of the Weak Gravity Conjecture (WGC). Moreover, recently, it was
noted that controlled KKLT-type de Sitter vacua seem to require a racetrack
fine-tuning of the type introduced by Kallosh and Linde. We combine these
observations and conclude that the quests for realizing parametrically large
axion decay constants and controlled de Sitter vacua are intimately related.
Finally, we discuss possible approaches to curing the conflict between the
racetrack scheme and the WGC.
