@dotshortt the Episode Race feature is a Test feature and is not always guaranteed to be in your game. It is given to groups of randomly selected people, so this just means you are not in that group …
@Bian5ca In the game, there is an option to enable / disable the hints. Check out the link below to learn how to turn off the Hints on Candy Crush Saga.
I also have it already in my game, so I don't really have to guess. 😁 I had actually created a discussion about it when it appeared. It's at the link below if anyone's interested to read it.