Horse Racing Betting

Definitely one of the most exciting and longest standing sports betting options; horse betting is a huge favourite with the punting community. Hosting the Caulfield Cup, Melbourne Cup, the Cox Plate and having some of the best breeders and pastures for racehorses, horseracing betting is without a doubt one of the best options for online betting that punters can go for.

Best Horse Racing Events?

If you are wanting to place wagers on huge race days  go for the Melbourne Cup in Australia, or the Royal Ascot, Kentucky Derby, the Queen’s Plate or the Cox Plate to name just a few.  Closer to home there is also a vast selection of horse racing betting for example on the Mudgway Stakes, Kelt Capital Stakes, the New Zealand 1000 or 2000 Guineas or the Wellington Cup. Australian horse racing betting has never been better or with more betting options.

All of the big online sportsbooks will offer a plethora of international choices.  Do a little bit of research to find the sites that offer the races and markets you enjoy most in horse racing betting, especially if you prefer the more obscure races, or slightly more exotic bets.

Horse Racing Betting Advice

As with any form of gambling, whether online or not, while there are some systems that people make use of to ascertain they have the best chance possible of not losing their wagers, getting to know the horses, courses and riders is the best way to have your own horse betting strategy. Besides research, research, research (and if online betting on horse racing is your passion this won’t be a drag), we can also recommend the following tips:

• Shop around – horse racing betting odds will vary from sportsbook to sportsbook depending on the systems and intelligence that they make use of to ascertain odds. Even a small difference in payout odds can mean a big difference in cash if you have wagered a fair amount on a horse.
• Ante-post betting – these are also called futures bets and occur when fixed odds are offered prior to the race commencing. These bets offer superb odds if placed quite a while before the event, but you do run a risk of losing your bet if for some or other reason your horse has to pull out of the event before it happens.
• Follow the experts – the sportsbooks, newspapers and television sports channels will have pre event coverage as well as live on the day information. This can really help with your decision about the best bets today horse racing options you have.
• You will have gotten your hands on a copy of the Daily Racing Form, which covers all of the past performances of the horses. It can be considered the Bible of horse racing betting fans.

And finally, don’t believe all of the online ‘systems’ that are available for racing betting strategies.  Some people will charge you a small fortune to access their supposed secrets.  While some systems might work for some people, it is better to develop your own system based on facts.