HORSE RACING BETTING
When it comes to Horse Racing, betting on a winner is in our nature. Humans have for many years expressed a desire to know which horse (or horses) were the fastest and horse racing has ancient roots. Betting on horse races and horses goes hand-in-glove with horse racing and both have a long history that can be traced back to ancient times.
Here is our choice of the best of the top online sportsbooks for betting and backing the horses online. They are all well established, reputable and trusted and offer some good betting odds as well as decent sign up bonuses.
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Titanbet |
   
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£25 | review |
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Bovada |
  
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$250 | review |
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Betonline |
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$1000 | review |
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Bet365 |
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$200 | review |
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Topbet |
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$250 | review |
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Paddypower |
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£50 | review |
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William Hill |
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£25 | review |
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Horse Racing breeds
Although thoroughbreds have the top reputation and position as a horse racing breed, other breeds also race as well, a perfect example of this is the legendary Phar Lap.
Betting on the horses
Horse racing is sometimes referred to as pari-mutuel betting for a number of reasons because each person’s bets are put in a pool, the race track taxes the pool for its cut or share and all the monies and payout odds are given at the end of the race.
Intuitively because the odds are not figured until after the race, it doesn’t make sense that the odds be available before a person places their bet. However, they are. These odds are not set in stone but are best pre-race guesses. Because they are only approximate odds, they will continually change, as the race gets closer to it's start.
Have a look at our page on horse racing bet types which will give you a good idea of the kinds of bets to be placed and some race betting terms and the explanations thereof which you might not be familiar with.
Successful horse racing betting requires a certain amount of skill and a little bit of homework. It does not involve picking and playing a horse "willy-nilly" and hoping for the best, although there is nothing that stops you from doing this either!
If you want to learn a bit more about horse racing or betting on this exciting sport, have a look through the pages we have put together which will give you a great overall view on this, the top sport, "The sport of Kings".
