{"id":95392,"date":"2021-07-16T10:14:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T13:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/?p=95392"},"modified":"2021-07-19T12:28:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T15:28:01","slug":"bet-horse-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qa.focusgn.com\/bet-horse-racing","title":{"rendered":"How to bet on horse racing: our complete horse racing betting guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Learn how to bet on horse racing, understand odds and more in our horse racing betting guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Always wanted to learn how to bet on horse racing<\/strong>? Then you\u2019re in the right place. Our horse racing betting guide will walk you through the basics, including how to place a bet, how to understand the different types of horse racing bets<\/strong> and how to read horse racing odds. We\u2019ll also offer some tips on making the smartest bet on horse racing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Betting on horse racing is an age-old tradition. In fact, it\u2019s believed to have started soon after horse racing was established as a sport in Britain during the reign of King James I way back in the early 1600s<\/strong>. Of course, it was a pass time for nobility at first, but over time betting on horse racing became a major tradition in the UK, and then elsewhere. Many of the classics of the British racing calendar, such as the Epsom Derby<\/strong> and 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas Stakes were established in the late 1700s and the early 1800s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n By the early 1900s, having a flutter on the sport of kings had become common entertainment, and it remains so today. To find out how to bet on horse racing yourself, read on for our complete horse racing betting guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The form that horse racing betting takes varies depending on where you are. In many jurisdictions, betting on horse racing is a form of pari-mutuel betting<\/strong>, which means that all the bets of a particular type are pooled<\/strong>, the house take is deducted, and then the remaining pot is then shared among winning bets. In some countries, this is called a totalisator<\/strong>, or tote for a shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the UK, pari-mutuel horse racing betting exists, operated by the UK Tote<\/strong>, but fixed-odds betting<\/strong> is much more widespread. With pari-mutuel betting, you don\u2019t know how much the payout will be at the time you make the bet because it depends on how many other players bet, but with fixed-odds betting, the payout is established <\/strong>when you place your bet, so you know from the outset how much you stand to win if your horse comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whichever form of horse racing betting exists where you are, let\u2019s look at how to bet on horse racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHorse racing betting guide <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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