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Horse Racing - Introduction

Horse racing is one of the most popular sports in the United Kingdom, and the sheer number of races that take place every day mean that there are numerous gambling opportunities for anyone wishing to place a horse racing bet.

Aside from the daily race meetings that take place during the horseracing season, you can also bet on special horse racing events including the following:

• The Grand National
• The Paddy Power Gold Cup
• The Cheltenham Gold Cup
• The Queen Mother Champion Chase
• The Hennessey Cognac Gold Cup
• The Coral Welsh National
• The Mitsubishi Shogun Tingle Creek Chase
• The Stan James King George VI Steeplechase

If you would like to see what horseracing events are happening in the near future so that you can bet on them, visit our Events section.

Not only do you have an extensive choice of horse racing events on which to place a bet, you can also choose from a number of different types of bet, such as win bets, place bets, each way bets, exacta bets or Scoop 6 bets.

If you have never placed a horse racing bet before, our Types of Horse Racing Bet page will give you some information about the types of bet you can place. Our Horse Racing Glossary will also help you to understand some of the terms you may come across when betting on horse racing.

It’s extremely easy to place a horseracing bet, and you can bet on horse racing in any high street bookmakers. However, it’s even easier to make an online horseracing bet, and you can find out more about internet horse racing betting on our Where To Bet on Horse Racing and Top Horse Racing Betting Sites pages.

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