Quinella Bet

Venturing beyond straight betting, there are many forms of exotic bets that can be placed on horse races. If your research and the odds leave you feeling good about two horses in particular, you can place a quinella bet, which will allow you to pick both horses to win or place in either order. This bet does not lock you into identifying which horse will finish in which position, but lets you benefit from multiple outcomes.

Exacta Bet

If you favor two horses but want to bet on exactly how they will finish - specifically, first and second, you can place an exacta bet. Exacta betting often offers a higher rate of return than quinella betting, because you have identified the exact position in which a horse will finish.

Click to continue »

There are several different types of bets you can place on horse racing events. Knowing what these kinds of bets entail and how to place them will help you to be more successful as a bettor.

Before even beginning to place your bets, you need to do your homework on the horses that can earn you money. You can study reports on individual horses to see what their performance expectations are. You can look at the history of the jockeys who will be running the horses, to see what strengths or weaknesses they might have. You must also pay careful attention to odds given by bookmakers for individual horses, and balance those odds against your other research.

Straight Betting

Traditional betting is often called straight betting. In straight betting, you are picking the horses you think will finish first, second and third, known in the horse racing world as win, place and show. You can either bet on three horses individually to win, place and show, or you can bet on one horse to win, place or show. In the first instance, the exact horses you pick to win, place, or show must place as you have bet on them for you to be successful. In other words, if you pick a horse to show and it actually wins, you have not won.

Click to continue »

Horse racing has been glamorized by movies, popularized by the availability of betting venues, and serialized as many gamblers follow the same horse or horses from race to race throughout different seasons. Betting on the fastest horse can be traced as one of the earliest forms of gambling in the world. Getting involved in horse racing is not as simple as placing your first bet, however. There are many facets to consider when betting on ponies, and understanding various options and scenarios can make you more successful as a bettor.

You have many options on sporting events to place bets upon: college football, professional football, baseball, basketball, tennis, motor racing - the list is nearly endless. There are, however, advantages to betting on horses.

Unlike betting on organized team sports, you can benefit from betting on horses even if you do not pick the winning horse. While betting on a losing team in football may still earn you money if you successfully cover a spread or predict the results of a kickoff or other game event, there are even more variables in horse racing that can bring you attractive returns on your initial wager. Even if your horse only places second or third, you can win from placing place or show bets. With arbitrage betting, you can see a return on your bet no matter which horse wins.

Click to continue »

There are always big differences between the compilers of different bookmakers and tennis always produces many arbitrage opportunities.

The biggest caution when finding tennis arbitrage opportunities is to be aware that there are sometimes different bookmaker rulings when a player retires from a game.

Some bookmakers will payout in the event of a player having to retire, and others will not. When finding tennis arbitrage opportunities it is important to ensure both bookmakers that you place bets with have the same rules in the event of a retired player.

It is also the same for any sporting event where bookmakers offer odds on. Remember, you must make sure that you are aware of which bookmakers have the same rules and which do not. This is very easy to do simply by going to the bookmakers’ website and reading the rules.

Click to continue »