Horse Racing Betting Odds

Horse Racing Betting is BetVictor’s speciality. From the major National Hunt races at Cheltenham Festival and the UK Grand National at Aintree to the Guineas Meeting at Newmarket, the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot and, of course, national events at the Curragh, Punchestown and Leopardstown. We have an extensive range of live Horse Racing Betting from the biggest events in both the flat racing and jump racing calendars.

There is no better Horse Racing Betting experience than being there in the stands. But our live racing betting from the Ireland, the UK, France, South Africa and the UAE ensures you have the next best thing at your fingertips. We have even got a live streaming service that is viewable on your desktop computer or via our app on your mobile.

What are the Best Odds for Horse Racing?

Getting the best odds means that you're getting the best price from your bookmaker.

To ensure those of you who prefer an early flutter will not miss out due to price fluctuations, we have got a Best Odds Guaranteed offer on Horse Racing. This means even if you take an early price or board price on any horse, we will honour the starting price on winners if it was greater when the race began.

How to Bet on Horse Racing at BetVictor Ireland

Here's how to place your horse racing bet at BetVictor:

• Click Sign up, or log in to your account
• Make a secure deposit
• Go to the Horse Racing tab
• Click on where you want to place your bet and enter how much you want to wager
• Click Place Bet and go to your Betslip to see your potential returns

At BetVictor Ireland, we will always notify you if there has been a recent price change when you select your odds before you place a bet.

When it comes to British and Irish racing, if your horse does not run for any reason, we will return your stake with an automatic actual cash refund thanks to our Run For Your Money offer. That's our way of ensuring you place your best bet with us at Horse Racing Betting Online. (18+ Get a real cash refund if your horse loses all chance at the start of a race. Applies to UK & Irish racing only. 

Horse Racing Bet Types

What Type of Bets are there in Horse Racing?

There are many ways to bet at the races. The main bet types are:

• To Win The Race - the horse you bet on must win.
• Each Way Bet - place a two part bet with half of your stake going on your selection to win and the other half on it to place. 
• Lucky 15 - a bet on 4 selections and total combination of 15 bets, consisting of 4 Singles, 6 Doubles, 4 Trebles and a Four-Fold Accumulator.
• Accumulator - consists of one bet across 4 or more selections.

Rein it in - Your Guide to Safer Gambling

Betting on the ponies should be fun, but if you ever feel your gambling habits getting ahead of you, we're here to help. Visit our Safer Gambling Portal and take a self-assessment to see if your betting habits are responsible. If not, you can set up deposit limits, time outs, product restrictions and more with our Safer Gambling Tools.

BetVictor's Horse Bet Finder

Use our Horse Racing Bet Finder. You can choose the exact type of horse you're looking for and filter out your horse bets by the following aspects:

• The horse's ability (improving horses, star rating, etc.)
• Horse odds (short, medium, or long odds)
• An edge (Top trainers, Jockeys, recent winners, recent runners, etc.)

Every year in April, all eyes are on Aintree for the return of the Grand National. And with BetVictor Ireland, you have access to a broad selection of Grand National Betting markets and odds. It is not always the favourite that is first past the post. 

At BetVictor Ireland, we know just how unpredictable the greatest race on earth can be, which is why we offer four places in our Grand National Betting. 

This national hunt horse race held at Aintree is one of the most valuable with a £1 million purse. This 4-mile-long racecourse features fences that are larger than your average jumps, separating the wheat from the chaff. Get the latest Grand National betting odds with us at BetVictor.

You can keep up to date with our Grand National tips, Odds, Concessions and Bet Boosts.

Have your say and bet on the Grand National right here.

As well as the Grand National, we also offer a wide range of Cheltenham Festival odds & betting markets. You can bet on every race at Cheltenham with BetVictor, both Ante Post and on the day. That includes all the big Grade 1 contests like the Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, Stayers’ Hurdle and Queen Mother Champion Chase. 

Our Cheltenham Festival odds cover a broad selection of betting markets. The most popular is the outright race winner market, but who will the top performers be this year? 

You can bet on horses to place with BetVictor Ireland while there is also a market that lets you bet on the race winner when the favourite is not included. And keep an eye out for our Race Specials, which are on offer on each day of Cheltenham.

A 300 year old racetrack, this race was first conceived in 1711 and has gone on to build a legacy in Great Britain, even featuring the Queen's horses. 

We deliver an array of Royal Ascot betting markets for you to choose from. Our Royal Ascot odds cover all the big races, including the prestigious Gold Cup.

Past Royal Ascot races saw Subjectivist, ridden by Joe Fanning, win the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. It brought to an end a period of dominance from Frankie Dettori and Stradivarius, who had previously won the race three times in a row. Check out all the latest Gold Cup Odds on our Royal Ascot Betting markets.

Horse Racing in the USA and Abroad

Fancy a flutter across the pond? We've got you covered. You can bet on the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes and see if this year is the year for another triple crown winner. We also offer all the weekly races you'll see at the biggest American racecourses, like the Laurel Park, the Gulfstream, and the Hawthorne. Not only that, we also offer all of the biggest races that are happening down under, so you can get Melbourne Cup odds and more with us at BetVictor Ireland.

If you do fancy something closer to home, you can get Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe betting odds and get daily specials at the French tracks like Feurs and Craons.

You will find Horse Racing Betting markets on all the other major races and meetings during with BetVictor Ireland. These include:

• Epsom Derby
• Goodwood Festival
• Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
• Cheltenham November Meeting
• Punchestown Irish National Hunt Festival
• All the other major Irish events, including The Curragh Irish Derby Festival, Galway Summer Festival and The Listowel Harvest Festival.

In addition to our Horse Racing Betting offering, you can also bet on our Virtual Horse Racing Betting markets when you join us. These are available 24/7, so you can bet whenever you like. 

Virtual Horse Racing Betting is just like the real thing. The only difference is the races are computer-simulated with winners generated at random in a similar manner to our Online Casino Games. 

For every race, you can bet on the outright winner, and there is a variety of odds, from short favourites to long shots. Once you have placed your bet, you can watch the action unfold live with our live streams.

There are many different Horse Racing Betting markets, all of which allow you to bet the way you want. The outright market is always popular, as it enables you to choose the horse you think will win the race. 

But there are a whole host of alternative options when it comes to having a bet on Horse Racing. You can back selections each-way, bet on a horse to place or even predict exact finishes with forecasts and tricasts. 

From racecourses like Ascot to Newmarket, Aintree to Windsor and Cheltenham to Haydock, we bring you Horse Racing Odds on plenty of these markets every day. And in many cases, you can get prices on UK and Irish horse races the day before a contest.

Here at BetVictor Ireland, we offer a variety of Horse Racing Betting markets, including Outrights, Match Bets, Each-Way Betting, Faller Insurance, Place Only and Betting Without Favourite. We are proud of our Horse Racing Betting history, which is why we endeavour to bring you competitive odds daily for this wide range of markets. 

On top of that, we also offer an innovative option that allows you to Lengthen The Odds. Choose the odds you would like for your selected horse, and we will tell you how many lengths you will need to win by for your bet to win. 

To ensure those of you who prefer an early flutter will not miss out due to price fluctuations, we have got a Best Odds Guaranteed offer on Horse Racing. This means even if you take an early price or board price on any horse, we will honour the starting price on winners if it was greater when the race began. 

Calculate your possible winnings of your Horse Racing bets with our Free Horse Racing Calculator.