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Horse racing and betting have gone hand-in-hand for years, so it’s no surprise that betting sites offer a range of racing promotions to attract new racing customers and to retain their existing ones. So whether you’re looking for a bookmaker who offer Best Odds Guaranteed and extra place races, or you simply want to live streaming and competitive odds, we’ve looked at all the best horse racing betting sites out there, so you can find the ones that best satisfy your needs.

6 Horses Challenge – Win cash prizes when you correctly predict 4, 5 or 6 winners!
We’re giving you the chance to win cash prizes by correctly predicting winners from six selected races with bet365! Pick the winners from six selected races for your chance to win, with cash prizes up for grabs for four, five and six correct results. New and eligible customers only. T&Cs apply. Registration Required.
Paddy's Reward Club – Earn a £10 free bet & up to 25 free spins weekly
Qualify for rewards online when you a) Sports: place min 1 qualifying bet of £5 or more. Max free bet is £10 per week when you wager 5 x £10+ in a week, min odds EVS (2.0) per qualifying bet. Power Prices not eligible for qualifying bets. Free bet valid for 7 days. Max Power Up is 1 per week, valid for 7 days & max stake is £50. b) Slots: wager a min of £10+ on any Slot. Max free spins is 25 when you wager £50+ in a week. Spins valid for 7 days & awarded on channel you wagered most on. Free spins can be used on eligible games. Rewards credited by 12pm on Monday following the qualifying week. Cashed out bets & bets placed with free bets will not count. T&Cs apply – see below for full details.
Loyalty Club – Place 5 qualifying bets to win a free bet each week
18+. Opt in & place 5 Sport bets of £5 or more, each at odds of 1/2 or greater. Offer available until 23:59 UK time on Sunday. Open a box and receive a Free Bet between £1 and £25. Free Bet expires in 7 days. T&Cs apply. begambleaware.org
2nd to a Rag Insurance – Money back as free bet if 2nd to 33/1+ winner
18+. Registered customers only. 2nd to a rag offer applies to first fixed odds single winner bet placed on any race. Subsequent bets on the same race will not qualify. Multiple bets, each-way bets or bets placed with 'free bets' do not count towards this offer. Any bet placed in-running after the official “off-time” will not be eligible. Only available on races with 3 or more runners. Max refund as a free bet is £25. T&C's apply. BeGambleAware.org
Best odds guaranteed on all UK and Irish horse racing
18+. Residents of Great Britain only. Place a bet which includes one or more win or each-way selections on UK or Irish horse racing after 10.00am (UK time) on the day of the race (a "Qualifying Bet"). The maximum increase in returns received as an enhancement result under this promotion is capped at £50,000 per Member per day. Any Member who is self-excluded will not be eligible to participate. Full T&Cs apply.
Extra Place Races
18+. To be eligible for this Offer, you must you must not be subject to any responsible gambling restrictions on your Account if that restriction would make you unable to take part in this Offer. 3 Places. If there are fewer than 6 runners standard place terms will apply. 4 Places. If there are fewer than 12 runners standard place terms will apply. 5 Places. If there are fewer than 16 runners we will pay 4 Places (1/5 odds). 6 Places. If there are fewer than 18 runners we will pay 5 Places (1/5 odds). 7 Places. If there are fewer than 22 runners we will pay 6 Places (1/5 odds). Full T&Cs apply.
Run For Your Money – Cash refund if your horse refuses at the start
18+. Get a real cash refund if your horse loses all chance at the start of a race. Applies to UK & Irish racing only. T&Cs apply. begambleaware.org
Free Bet Club – Place £25 in accas to win £10 in free bets every week
*Eligible UK & ROI customers. Opt in required. Single Line Multiples including 3+ selections. Min. overall odds: 2/1. £25+ of real money bets must be settled between Saturday 00:00 GMT and the following Friday 23:59 GMT. T&Cs apply.
4 To Win – Pick 4 race winners to win a cash prize
18+. Play our free-to-play racing predictor game to win our daily jackpot. £/€1,000 prize Sunday to Friday and £/€10,000 on ITV meetings. UK & Ireland customers only. Selections must be submitted before the start of the first eligible race. Terms and conditions apply.
Extra places on selected races every day
18+. Residents of Great Britain only. Minimum runner rules apply. 3 Places. If there are fewer than 6 runners standard place terms will apply. 4 Places. If there are fewer than 12 runners standard place terms will apply. 5 Places. If there are fewer than 16 runners we will pay 4 Places (1/5 odds). 6 Places. If there are fewer than 18 runners we will pay 5 Places (1/5 odds). 7 Places. If there are fewer than 22 runners we will pay 6 Places (1/5 odds). Doesn't apply to ante-post bets. Full T&Cs apply.
Extra place races
The promotion is available for new and existing customers with registered Paddy Power accounts, aged 18 or over. BOG applies from 8am on the day of the race. Applies to singles and multiple bets. If there are less than 16 starters, we will pay 4 places. If there are less than 8 starters, we will pay 3 places. If there are less than 6 starters we will pay 2 places. T&Cs apply.
Extra Place Races
The promotion is available for new and existing customers with registered Betfair accounts, aged 18 or over. Applies to singles and multiple bets. If there are less than 16 starters, we will pay 4 places. If there are less than 8 starters, we will pay 4 places. If there are less than 4 starters, we will pay 3 places. Betfair reserves the right in its discretion to exclude and/or limit the availability of the offer to certain customers. Full T&Cs apply.
Extra Place Races
18+. Available on selected races. Applies to Each Way bets only. Applies to single and multiple bets. Minimum runner stipulations apply. Doesn’t apply to ante-post bets. Full T&Cs Apply.
Opt-in for Best Odds Guaranteed
18+. Paddy Power offer Best Odds Guaranteed on all UK & Irish Horse Racing from 8am on the day of the race. So, if you take a price on a horse and the Starting Price (SP) is bigger we will pay you out at the bigger odds! To avail of Best Odds Guaranteed you need to ‘opt-in’ on the Paddy Power promotions page. Full T&Cs apply.
Best odds guaranteed on all UK and Irish horse racing
18+. UK only. Best odds guaranteed is available on win and each-way bets placed on UK and Irish races from 10am on the day of each meeting. The maximum increase in returns received as an enhancement result under this promotion is capped at £50,000 per Member per day. Full T&Cs apply.
Best Odds Guaranteed
18+ Take the Early Price at any UK or Irish Horse Racing or Greyhound Meeting (applies to bets placed on the day of the race between 09:00 & the start of the race) & we'll pay out at the Starting Price if it's bigger. T&C's apply. begambleaware.org
Run For Your Money – Cash refund if your horse refuses at the start
18+ Get a real cash refund if your horse loses all chance at the start of a race. Applies to UK & Irish racing only. T&Cs apply. begambleaware.org
Best Odds Guaranteed
18+. UK & Irish and selected international horse racing only. Doesn’t apply to bets placed with Free Bets, ante-post bets, Tote bets or Lucky 15s, 31s and 63s bets. Available on bets placed after 08:00 on the day of the race. Best Odds Guaranteed does not apply to Super Extra Place Races. Full T&Cs Apply.
bet365 offer Best Odds Guaranteed on every horse race – every day
Take a price on your selection and if the SP is bigger bet365 will pay you at the bigger odds. Only bets placed from 08:00 UK Time on the day of the race will qualify for Best Odds Guaranteed. Available on Horse Racing. Applies to bets placed on Win and Each-Way Fixed Odds markets only. All racing in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong is excluded. Bet restrictions and T&Cs apply. New and eligible customers only. T&Cs apply. Only available to new and eligible customers. Registration required.
Best Odds Guaranteed on all UK & IRE Horse Races
18+ www.begambleaware.org Offer applies to customers located in UK, Ireland, and Belgium only. Best Odds Guaranteed offer is available daily from 8am on all UK and Ireland horse racing bets. The maximum daily return per customer from the Best Odds Guaranteed concession is £25,000. T&C’s Apply.
Best Odds Guaranteed on UK & Irish Horse Racing from 9.00am Every Day
18+. We offer Guaranteed Prices on all UK & Irish Horse Racing. So, if you take a price on a horse and the Starting Price (SP) returns bigger, we will pay you the BIGGER SP! Let’s say you take 4/1 and your horse wins at an SP of 5/1, we will pay you 5/1. Let’s say you take 4/1 and your horse wins at an SP of 3/1, we will STILL pay you 4/1. QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed applies to bets placed from 9.00 am the day of the race up to £/€250 per customer/per race. T&Cs apply. 18+. We offer Guaranteed Prices on all UK & Irish Horse Racing. So, if you take a price on a horse and the Starting Price (SP) returns bigger, we will pay you the BIGGER SP! Let’s say you take 4/1 and your horse wins at an SP of 5/1, we will pay you 5/1. Let’s say you take 4/1 and your horse wins at an SP of 3/1, we will STILL pay you 4/1. QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed applies to bets placed from 9.00 am the day of the race up to £/€250 per customer/per race. T&Cs apply.
Price Promise
Every week there’s a host of superb races broadcast live on ITV Racing and, as always, bet365's Price Promise will ensure that the bet365 price will not be beaten. bet365 will constantly update their prices for all UK and Irish races shown live on ITV Racing to ensure that we will not be beaten on price on every horse running. Offer applies to all bets placed from 10am on the day of race up to 15 minutes before the scheduled ‘off’ time for each ITV race and only includes races shown live on ITV Racing unless otherwise stated by bet365. US racing is excluded. Offer applies to bets placed on Win and Each Way Fixed Odds markets only. Only available to new and eligible customers. Registration required. T&Cs apply. For more information about all offers please visit the bet365 website.
Up to 75% boosts on successful accas
18+. This offer is only available to new and eligible customers. This offer applies to winnings on football accumulators of 3 or more selections on the following markets – ‘Match Odds’, ’Total Goals Over/Under’, ’Correct Score’, ’Double Chance’,’ Half Time / Full Time’, ’Half Time Result’, ’Half Time Goals – Over/Under’ and 'Both Teams to Score'. The maximum bonus per bet that you can receive is £25,000 or currency equivalent. The maximum cumulative bonus amount that you can receive in a single day across all bets placed, is limited at £50,000 or currency equivalent. T&Cs apply. BeGambleAware.org
Bet £10 & Get £30 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365.
Min deposit requirement. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of bets to value of qualifying deposit. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. Time limits and T&Cs apply. Registration required.
Money back as cash if 2nd or 3rd in selected races
18+. Opt-in req. Eligible customers only. Max stake £10. Min stake £1. Bets opted-in will not qualify for Best Odds Guaranteed (BOG). Minimum of 5 horses must run. Further terms apply see site for full T&Cs.
Bet £10 Get £20 in free bets + £10 Casino Bonus + Money back as a free bet if 2nd to SP favourite – Selected Meetings
New UK customers (Excluding NI) only. Mobile Exclusive. £30 in FREE Bets (FB) as £20 in sports bets & a £10 casino bonus (CB). Min Deposit £10. Min stake £10. Min odds Evs. FB applied on 1st settlement of any qualifying bet. FB 7-day expiry. 1 FB offer per customer, household & IP address only. Account & Payment restrictions. 14 days to accept £10 CB, then active for 3 days. CB 5x wagering & max redeemable £100. Game restrictions apply. Cashed out/Free Bets won’t apply. 30 days to qualify. 18+. T&Cs apply. **18+. IRE/NI & UK online customers. Max Free Bet £/€20. Win or win part of e/w outright singles. 5+ runners. 1st bet on each race. Free/void/antepost bets don't qualify. In event of a dead heat, offer won’t apply. Applies to First Past the Post result. Unnamed 2nd Favs don’t qualify. Acc & Payment restrictions apply.

Horse racing promotions come in all manner of shapes and sizes. Some are handy to have on side while you’re betting, while others are almost essential to look out for if you bet on the nags regularly. Here we’ll break down the horse racing betting offers that you’re most likely to come across.

Best Odds Guaranteed

Best Odds Guaranteed, commonly shortened to BOG, is undoubtedly the most popular racing offer out there. As the name implies, betting on a site that offers BOG gives you a guarantee that you’ll receive the best odds on your horse, even if it drifts in price after you’ve placed your bet. The offer is best explained by giving an example. Say you backed a horse you fancied on the morning of a race at odds of 6/1. If the horse’s odds shortened to 3/1, you’d still be paid out at the 6/1 you took earlier in the day. But if the price moved in the other direction to 10/1, having BOG on your side would mean your winnings would be paid out at the more generous odds of 10/1. With a stake of £10, that works out as an extra £40 in your pocket, so the benefits of looking for bookmakers with the Best Odds Guaranteed promotion are clear to see.

Best odds guaranteed scenariosOdds when bet placedStarting price (SP)Odds of payoutBOG benefit (£10 stake)
Odds shorten after placing bet6/13/16/1No difference
No change in odds6/16/16/1No difference
Odds increase after placing bet6/110/110/1£40


There was a time when nearly all bookmakers offered existing customers some form of Best Odds Guaranteed, but that is no longer the case. The table below highlights some of the betting sites still running this valuable promotion.

BookmakerAvailabilityTime of qualifying betsMultiples allowedMax refund
bet365All UK & Irish racing8amNo limit
Betfairn/an/a
BetfredSelected races only8amLucky 15s etc not eligibleNo limit
CoralAll UK & Irish racing8am£50k per day
LadbrokesAll UK & Irish racing8am£2.5k per day
Paddy PowerAll UK & Irish racing,
opt in required
8am£1k per day
William Hilln/an/a

Extra Place Races

All the betting sites we recommend pay out on extra places above and beyond what the industry standard dictates. This means that, while they are obligated to pay out on a certain number of places in races with large fields, you can often expect to see the each-way terms stretching to four places instead of three, five instead of four, and, in very special cases like the Grand National and Cheltenham, there will even be occasions when you’ll be paid out on the first six horses to finish.

Money Back Specials

Betting sites offer a variety of money back specials to their customers. To benefit from them, you simply need to bet on the qualifying races, safe in the knowledge that your stake will be refunded, typically in the form of free bets, if your horse in beaten in the manner specified in the promotion. Examples of the qualifying criteria have been known to include finishing in second place by less than a head or a length, or coming home as runner-up behind the pre-race favourite.

Free-to-play Race Prediction Promos

Another way that betting sites keep their existing horse racing customers engaged is by running regular free-to-play competitions. Current promotions of this kind include Coral’s Racing Super Series, bet365’s 6 Horses Challenge and Betway’s 4 to Win. In each case, you’ll be asked to predict the winner of a number of races, with the lure of a big prize pot if you manage to run through the card successfully. It may seem a long shot, but it’s hard to fault any free-to-enter promotion that gives you the chance to win big.

Live Streaming

It’s easy to take live streaming for granted, but the ability to watch all the day’s horse racing for free is a generous perk when the alternative is subscribing to a relatively expensive racing channel. Most of the betting sites we recommend provide their racing customers with this opportunity, meaning you never have to miss out on seeing how your bets get on.

Horse Racing Festivals with Special Offers

While some horse racing offers run throughout the year, some bookies will extend themselves for the biggest racing festivals. In these instances, you can expect to see enhanced welcome offers for new customers, regular price boosts, and plenty more promotions across the most eye-catching races, as the different sites vie for your loyalty. The festivals where horse racing special offers are most likely to be found are detailed here.

Horse Racing FestivalsTrackDate of FestivalBiggest Races of Festival
Cheltenham FestivalCheltenhamMarchCheltenham Gold Cup & Champion Chase
Grand National FestivalAintreeAprilGrand National
Punchestown FestivalPunchestownAprilPunchestown Gold Cup
Derby FestivalEpsomJuneThe Derby & The Oaks
Royal AscotAscotJuneAscot Gold Cup & Diamond Jubilee Stakes
Glorious GoodwoodGoodwoodAugustGoodwood Cup & Sussex Stakes
Ebor FestivalYorkAugustEbor & Juddmonte
St Leger FestivalDoncasterSeptemberSt Leger Stakes & Doncaster Cup

Where can I find the best horse racing odds?

The UK Bookmaker Awards are an annual event, organised by Better Collective, the leading digital sports media group. As part of the awards process, horse racing odds were analysed across a wide range of races to provide a comprehensive analysis of which sites are more competitive. The most recent awards ranked bet365 top when it came to horse racing odds, so they’re certainly worthy of consideration if you’re looking for a site which provides attractive prices on a daily basis and on the big racing festivals. The top 10 ranked sites for horse racing odds are listed below, with all of those on the list deserving a mention.

Top 10 bookmakers for horse racing betting odds – 2023 UK Bookmaker Awards Rankings

What can I use my horse racing free bets on this week?

It’s completely up to you how and where to use your horse racing bets. Some try to run through the card with an ambitious accumulator, while others prefer a value each-way punt in a race with many runners. The table below summarises some of the most appealing races to bet on in the days ahead, to help you figure out the best place to use your racing bet in the days and weeks ahead.

Race NameTime of RaceTrackAnte-Post Favourite
Irish Arkle3rd Feb at 2.25pmLeopardstownMarine Nationale
Irish Gold Cup3rd Feb at 3.35pmLeopardstownGalopin Des Champs
Dublin Chase4th Feb at 2.10pmLeopardstownEl Fabiolo
Irish Champion Hurdle4th Feb at 2.45pmLeopardstownState Man
Scottish Champion Chase4th Feb at 3.35pmMusselburghOutlaw Pete
Betfair Hurdle10th Feb at 3.35pmNewburyIberico Lord

Best horse racing betting sites & offers FAQs

There are many factors that combine to make the best betting site for horse racing. Some are interested purely in the best odds, while others want a range of attractive offers like Best Odds Guaranteed. This page highlights the most appealing sites to bet with, featuring the likes of bet365, Ladbrokes and Paddy Power.

The best way to get horse racing free bets is to open a range of betting accounts. Most will give you free bets as an incentive to sign up, and many will also run promotions and offers to their existing customers.

We’ve collated all the best horse racing free bets offers right here, so check out our site for the promotions you like the sounds of most. There is no perfect bookmaker, so mixing and matching is often the best solution if you want to take advantage of all the best racing offers.

Betting sites often enhance their normal welcome offers at the biggest racing festivals, so it’s a great time to look for a new welcome offer. The exact offers can vary but sometimes include heavily boosted odds for favourites to win the big races.

The most popular horse racing betting offer is Best Odds Guaranteed, but there are a number of very appealing racing promotions that betting sites run on a daily basis. Look out for extra place races, money back specials, odds boosts, and much more.

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