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Horse racing ranks among the most popular sports in terms of betting on betFIRST. In Europe, horse racing has proven to be one of the most watched sports on the continent and we are proud to be able to offer the best online horse betting on the market. From midweek meetings to big races, betFIRST has you covered when it comes to finding the best horse racing odds!

The origins of horse racing

The history of horse racing dates back to a very distant time. The earliest known records of both chariot and horse racing date back thousands of years and indicate that horse racing took place in ancient Greece, ancient Egypt, Rome, Babylon, and Syria.

In Rome, carnival was an extremely popular event from 1450 until 1882, when it ceased. It ended every year with a horse race. Fifteen to twenty horses, without riders, were then released in one of the famous Roman arteries. The race usually lasted between two and three minutes and, although short, it quickly became the symbol of this popular festival.

From the point of view of Western Europe, it was in the 12th century that things really changed. At that time, English knights indeed returned from the battlefields accompanied by Arabian horses, both fast and powerful. Over the centuries, a considerable number of stallions have been imported into the UK for breeding purposes and to produce horses with two essential qualities for horse racing: speed and endurance.

In France, it was in the 1600s that we saw a real boom in horse racing which was, moreover, at the time, called “in the manner of England”. Most of the time, it was a question of meetings between two competitors, generally from the bourgeoisie, with a prize of several hundred crowns at stake. What to envy!

Horse racing today

In the United Kingdom, where horse racing is therefore a real institution, there are 5 major events in terms of flat racing such as the Derby, St Leger, the Epsom Oaks, the 1,000 Guineas and the 2,000 Guineas . The St Leger is the oldest: it dates back to 1776, while the Derby was first run in 1780.

Other major horse races in Britain include the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Ascot Gold Cup, Eclipse Stakes, King George VI Stakes, Champions Hurdle and Champion Chase, but the best known of all is the Grand National. Organized in Aintree, Liverpool, each year in April, this event is probably the most famous of horse races and brings together a good number of horse betting enthusiasts.

On the European continent, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is the reference in terms of horse racing. Disputed at Longchamp, in Paris, on the first Sunday of October, you can see the best middle-distance flat horses in the world compete over almost 2.5 km. But France also hosts many other famous horse races around the world, they take place in particular at the hippodrome of Vincennes, Cagnes sur Mer or Enghien.

All this racing offer is available on betFIRST and the horse racing bets on offer will delight both novice and seasoned players.

Horse racing betting

betFIRST offers a whole selection of horse races, as well as many options when it comes to horse betting. The easiest way to do this is to select a winner and choose the bet to place on it.

But the beauty of horse racing betting also lies in the multitude of offers available when making your selections. betFIRST allows, for example, its players to place win/place horse racing bets. Thus, depending on the number of runners, if the selected horse arrives in fourth or fifth position, it remains possible to walk away with a gain.

Double and treble horse betting are other ways to win through horse racing. A couple means that we bet on the victory of two horses and a trifecta on the victory of three horses. A small bet can then pay off very big, but if one of the selected horses loses, then the horse racing bet will be considered a loser.

Trifectas and couplets are also very popular in the world of horse racing betting at betFIRST. Tricasts consist of trying to select the horses placing first, second and third in the exact order. Couples are a little simpler in the sense that you just have to choose the first two horses in the correct order.

So, convinced? Horse betting has never been easier to access than at betFIRST!