Introduction to Betting  on Online Horse Racing

Online Horse Racing Guide

Online horse race betting is one of the most exciting online gambling forms that a player can be involved with.  Unfortunately, many horse race enthusiasts do not live close enough to the pony tracks to play as much as they want.  This has always been a problem, until now. 

Online horse race betting has all of the excitement of the track without any of the travel restrictions.  However, there are a few simple rules that a player needs to know to get started to truly enjoy this new gambling forum.

Getting Started Online Horse Race Betting

Unlike traditional horse racing an online horse race betting gambler need not wait until the next running of the Kentucky Derby or the Preakness Stakes to wager on their favorite ponies.  has the additional benefit of running virtual horse races in where a horse race enthusiast has the opportunity to bet on a virtual horse.  Online horse race betting sites go to great lengths to ensure that the virtual horses match up to their real world counterparts in level of performance.  For example, in a real horse race a person will have to analyze the horse that they are contemplating betting on for things such as past performance, illness of the horse, jockey tenure, etc'  In the online horse race betting arena these same factors apply and the more discerning online horse race betting aficionado will win.
      
Typical horse race betting strategies apply to online horse race betting as well as they do to real horse races.  An online horse race betting player has the opportunity to place bets on the horses to win, place, or show.  Other bets including Exactas, Trifectas, Quinellas, and Superfectas all apply.
 
For those that aren't familiar with these basic betting terms it is very important for any horse race gambler to fully understand these terms before starting.  If an online horse race betting gambler puts money on their pony to "win" that is precisely what they are betting on.  They are betting that their horse will win the entire race.  This bet usually pays quite well because it is one of the hardest bets to win.  An online horse race betting gambler should study the horses fairly closely before making this bet.
 
If an online horse race betting gambler makes a wager on their horse to "place," they are betting on whether or not their horse will come in either first or second place.  This is still a good bet, but doesn't pay quite as well as the "win" bet because the level of risk is somewhat mitigated.  Another basic betting option that an online horse race betting gambler has is to bet for their horse to "show."  If a player bets that their horse will show, that player is betting that their horse will place either first, second, or third place.  Again, this is even less risky than the first two bets and does not pay as well as the first two; however, this can be a relatively safe bet to make as long as the player is paying fairly close attention to what's happening with the horses.
 
If an online horse race betting gambler doesn't wish to gamble on virtual ponies, and the man made programs that generate them, there are plenty of tracks and racing excitement to choose from.  While a racing enthusiast would have to wait until the their local track heated up, an online horse race betting gambler has the added opportunity to gamble on races held at tracks literally all over the world!  If a gambler has a certain penchant for Arabian horses, for example, they can bet exclusively on these horses without ever leaving the comfort of their London home. 
 
Whether betting at a local track, or delving headlong into the exciting world of online horse race betting, a player needs to rest assured that their homework is what will get them through, and make the races all the more exciting.  A gambler online should understand first and foremost that the races demand their respect and they absolutely must pay attention to the sport.  It is no easier in the online environment and only a fool would disrespect the Sport of Kings by not giving it all the attention that it deserves.