Online Horse Race Betting

If you can't make it to the race track, there are a variety of web sites where you can wager online. Horse betting sites are plentiful and off-track betting is a great option for horse race wagering at race tracks around the United States, and even overseas.   Horse betting is a big business and horse racing fans can bet online, view live horse racing, view horse race results and maintain an online betting account.

Many horse racing bet sites offer credits for opening a site or bonuses (typically cash paid to your wagering account) for referring new horse betting customers.  In addition, most pay track odds so you won't be penalized for not being there to places your bets in person.

In addition, some sites offer live racing and replays, as well as phone wagering and race results.

Before you select a horse racing site to use for online wagering, check to see what the fees (if any) are to open or maintain an account, how much you need to maintain in your betting account, how you can make deposits to your account (credit card, Pay Pal, transfer, check, etc.) and what bonuses are available for members. Then select the service that will work best for you.

Top Horse Racing Betting Sites:

YouBet.com

YouBet was one of the early leaders in Online Wagering. A publicy traded U.S. company (NASD:UBET), YouBet provides a richly interactive wagering platform that includes 2 channels of live video, a wager queue for placing bets early, live odds, and immediate payouts on major exotic races.

YouBet enforces many state regulations on access to Online Wagering, so if you live in one of the many states that forbids online wagering, YouBet will not be available to you.

In addition to thoroughbred and harness horse racing bet options, YouBet.com provides phone betting, no per wage fees, live audio and video racing and a 60 day free trial.

Brisbet

Brisbet is one of a number of faces of TAB America, on Online Wagering platform out of Ohio. Brisbet offers a more low-key product than that of YouBet. A wide variety of tracks are on offer, including all of the tracks in the Churchill Downs network.

Brisbet offers live odds, probable payouts, and live video. Through an affiliation with the race data provider Brisnet, Brisbet offers programs and detailed racing information.

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