Horse betting, sport betting on horse races and sporting events with horses. The term horse betting refers to all types of bets that are on sporting events with horses, in particular, of course, horse racing, complete. Horse betting, no matter which type of race or exhibition fall under the heading of sports betting. Horse betting on the one hand to pure racing events - to be completed harness racing, gallop, hurdle race, steeplechase, steeplechase, etc. or for performance shows, such as dressage.

horse racing are among the oldest sports in human history and horse racing are also one of the oldest types of bets at all. Horse racing in particular serve to maintain the racing stables and racecourses. The largest part of the event costs and prices in the horse racing are funded by the revenue from horse racing betting. Especially in the UK horse betting is an extremely popular pastime. Today more and more horse betting online are processed via the Internet wander the wagers made ??in Germany increasingly favorable fiscal and abroad from what the organizers who need to cover everything from the sales of the horse betting their money causes problems.

However, make horse betting as before from a weighty part of the bookmaker turnover. Besides gait (canter, trot, tolt, passport) to categorize in horse racing the race by age (eg Derby, which is open to three year old horses) and in some cases even after the sex of the horse (eg mare race), the color (gray race) or the breed. The most common types of betting on horse racing betting in derbies are win, place, twin-bet, three-bet or Win, Place, Show (these are the terms for horse betting in the United States and the Austrian Magna Racino).

Horse betting can on horse racing but also to be completed, among other things for other events such as space Twin, Finish-bet, four bets, place bets Pick 3, Pick 4. Also in Dressage, Show Jumping, Military and other equestrian sports horse racing are possible. These horse racing bets are possible both on individual horses and riders as well as on a team (eg in the course of the Olympics). Horse betting you can place in virtually all bookmakers, particularly large number of horse racing are also offered at the betting exchanges.