Irish Champions Festival: Best horse racing betting sites, free bets, odds and offers
THE Irish Champions Festival takes place at Leopardstown and Curragh this weekend.
The two-day extravaganza is a feast of quality racing, starting with two Group 1s at Leopardstown on Saturday, and ending with in four Group 1s at the Curragh on Sunday with hundreds of thousands of Euros in prize money up for grabs!
As with any top racing festival, it's important to shop around for the best available free bets and offers to get more bang for your buck!
The best horse racing betting sites for Irish punters
- Tonybet
- Spreadex
- BetVictor
- Luckster
- bet365
- BoyleSports
- 10bet
- Bethard
- Novibet
- Leovegas
- 888sport
- kwiff
- Netbet
Irish Champions Festival Preview
Day 1 of Irish Champions Festival gets underway at Leopardstown on Saturday.
And we're in for a treat with a fascinating rematch between Derby winner Auguste Rodin and King Of Steel in the Irish Champion Stakes.
Only half a length separated the pair at Epsom, and both are primed for the €712,500 Group 1 1m2f feature race (3.20pm).
The Group 1 Matron Stakes follows at 3.55pm with Coronation Stakes champion Tahiyra, the 4/5 favourite in the ante-post market, tipped to secure fifth win in sixth starts.
There's no less than four Group 1s at the Curragh on the second and final day of the festival with superstar sprinter Highfield Princess looking to win the €400,000 Flying Five Stakes.
Moyglare Stud Stakes and National Stakes precede the stamina-sapping Irish St Leger, which is worth a tidy €342,000.
How to place a bet on horse racing
If you're new to horse racing and want to place a bet, it's important to know how the process works. Here are the steps to take to place a horse racing bet.
- Choose a horse racing betting site
Many different online betting sites offer horse racing. Do some exploration and pick one from our reviews that you feel satisfied with; a great place to start is the licensed sites mentioned at the top of the article. - Register and for an account
Registering for an account is a quick and easy process. You will have to input some required info such as your name and phone number and create a username and password. Then make a deposit and you are ready to bet. - Choose a race
Once you've registered and logged in, take a look at the upcoming races and pick one that you want to bet on. - Choose your bet type
When you find a race click on it and you will see all the available bet types for the race.
This is the amount of money that you're willing to bet on the race. Make sure it's an amount that you're comfortable with losing if your horse doesn't win.- Place your bet
Once you've chosen your bet type and entered your stake, all you need to do is click "Place Bet" and confirm your selection. Your bet will then be placed and you'll just have to wait for the race to start.
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