Horse Racing Betting Sites: Top 10 UK Racing Bookmakers 2025

Horse racing betting sites and apps were the natural next step when gambling entered a digital era, but with so many bookmakers out there, it can be hard to know which online racing bookmakers offer the best service.

A lot of betting sites ensure they give the sport of kings the treatment it deserves and bettors aren’t short of choice when it comes to UK horse racing betting sites.

But not all horse racing bookmakers are the same and to sort the stallions from the old nags, the Independent’s betting experts have looked at over 100 online bookmakers, whittling them down to a top 10 of the best horse betting sites UK punters can find.

Horse Racing Betting Sites – Top 10

Below, we’ve highlighted our picks for the best horse racing betting sites in the UK, including which ones carry popular features like Best Odds guaranteed, extra place races and money back schemes, such as second to the SP favourite.

We’ve then chosen the specific aspect of betting they excel at to create a ‘best-in-class’ list for your needs, whether that be free bets, price boosts or live streaming.

1.

Best Horse Racing Betting Site For Free Bets

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Launch year: 1928

Tote are one of the most famous and best horse racing betting sites in the UK, and have recently diversified from the pools betting that made them so beloved by certain punters.

For example, they now offer sports betting on their site with the Tote welcome offer including both sports and horse racing free bets.

But horse racing remains their first love and racing bettors can get up to £10 in free bets each and every week as a member of Tote’s Stayers Club.

It’s free to join and all you need to do is place six qualifying bets, which can include exacta, trifecta, swinger, jackpot, placepot, quadpot and scoop6 bets.

In return, bettors will receive a free bet of £2, £5 or £10 based on the highest six completed qualifying bets.

On top of that, Tote will regularly run money-back specials on the big meetings, such as Cheltenham and Royal Ascot. If your horse finishes second in any race at one of the UK’s premier meetings, Tote will refund losing wagers in free bets, up to a maximum of £10.

If that wasn’t enough for any horse racing betting site, Tote also do cash back on losing exactas and trifectas for certain cards, with refunds credited as free bets.

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2.

Best Horse Racing Betting Site For Price Boosts

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Launch year: 1999

Unibet is one of the best horse racing betting sites when it comes to offers and promotions, with a wide selection to choose from.

Punters can enjoy top industry prices, free bet races, extra place races, accumulator boosts, same race multis and even a special Unibet racing welcome offer.

But perhaps most useful is Unibet’s neatly-named ‘Uniboost’ promo, which allows bettors to get bigger odds on any horse they choose up to three times per day.

The maximum stake is £20, but no other horse racing betting site gives away as many price boosts as Unibet, which can come in really handy for pushing up those Cheltenham odds or Royal Ascot betting odds when the meeting comes around.

The site and app are both easy to use, while the Unibet sign up offer gives customers £20 in free bets and a £20 casino bonus after they’ve wagered a minimum of £10 at the sportsbook.

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3.

Best Horse Racing Betting Site For Accumulators

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Launch year: 1982

If you’re a racing accumulator lover, head over to BoyleSports. Not only do they run an Acca Loyalty scheme, awarding customers a £5 free acca bet after they’ve placed five £5 accumulators, but there’s also Acca Rewards available on each multiple.

Acca Rewards allows bettors to either boost or insure their accumulator. Those offers have been around a while, but now Boyles have really climbed into the top tier of horse racing betting sites with their daily racing rewards offer.

Wager £25 or more on horse racing multiples, including system wagers, such as a trixie bet or a yankee bet, on any given day and in return, bettors will receive a £5 free acca bet to use the following day. This offer is available Monday to Saturday each week and the free bet can be used on accumulators.

The icing on the cake is the BoyleSports sign up offer, which includes a £10 casino bonus and £30 free bet that can be using on racing singles and accumulators.

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4.

Best Horse Racing Betting Sites UK Welcome Bonus

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Launch year: 1967

Racing punters won’t find a bigger welcome bonus that can be spent entirely on fixed odds racing bets than the Betfred sign up offer.

Sign up and bet a minimum of £10 on racing and in return Betfred will give new customers £50 in free bets.

The free bets are split into 3 x £10 sports bets and 2 x £10 acca bets, all of which can be wagered on racing.

Once bettors have an account with Betfred, they can enjoy plenty of other offers, such as winnings boosts, money back if 2nd or 3rd in selected races, extra places races, best odds guaranteed and racing rewards.

Betfred have a strong connection with racing and are the official bookmaker of Royal Ascot, as well as being the only horse racing betting site to sponsor all five British Classics.

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5.

Top Horse Racing Betting Sites UK For Live Streaming

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Launch year: 2000

Unlike many live betting sites, bet365 streams every racing meet in the UK and Ireland, as well as having selected international meetings available to view.

Most races are free to watch, provided bet365 accounts are funded or a punter has placed a bet with bet365 in the last 24 hours.

They can be viewed as part of the event page or in a separate pop up window.

Bet365’s entire horse racing offer is impressive, with competitive odds, a clean site and app, plus the Bet365 sign up offer can be wagered entirely on horse racing, as long as you meet the requirements of the bet £10, get £30 promotion.

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6.

Best Horse Racing Bookies For Money-Back Offers

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Launch year: 2002

New betting sites offering racing odds pop up all the time, but when BetGoodwin launched online in 2022, it was a different story.

Goodwin Racing has been providing telephone betting services for nearly 30 years and they now stand out from the crowd online thanks to their range of money-back offers.

They offer a free bet refund (up to £100) for a wide range of scenarios, including being beaten by a 50/1 shot or bigger, or falling at the last when leading.

Along with those promos, the BetGoodwin welcome offer gives users 50 per cent back on first day losses, while they offer extra place races daily, improving their each-way terms on a handful of races every day.

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7.

Best Horse Racing Betting Sites UK For BOG

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Launch year: 1934

Some, although not all, horse racing betting sites offer best odds guaranteed (BOG).

Those that do offer BOG vary the time at which the offer activates each day. A lot of horse racing bookmakers don’t offer best odds guaranteed until 9 or 10am.

But William Hill get the jump on the competition by opening up BOG from 8am each day.

Not only that, they run regular free bet and price boost promotions for racing, while the William Hill welcome offer of bet £10, get £30 can be used entirely on racing.

William Hill have also recently upped the number of free bet offers they run for racing, offering all customers a free bet for Royal Ascot 2025.

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8.

Best Racing Horse Racing Betting Site UK For Profit Boosts

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Launch year: 2023

BetMGM’s Golden Silks Daily Racing Boost is one of the best profit boost promos on the market.

By opting in on a Monday and staking up to £20 on any horse racing market, customers will unlock seven 10 per cent profit boosts – one for each day of the week.

This is part of an impressive all-round racing package from BetMGM, one of the best new horse racing betting sites.

The each-way promotion for selected races runs daily and boosts the number of places covered for each-way bets, while BetMGM regularly produce a range of horse racing specials for selected cards.

The BetMGM sign up offer rewards new customers with £40 in free bets, although sadly, not all of it can be wagered on racing.

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9.

Top Horse Racing Bookmakers For Extra Places

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Launch year: 2020

While most horse racing betting sites will offer extra places on occasions, LiveScore Bet does so on huge number of selected races every single day, covering many more races with this offer than rival racing bookmakers.

It’s the extra places that really make LiveScore Bet stand out, but they also have a handy offer where you’ll get your money back, up to £10, as a free bet if your horse finishes second or third in a selected race.

On top of extra places, Livescore Bet are also renowned for having an array of daily specials for racing punters, such as number of winning favourites today at a certain track.

The LiveScore Bet welcome offer gives new customers £30 in free bets, although only £20 is eligible for horse racing betting.

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10.

Best Racing Betting Site for Cashback

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Launch: 2024

Cashback is no longer reversed for online shoppers savvy enough to use Quidco or other such services, but is now available on a handful of horse racing betting sites, including JeffBet.

This cashback is slightly different to the kind you get when shopping and bettors instead receive a portion of all deposit losses as bonus funds, up to a maximum of £500.

Each week, between midnight on Thursday and 23:59 on Sunday, JeffBet run their weekend cashback scheme, with the amount credited back to punters calculated based on losing single bets.

It’s just one of several offers that may appeal to racing bettors with JeffBet also running a first past the post guarantee and the Pony +1 promotion, which offers an extra place in selected races,

New customers can use the £30 free bet that comes as part of the JeffBet sign up offer to wager on racing. There are a few things we didn’t like about JeffBet, including the site layout and lack of a betting app.

But for bettors who prefer to save their visit to horse racing betting sites until the weekend, there’s the opportunity to claw back some of the losses they may suffer.

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New Horse Racing Betting Sites UK – Top 3

Betano

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Launch: 2024

Betano went live in the UK in 2024 and have made a strong first impression through their free bet offers on racing.

There are usually multiple Betano sign up offers just for racing punters, with the latest promo being £30 in free bets plus 50 free spins after your first £10 deposit.

To find their latest racing-specific sign-up offers, just navigate to the ‘offers’ tab via the Betano link above.

Betano also offer daily racing odds boosts, racing lucky dips, live streaming and more for existing customers to enjoy.

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HighBet

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Launch: 2021

HighBet recently underwent a revamp with a raft of permanent offers added by the bookmaker, including some exclusive racing promotions to rival the best horse racing betting sites.

Bettors can now secure 3 x £3 free bets each week when wagering on racing. Just opt in to the promotion and wager a minimum of £15 on any horse racing event at odds of evens or greater to claim the free bets.

HighBet have also taken the decision to go non-runner no bet on all UK and Irish racing. NRNB is usually only available from racing betting sites during the major meetings, but HighBet have expanded their NRNB offer, meaning if your selection doesn’t run in any UK or Irish race, you’ll bet your stake refunded.

The final offer is HighBet’s first past the post pledge, which means they’ll pay out on the original result of a race, even if that result is later changed. So if you back a winner, either as a single or part of a multiple, and the horse is later disqualified, you’ll still get paid out.

Racing punters can also use the £30 in free bets awarded when joining HighBet to wager on horse racing, while they alo offer weekend cashback and acca boosts.

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talkSPORT BET

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Launch: 2022

The oldest of our recommended new horse racing betting sites, talkSPORT BET has been around since 2022, but are still pretty fresh when compared to some established racing bookmakers.

Having a brand presence helps get talkSPORT BET off to a good start, but they haven’t rested on their laurels, adding to their racing betting options with info packs on each runner, live streaming, trending bets and more.

They also offer Best Odds Guaranteed and have a permanent money-back offer for racing. TalkSPORT BET will refund all losing bets in cash, up to a maximum of £100, if your horse loses all chance of victory in the stalls.

talkSPORT BET have also recently introduced a choice of welcome offers. Punters can either go with the bet £10, get £30 scheme, which includes £20 of free bets that can be used to wager on racing, or their new racing offer, which gives punters up to £35 in free horse racing bets if their first wager with the bookmaker doesn’t win.

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How We Rank Horse Racing Betting Sites UK

We take the rating and recommendation of horse racing bookmakers very seriously and have stringent criteria for companies to even be considered for our list.

Regulation

Before we recommend any horse betting sites they have to be regulated by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for us to even consider rating them, so you can be confident that every site above is safe to engage with.

Reputation

Our recommended horse racing bookmakers are a mixture of household names and new horse racing betting sites. The reputation of the company is very important to us, but we also consider newer companies generating buzz in the industry.

Odds & offers

Betting sign up offers are important, but these offers are just one part of the package we are searching for when examining horse racing bookmakers with competitive odds, and in particular, best odds guaranteed, also high on the wanted list.

Payment methods

Horse racing betting sites should be able to offer punters a range of payment methods, from the traditional debit card, bank transfers to PayPal betting sites.

Customer experience

How good an experience the site provides for its customers was also taken into account when choosing the best horse racing betting sites – across desktop, mobile and betting app.

Choosing the Best Horse Racing Betting Site

I’ve talked about what I’m looking at when reviewing horse racing betting sites, but what factors might a bettor want to consider when deciding which racing bookmaker is right for them?

Here are some tips to help you find your top horse racing betting site:

Short or Long-Term Strategy

Are you a bettor searching for a site with the best offers or one seeking long-term value? You may get more free bet offers from someone like LiveScore Bet, but they won’t be all that frequent.

Long term bettors may prefer to go with Unibet or similar instead given they offer daily profit boost tokens that may produce better results long-term.

On The Go or Stay at Home Bettor

Bettors who haven’t got time to sit at home using their laptop or desktop computer will want horse racing betting sites that offer the best apps. See our guide to horse racing betting apps for more information.

Punters who perhaps prefer checking multiple sites before placing a bet have more choice with the majority of betting sites offering stress-free navigation and bet placement. The same can’t be said of all racing betting apps.

Watch And Bet

Some bettors will be happy to place their bets and check the results later, but others will be keen to see their selection run live.

Most horse racing betting sites now offer live streaming, but some bookmakers do it better than others with bet365 having the best live streaming service.

Weekend Warrior or Every Day Bettor

Are you a punter who only bets at weekends, or someone who might gamble a bit more regularly? Casual punters may prefer a site with easy sign-up and big weekend offers.

Regular bettors should look for sites with accumulator clubs, weekly free bets, or loyalty rewards — like BoyleSports Acca Loyalty scheme or Tote’s Stayers Club.

Most bettors will be satisfied with betting on UK and Irish racing, but some will want action from further afield.

The majority of horse racing betting site carry international racing odds, but some don’t so be sure to check. Elite racing betting sites will even have live streams of the action from abroad.

This Weekend in Horse Racing: Fixtures for Racing Betting Sites

Fans of the flat and jumps have something to look forward to this weekend, with Newmarket staging the Future Champions Festival, while Chepstow puts on the inaugural Welsh Racing Festival.

The two-day Future Champions Festival gets underway on Friday with the Group 1 bet365 Fillies’ Miles the feature race at Newmarket. Aidan O’Brien will be bidding for a record seventh win in the Fillies’ Mile via Precise and is mob-handed at HQ, which plays host to four group races in total on Friday.

The Dewhurst Stakes is the highlight of Saturday’s card at Newmarket, with Zavateri and Gstaad likely to lead the market on horse racing betting sites. There are three Group 3 races on the card too.

ITV are at Newmarket and York on Saturday afternoon as the Knavesmires stages its last action of the season.

As the flat season starts to wind down, the fledgling jumps campaign goes up a notch with the inaugural Welsh Racing Festival at Chepstow.

The three-day meeting starts on Friday, which is headlined by the Grade 2 Persian War Novices’ Hurdle, while Saturday’s card features the Silver Trophy. The meeting wraps up on Sunday afternoon with Welsh Champion Hurdle.

They also go jumping at Hexham and Fairyhouse in Ireland on Saturday, while Naas stages a seven race card headlined by the Listen Steels Stakes.

Looking a little further afield, the early birds can enjoy the Caulfield Guineas from Australia at 6.30am BST, while those planning on being up late can catch the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes at 10.16pm from Keeneland.

Gamble Responsibly

Before placing any wager on a horse racing betting site, it’s important to know what you are doing. There are plenty of guides about how to bet on horses available online, and it’s advisable to do plenty of reading to make sure you are clued up and avoid any mistakes.

Using horse racing betting sites can also become addictive, so it’s vital bettors take precautions to keep themselves safe on gambling sites.

Every licensed UK betting site should offer safer gambling tools, such as deposit limits, time outs, self-assessment questionnaires and self-exclusion options.

These are free tools to help punters stay in control and they are available on various gambling apps, including online bookmakers, casino sites, slot sites and poker sites.

These operators may offer punters free bets or casino bonuses from time to time, but it’s important to treat these rewards with caution.

Read the terms and conditions before accepting any bonus as some will require you to place a cash bet before handing out the reward.

Always remember that horse racing betting is meant to be fun. It should never be viewed as a guaranteed way to make money.

If you ever feel like you need help or advice on gambling addiction, don’t hesitate to contact one of the charities or organisations below.

Best Horse Racing Betting Sites – FAQs

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