Greyhound Racing
Welcome to the greyhound racing section of instant sports betting website. Greyhound racing may not be quite as popular as horse racing, but it has built a large following of fans and bettors around the globe. The surge of betting in countries like the United States, United Kingdom, UK and Australia has been helped by the success of this sport.
The growth of online bookmakers has also brought greyhound racing into the spotlight for bettors and fans alike.
Wagering on greyhound racing is far more prevalent in the countries already mentioned, but bettors from anywhere in the world can find a way to wager on races every day. Many of the premiere online bookmakers, like BetOnline and TopBet, have instituted greyhound racing as a major wagering component of their sites.
The best aspect of these bookmakers is their specialization in each form of racing, from horse racing, harness racing, and greyhound racing. Online bookmakers will offer complete categories of their site devoted to wagering in various countries. Whether you are the US, UK, Canada, England or Europe, you will be able to discover exactly the type of wager or race you are interested with a mere click of a mouse.
There are many different types of greyhound racing bets available. Which bookmaker you choose will go a long way towards determining just how many choices you. Most bookies or bookmakers will have general racing odds available, whereas an online bookmaker who specializes in racing will offer a myriad of choices to bettors.
You have probably figured out by now that greyhound racing is pretty comparable to any type of horse racing in that it will offer bettors the choice between pari-mutuel betting and fixed odds betting. This is similar to the other types of racing, as greyhound racing features these options as their most popular and widely used choices.
Greyhound Bet Types
Again, just like horse racing and harness racing, greyhound racing offers various unique types of wagers to choose from through an online bookmaker.
On your first glance, you will undoubtedly notice the basic wagers of win, place and show. You will also come across the wager referred to as “across the board”. This is a wager where you are basically making three wagers in one. You are picking the greyhound of your choice and wagering an equal amount on them in the win, place, and show pools.
Another popular wager on greyhound races is the Quinella. A Quinella wager is a bet on which two greyhounds you think will finish 1st and 2nd, in either order. A similar wager is called a perfecta, and this is identical to a Quinella except that you must pick the exact order of the first two greyhounds. A few of the more difficult (yet far higher paying) wagers to make are a Trifecta and Superfecta. A Trifecta is predicting the first three finishers in exact order and a Superfecta is the first four in exact order. As stated, these offer a far higher payout, yet are much harder to hit.
A few of the less prominent choices are wagers such as a Pick 3 or Pick 6. These are wagers where you would select the winner in either three or six consecutive races. Most online bookmakers will offer these wagers, as well as a typical Daily Double.