Match Race Betting

Match Races

Match races are simple wagers where you bet whether one particular horse will beat another horse.  Sometimes this is called head-to-head betting.  At the Kentucky Derby, bettors have the option to place win, place, show and exotic bets like trifecta and superfectas-- but match races are another way to bet at the track and are lots of fun, too. 

There are only a handful of companies that offer match races-- most of them are in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Good luck with your bets and when we get closer to the start of the Kentucky Derby, you will find match race odds in our sportsbook section.


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Horse Racing News
Zenyatta wins Clement L. Hirsh Handicap at Del Mar
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Zenyatta defeated Model by a length to win Saturday’s $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Handicap at Del Mar.
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Red Giant wins $150,000 Fourstardave Handicap
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Red Giant overtook Stalingrad in the final strides to score a neck victory in the $150,000 Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga Race Course on Sunday.
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Vindication, son of Seattle Slew, euthanized
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Vindication, winner of the 2002 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and voted champion 2-year-old, has been euthanized following the discovery of an irreparable gastric rupture.
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