Australian Horse Racing ComparisonSports Punter now has an Australian Horse Racing Ante-Post Betting Odds Comparison service available. This service compares the odds of 10 different online bookmakers, giving punters the opportunity to shop around and invest with the best possible price. Shopping around will result in significantly larger profits for your punting.
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There are several online bookmakers in Australia that allow you to bet on most horse racing meets. Most of these offer promotions which make them a much better alternative to the TAB. On this page we describe the horse racing products on offer from the online bookmakers to help you select which is most suitable for you.
Mark Read's International All Sports is perhaps the most respected online horse racing bookmaker in Australia.
(Internet Only) IAS Super Price+ payout (dividend less stake) always exceeds the payout declared by the largest national totalisator by between 5% and 50%, in the host country where the race is run.
IAS SuperPrice+ is available for win betting on all Thoroughbred race meetings in Australia and Hong Kong, 7 days a week.
Internet Betting
Thoroughbred race meetings
- Win Bets at IAS SuperPrice+ are accepted only on the iasbet.com website any time up to 4 minutes before the advertised start time.
- Bets placed within 4 minutes of advertised start time will be paid at IAS SuperPrice.
(Internet & Telephone)
IAS SuperPrice payout (dividend less stake) always exceeds the payout declared by the largest national totalisator by between 5% and 15%, in the host country where the race is run.
IAS SuperPrice is available for win, place, quinella, exacta, trifecta and multi (SuperPrice multibetting is available on the Telephone only) betting on Thoroughbred, Harness and Greyhound race meetings in Australia, NZ, Hong Kong and Singapore, 7 days a week (see below for conditions).
Internet Betting
Thoroughbred race meetings
- Win Bets at IAS SuperPrice are accepted within 4 minutes of advertised start time.
- Bets placed before 4 minutes of advertised start time will be paid at IAS SuperPrice+.
- Place Bets at IAS SuperPrice are accepted at anytime up to the advertised start time.
- Quinella, Exacta and Trifecta Bets at IAS SuperPrice are accepted up to 3 minutes before advertised start time.
Harness & Greyhound race meetings
- Win and Place bets at IAS SuperPrice are accepted up to 1 minute before advertised start time.
Telephone Betting
Thoroughbred race meetings
- Win Bets at IAS SuperPrice are accepted up to 4 minutes before advertised start time (Win Bets at IAS Fixed Price are accepted to the race jump).
- Place Bets at IAS SuperPrice are accepted at anytime up to the advertised start time.
- Quinella, Exacta & Trifecta Bets at IAS SuperPrice are accepted up to 3 minutes before advertised start time.
Harness & Greyhound race meetings
- Win and Place Bets at IAS SuperPrice are accepted up to 1 minute before advertised start time.
Fixed Price / Track Odds (Internet, Telephone & On Track)
Track Odds (Telephone & On Track)
- This is the set price you receive when asking for a quote over the Telephone or on track at the Darwin Turf Club premises
- SuperPrice is also available over the Telephone or on track at the Darwin Turf Club.
- Win Only bets accepted (All place bets at SuperPrice)
- Available 7 days a week on Thoroughbred Racing
IAS Fixed Price (Internet)
- These are fxed proprietary IAS prices (SuperPrice+ and SuperPrice) that you receive when placing a bet on the Internet
- Win Only bets accepted (All place bets at SuperPrice)
- Available 7 days a week on Thoroughbred Racing
Fixed Price Bet Conditions
- 1. In the case of late scratchings, official deductions will apply to the face value of winning bets. A full refund applies to bets on late scratchings.
- 2. Should a late scratching occur prior to the official market on the race being declared, (i.e. no official deduction is calculated):
- a) all Fixed Price wagers accepted prior to the scratching will be paid at starting price in the event the late scratching was 25/1 or less with IASbet at scratching time.
- b) In the event the scratching was greater than 25/1 at the time of the scratching, there will be no alteration to Fixed Price wagers.
Top Fluctuation (Telephone only)
Top Fluctuation Bet Conditions
- Bets placed 45 minutes before the advertised start time are guaranteed to be paid the top official fluctuation odds bet by on-course bookmakers, with no commissions deducted from your winning bets.
- Wednesday, Saturday and Public Holidays: To win in any one wager of $25,000 at Melbourne and Sydney Metropolitan venues. To win $15,000 at Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth Metropolitan meetings. And to win $7,500 at Provincial meetings. (Top Fluctuation is excluded from country meetings)
- For wagers that win in excess of the Top Fluctuation upper limit, the balance of the bet is paid at starting price. Eg. $5,000 @ T/F 4/1, S/P 7/2 Brisbane Wednesday Metropolitan meeting is laid $15,000/$3,750 and $4,375/$1,250.
- Top Fluctuation betting is guaranteed for win only. The place portion of each way wagers is paid at SuperPrice odds.
- Price stipulations can accompany Top Fluctuation wagers.
- Top Fluctuation is available each race day on the main meeting in each state.
- Starting Price / SuperPrice odds only, are offered at secondary venues in each state unless you have contacted us prior to the meeting.
Early Bird Prices (Pre-Post, Internet only)
- Available Saturday, Wednesday and Public Holidays between 9.30am (EST) and noon (or until the first Metropolitan race of the day).
- Available on Metropolitan Thoroughbred Race meetings in NSW, VIC. QLD, and SA, Hong Kong and Singapore up to 60 min prior to the race.
This unique service offers punters the opportunity to seek early value and avoid the frustration of seeing morning newspaper prices of sometimes triple the odds available from Bookmakers later in the day (conditions apply).
Pre-Post Bet Conditions
- In the case of late scratchings, official deductions will apply to the face value of winning bets. A full refund applies to bets on late scratchings.
- Should a late scratching occur prior to the official market on the race being declared, (i.e. no official deduction is calculated), all Pre-Post wagers in that race will be paid at starting price in the event the late scratching was 25/1 or less with IASbet.com Pty Ltd at scratching time. There will be no alteration to Pre Post wagers for scratchings where IASbet.com Pty Ltd was betting Pre Post odds greater than 25/1 at the time of the scratching.
- Starting Price Guarantee does not apply to Pre Post Betting.
Multibets (Internet & Telephone)
- Also known as All-Ups, Multis and Accumulators.
- Allow you to select a series of two or more single bets and combine them to increase your return.
Internet Betting
- Multibets taken via the internet are at IAS Fixed Price.
Telephone Betting
- Multibets taken via the Telephone are at either IAS Fixed price or SuperPrice.
Multibet betting is a quick and easy way of automatically re-investing your winnings on two, three or as many races or sports as you like.
Starting Price Guarantee (SPG) (Telephone only)
- IAS offers a special deal for telephone betting which provides the security of fixed price contracts together with the potential upside of greater odds at the end
- Punters who take a fixed price on Sydney and Melbourne metropolitan races with IAS by telephone will know that, should their horse eventually return a starting price greater than the price they took over the telephone, they will be deemed to have backed the horse at those higher odds (starting price). For you the punter, itís all up side, no downside
- For example, if you call up and take 7/2 about your fancy, which wins and returns a Starting Price of 5/1, YOUíRE ON AT 5/1!! If it happens to win after firming to 5/2, youíre on at 7/2
- This offer applies to the win portion of wagers and is available to win a maximum of $3,000 in any one bet. Above this limit the balance will be laid at the original odds at which the bet was accepted. Eg. $2,000 wager placed on horse at 3/1 that SPís 4/1 will be laid $3,000/$750 and $3,750/$1,250.
Starting Price (SP) (Telephone only)
- Official Bookmakerís Starting Price (S.P) bets are accepted up to 4 minutes from start time
- Available 7 days a week on Thoroughbred Racing
- Win Only bets accepted.
Starting Price +5% (Telephone only)
- Upon request Ė If you elect to take SP up to 30 min prior to race start you may request a 5% bonus on the win portion of your winnings.
- Available on Metropolitan Thoroughbred Race meetings in NSW, VIC, QLD, and SA.
- Example. $500 invested on winning selection at SP 8/1 wins $4,200; ($4,000) + (5% of $4,000
There are no credit card charges for depositing with IASBet, and they have very high betting limits.
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Sportsbet Australia also have a wide variety of betting options for Australian horse racing. You can choose between their fixed price, starting price, matching the TAB price of your choice, and the best price from the TABs. If you choose the best priced tote, only the first $300 bet will be matched with the best price - the rest of your bet will be matched at the price of the tote you choose when placing your wager.
There are no credit card charges for depositing with Sportsbet.
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Sporting Australia also have a wide variety of betting options for Australian horse racing.
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MaxiDiv
MaxiDiv is unique to Sportingbet Australia and guarantees you a dividend greater than the largest dividend paid by the three TAB's (NSW, VIC and UniTAB).
This product is win only and is available seven days at all venues up until post time. Eachway bets are accepted, however the place portion is paid at the official UniTab dividend.
The maximum dividend paid out under MaxiDiv is $100.
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Quinella
Sportingbet Australia offers quinellas on all thoroughbred races. Quinellas are paid at UniTab odds. We also offer you Box Quinellas and Standouts.
The maximum dividend paid out for a Quinella is $200.
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SP Insurance
Available only on selected feature racing events, as published on the website. This product gives you the security of fixed price wagering together with the potential for greater odds at the end of betting.
Punters who take a fixed price bet on a selected metropolitan feature race will be credited with the SP (starting price) dividend should this offer higher odds than their fixed price bet.
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Best Odds
Best Odds pays the better of the official bookmakers starting price (SP) and the final dividend offered by one of the three Australian TAB's. Win and Each way betting is available subject to the following rules.
Internet bet - Best Odds pays the better of SP and the final dividend declared by the UniTAB only.
Telephone bet - Best Odds pays the better of SP and the final dividend offered by one of the three Australian TAB's as nominated by the client when placing the bet.
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Fixed Price
This is Sportingbet's daily fixed price service, available when you ask for a quote over the telephone or choose the price product on the internet.
We offer fixed price betting 7 days a week on thoroughbred racing only. Win and Each Way betting is available subject to the rules as published on the internet.
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Starting Price (SP)
This is the official and final bookmaker's price at the time the race begins.
Available 7 days on all thoroughbred races.
Win and Each Way betting is available subject to the rules as published on the internet.
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Best Fluctuation
Offers you the best of the official published bookmakers fluctuations.
Internet bets - best fluctuation bets accepted over the internet up to 30 minutes prior to the race on Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and major Adelaide race meetings. Win a maximum of $5000 at the best fluctuation; balance of the stake placed paid at SP.
Telephone bets - must be placed prior to 12pm AEST; this product is available at meetings determined by Sportingbet Australia. Win a maximum of $10,000 at the best fluctuation; balance of the stake placed paid at the official bookmakers SP.
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Win Only
This is when you bet to win first place ONLY in an event - that is, there is no payment for coming 2nd or 3rd. A win only is also known as 'straight out' betting.
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Place Only
This means you bet that a specified horse will finish amongst the nominated placings of an event, usually 1st, 2nd or 3rd. Place Only dividends will be paid at tote odds.
When placing place only bets on the telephone, the customer can choose which tote. Internet place bets are all paid at UniTab odds.
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Each Way
Where you bet to win and/or be placed in an event. This requires a bet amount for each possible outcome (win and/or place).
Each-way bets are subject to Sportingbet's rules (see site for details).
There are no credit card charges for depositing with Sportingbet.
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This page wouldn't be complete without including the TAB. The TAB's biggest advantage is it's convenience and that it might have a few more betting options than the other online bookmakers - except for IASBet. But with the credit card fees and lower odds ripping into your betting account, the online bookmakers are a much, much, better bet.
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This website is for Australian sports betting and only promotes Australian bookmakers. Overseas punters are advised to use our International Sports Betting site which includes more horse racing information from a wide variety of bookmakers.
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