It’s a busy week ahead for horse racing betting fans. Ahead of the Glorious Goodwood betting festival, which starts next week on the 27th of July, we have the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes betting this Saturday the 24th.

This year, Ascot sees Derby winner, Workforce, go head-to-head with Harbinger and it is sure to be a pulsating 1 mile and 4 furlongs for both horses with the winner taking it’s place in the King George roll of honour.

Betfair have increased the purse of this flat racing showcase to around £1,000,000 with the winner of the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes walking away with a cool £567,700.
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Today sees the start of 5 fantastic days of top quality flat racing at Royal Ascot 2010 and not a vuvuzela in sight. The first meeting sees the festival come to life, and for all you Royal Ascot betting fans we hope to bring you a collection of free bets and the latest Ascot betting odds to kick start Royal Ascot 2010.
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I’ve always had a soft spot for Ayr racecourse, especially as it’s just up the road from myself, but when Ayr hosts the Scottish Grand National the famous old course gets even more special.

With breaking news that early favourite, Chief Dan is out of the Scottish Grand National betting it leaves Cheltenham Festival winner, Poker De Sivola, as the out-and-out early favourite.

Meanus Dandy is another horse to keep an eye on, the seven-year-old owned by Paul Nicholls comes in at second-favourite. Another horse that has seen it’s odds shortening is ‘Gone To Lunch’ although it last won back in Dec 08 and hasn’t been placed in it’s last 5 races since a 2nd in April of last year.
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It is billed as the “most famous horserace in the world” and the 2010 Grand National is gearing up for a great weekend at Aintree. Just over 150,000 excited race goers are expected over the 3-day Grand National spectacular, with Saturday hosting the big event itself.

Out of the 100 horses put forward, so far we have it trimmed back to 65, with the final 40 horses confirmed for the race and a chance to share in the £925,000 jackpot expected to be announced on Thursday.

Most horse racing betting punters will be looking at the field ans asking themselves, “Is it worth throwing a few quid at a long shot?” In the Grand National betting stakes after the momentous success of last years 100-1 winner Mon Mone.
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As the National Hunt season draws to a close and after having a wonderful and enthralling four days of Cheltenham betting we now turn our attention to Aintree and the 2010 Grand National. Last year’s surprise winner, 100-1 shot Mon Mone returns after putting in a decent performance at the Cheltenham Gold Cup where he finished a respectable third.

Of course there are thirty intimidating fences, two and a quarter miles of muscle sapping track and thirty nine other horses standing in the way of another Mon Mone Grand National success. Only four other horses have achieved this massive feat of winning two Grand National’s in a row : Abd-El-Kader (1850, 1851), The Colonel (1869, 1870), Reynoldstown (1935, 1936) and Red Rum (1973, 1974) – so, you could say that history was stacked against Mon Mone from achieving two Grand national wins in a row but it’s not impossible.
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Not many races have captured the nations imagination such as the Cheltenham Gold Cup, which takes place tomorrow, Friday the 19th of March. Such is the interest between the two main protagonists, Kauto Star and Denman, that William Hill have generously increased their Free Bets offer to £60. You can get yours by clicking on the following link and simply open an account :
William Hill £60 Free Bet.

The Bookies have no questions on whom they think will win the Cheltenham Gold Cup. In the bookies eyes, Kauto Star has emerged as the strong favourite, with Denman’s odds beginning to drift as the big race day gets nearer. Experienced Cheltenham betting fans will find it hard to see past Kauto Star’s two Gold Cup wins in three years (2007, 2009) with Denman sandwiched in the middle with his 2008 victory.
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The third biggest race of the National Hunt’s Calendar gets underway today : The Champion Hurdle also known as the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle Challenge. It of-course announces the arrival of 4 fantastic days of Cheltenham betting, culminating with the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.

Last year’s winner, Punjabi, will be looking to make it a double success, however, he faces stiff competition from early race favourite, Go Native and the much fancied Solwhit. Khyber Kim and last year’s Champion Hurdle race favourite Binocular look also to be in the mix come the finishing post.
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To help celebrate this year’s Cheltenham Festival betting fans can now imagine what it would be like to sit upon either Denman or Kauto Star and attempt the fences of the perilious fances at the Cheltenham Gold Cup clash.

William Hill, the makers behind War Of The Wolds, stated, “”We have developed the game to celebrate the epic third clash between Kauto Star and Denman … We fully expect this game to publicise the real Gold Cup, and two of National Hunt Racing’s biggest stars to the google generation.”
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With the wind-up of the jump season in the not-too-far-off distance, most punters will be thinking of Cheltenham betting odds or even the Grand National betting. However, before we get ahead of ourselves there is the 2010 Imperial Cup to take place this weekend at Sandown.

Paddy Power, who sponsor the Imperial Cup, are again offering a £75,000 bonus to the winner of the race on top of the £70,000 they’ll already receive if they can go on and win a race at next week’s Cheltenham Festival.
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The 2010 Totesport Trophy runs at Newbury this Saturday and is turning into one of the most frenzied horse racing betting markets of the year so far. With any one of eight horses with a better than average chance of winning, makes the Totesport Trophy the hot race of the weekend, hopefully hot enough to keep the cold weather at bay.

With Cheltenham betting 2nd favourite, Denman, facing less stiff competition in the Aon Chase, attention has turned to the Totesport Trophy to help warm the cockles of betting punters up and down the country this Saturday.
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