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Horse Racing Specials & Betting

Horse racing specials are custom bets aside from your standard win, place, each-way and accumulator wagers. At Grosvenor Sport, you’ll find specials covering jockeys, trainers and favourites across the biggest races of the season.

Sign up to Grosvenor Sport to wager on our horse racing betting specials. Make sure you claim your new customer offer when you first sign up.

Horse Racing Specials at Grosvenor Sport

Whether betting on the Grand National, the Cheltenham Festival, Royal Ascot or today’s race from Kempton, you’ll find a range of UK horse racing betting specials at Grosvenor Sport. Bet on two winners from different meets, wager on the winning distance or choose the number of placed favourites across a racing weekend.

What are Horse Racing Specials?

Specials are specialised or enhanced betting markets that go beyond standard win, lose and each-way horse racing bets.

You could bet on a horse to win by a specific winning distance, back a trainer or jockey to secure a certain number of wins at a meeting, or bet on extra places for the most high-profile races in the calendar.

Types of Horse Racing Specials

At Grosvenor Sport, you can make a range of horse racing special bets. Some of the most popular include:

  • Winning Distance: Bet on whether a horse’s winning margin will be over or under a specific length.
  • Favourite Specials: Wager on the number of placed or winning favourites at a major horse racing meeting.
  • Jockey Specials: Bet on how many winning rides a jockey will get across a race meet. You can wager on the total wins or back them to ride one or more winners.
  • Trainer Specials: Back a trainer to train the winner or the first two horses past the post in a specific race.
  • Multi-Race Doubles: Combine selections from different tracks into a single double bet.

Enhanced Horse Racing Betting Markets

Alongside our specials, you can also place enhanced horse racing bets at Grosvenor Sport. They often include:

  • Extra Places: Paying out more places than usual on an each-way bet for major races like the Grand National or the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
  • Price Boosts and Enhanced Odds: Offering you higher odds than the true market value for top races and horse racing events.
  • Betting Without Markets: Wager on the outcome of a race, not including the favourite.
  • Enhanced Accumulator Odds: Back a specific accumulator across a racing meeting and get better odds than the market value.
  • Best Odds Guaranteed: If you back a horse and the Starting Price is higher, a winning bet pays out with the higher odds.

How Horse Racing Specials Work

Each horse racing special will work in its own way, as they are unique bets. For example, if you bet on the winning margin, you simply need to decide whether a horse will win by more or less than a certain length.

With trainer specials, you might choose to back a certain trainer to win a race or even have the first two horses. Or with a multi-race double, you’ll combine the winners of races from different tracks into the same bet.

The thing to understand with specials betting is that the odds will likely be longer than with a simple win bet, for example. If you back a trainer to get a 1-2 in a race, the odds of this happening will be higher. That means if your bet comes in, you’ll get a bigger payout. But the probability of it happening is lower.

At Grosvenor Sport, we run a selection of specials for the major races and meetings throughout the season. You’ll see the full list on this page with their respective horse racing odds.

How to Bet on Horse Racing Specials

It’s simple to place a horse racing special bet at Grosvenor Sport.

  1. First, register for a Grosvenor account or log in to your existing account with the details you’ve already given us.
  2. Navigate to our horse racing betting specials page, and check out our list of available bets.
  3. Choose your bet and check the odds.
  4. Set your stake and make your bet.

If you’re a new Grosvenor Sports member, you can claim your new customer offer. Make your first deposit a minimum of £10 and place a bet of the same amount on a horse racing bet. You’ll then receive a Double Your Odds token as a welcome bonus (T&Cs apply) to use on our sports betting markets.

Discover our full selection of horse racing betting markets and ante-post odds.

When you bet on the horses with Grosvenor, you can rest assured that we are licensed and regulated by The UK Gambling Commission. For non-GB customers playing at our online sites, we are licensed by the Government of Gibraltar and regulated by the Gibraltar Gambling Commission.

We believe that gambling should always be fun and entertaining. But sometimes players need support. Safer gambling is our number one priority, and we’re continuing to invest in improving our safer gambling. Learn more about safer gambling with Grosvenor.

Horse Racing Specials FAQs

What are horse racing specials?

Horse race specials are special betting markets that go beyond the standard win, place, each-way and accumulator bets. At Grosvenor Sport, you’ll find a range of horse racing special bets, including trainer bets, jockey bets and winning margin bets.

What horse racing special bets can I place?

You can place a range of horse racing special bets at Grosvenor Sport. They include betting on the number of favourites to win or place across a horse racing meeting. You can wager on our jockey specials, including how many winning rides a jockey will get across a race meeting. Our trainer specials include choosing a specific trainer to win a race or get a 1-2. You can also wager on the winning margin.

How do horse racing specials work?

Horse racing betting specials are unique bets, aside from your standard win, each-way, and place horse racing bets. With specials betting, you can put your horse racing knowledge to the test and wager on more intricate bets. This could include the number of favourites to place across the Grand National weekend or the winning trainer in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Are horse racing specials available every day?

During the racing season, you will find Grosvenor Sport specials on the major events run each day. We don’t always offer specials for every race every day, but we do for the biggest races.

Can I bet on horse racing specials online?

Yes, you can bet on specials online at Grosvenor Sport. Simply, log in to your Grosvenor Sport account and bet through your chosen browser. Or for the best possible online betting experience, download our exclusive Grosvenor Sport app, available for free on both iOS and Android.

Are specials included in Best Odds Guaranteed?

No, our Best Odds Guaranteed offer does not include specials. It only applies to singles and multiples, and is available from 9am every day.