At bet Australia we bring you the finest horse racing results service this side of the Great Barrier Reef, filled with up-to-the-minute information about how runners and riders are faring across the country.

If you like your horse racing betting, you'll no doubt want to stay in the know about which horses have won what, where and when. That's where we come in our comprehensive online horse racing results service is the perfect catalogue and should be a vital companion to any serious punter.

How can I use the horse racing results service?

As well as just staying in the loop when it comes to events like the Melbourne Cup, many punters find that by tracking horse racing results on bet Australia they can make more informed decision about which horses are worth placing a wager on in upcoming events.

Our horse racing results service allows you to spot riders on a run of form, who generally represent good bets in upcoming races. Or maybe there's a runner who has suffered a dip and is unlikely to bring any return on your wager with our horse racing results listings you'll be ahead of the game and perfectly placed to use this intelligence to your betting advantage.

Is it just horse racing results I can check?

No, as well as horse racing results bet Australia also brings you the latest results from the world of greyhound racing and up-to-the-minute information on harness racing. Whatever your competition, you can rest assured that our site is here 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing you with all the greyhound, harness and horse racing results you need in order to inform your next free bets selection.

Free bets?

Horse racing is one of our country's most beloved sports, with a history stretching back hundreds of years. Of course, one of the biggest events in the horse racing calendar is the Melbourne Cup, the annual thoroughbred competition widely known as 'the race that stops a nation'. But there's much more to the pastime than this one prestigious race.

Bet Australia is on hand right through the horse racing reason, bringing you the latest news, previews, results and odds on every event in the calendar making it clear to see why we offer the most comprehensive horse racing coverage in the country.

Horse racing on bet Australia

Using our easy-to-navigate horse racing site, punters can find a world of useful information at their fingertips. From today's horse racing news and odds to the latest horse racing results and a full season calendar, we've got everything here that you could ever need to help you place bets on the much-loved sport.

Can I place free bets?

Of course bet Australia is the country's best provider of free sports betting and our horse racing free bets amply prove our dedication to giving punters the very best deals for their dollars. Using our free bets aggregator you can quickly find out which online bookies are offering promotions and wager with minimum fuss. If your horse comes in first past the post, you might even pick up a tidy sum without laying out a single cent.

Which horses should I bet on?

This is a question which punters grapple with all the time and one that can offer big cash rewards if answered correctly. Luckily, it's not all down to chance our horse racing tips can remove some of the guest work from wagering on events, putting you in a position to make informed decisions about which horses to back.

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There was a time when sports fans had to rely on a combination of bookies and newspapers to get their NRL odds and tips, trekking around town to pick up the rag before hitting the bookmakers and taking whatever odds were on offer there.

Now, you can get NRL odds, rips and previews all in one place, on sports betting websites such as Bet Australia, the country's best sports bet and free bets service.

NRL odds

We bring you all the latest NRL odds covering the Premiership and other matches as the season rolls on. You don't need to spend time searching out the best NRL odds as we put them together side-by-side, making it easy to see where the best cash is to be made.

What kinds of NRL odds are available?

As well as getting prices on which team will finish the season on top of the league, you can also take advantage of NRL odds on a range of other situations such as which team or player will score first in a given match, what the score will be at half time, who will be the leading try or overall points scorer over the course of the season, and so on.

NRL odds and free bets

Some of the NRL odds advertised on Bet Australia can be wagered on with a free bet. These free bets are usually introductory offers provided by online bookmakers as a way of enticing punters to put money on. Using your free bet allocation on some favourable NRL odds could see you walking away with a great cash win without having to spend a single dollar. Naturally, Bet Australia brings you all the best free bet offers in one convenient place.

Traditionally, punters were restricted in what AFL odds they could get on matches: if there was only one bookmaker in town, they had to take whatever they could get from them. Anyone lucky enough to have two or more bookies in the vicinity would still have to trawl around looking for the best AFL odds.

AFL odds online

Now, with the rise and spread of the internet, punters don't have to go on a walkabout in order to find the best AFL odds. Sites like Bet Australia collect all the best prices and tips in one place so that players can easily work out where best to place a wager.

Follow the AFL season

With Bet Australia, you've got access to all the latest previews and AFL odds for the current season. You can win big with many bookies for correctly predicting which team will come out on top at the end of the season traditionally a lot of money rides on the Geelong Cats, but backing your own favourite could pay dividends.

Enjoy a range of different AFL odds

It's not just the season winner you can win money on. AFL odds are available for a variety of different eventualities including leading scorer, team in front at half time and which side or player will score first. These types of AFL odds are a good way of picking up extra bucks as your team progresses through the season and a superb method for casuals to win cash by betting on a range of events.

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Many online bookmakers offer excellent AFL odds in conjunction with top-drawer free bet promotions, which allow you to put on wagers without parting with a single cent. Again, Bet Australia brings together all the best free bets offers online, making it easy to see which internet bookie you should play with.

Online sport betting has grown ever since the birth of the internet and today makes up a huge slice of the action in the market. When bookmakers first made the move online and began taking bets from people using home computers, few could have imagined how big it would become, but with the net now more readily accessible than ever before, it is little wonder that one of Australia's top pastimes is so well represented in online sport betting.

Online sport betting the basics

Placing bets online is not too unlike doing so in your local high street bookies. However, the major difference lies in the online bookmakers' ability and willingness to offer up-to-the-minute special odds and promotions, which are ripe for the taking.

How can I find out about online sport betting promotions?

By using an online sport betting site such as bet Australia, you can stay informed about the latest deals from top online bookies. Our website offers a comprehensive rundown of promos that are available on the internet, along with smart odds and tipster blogs from industry insiders, making sure you stay one step ahead of the game.

What can I bet on in online sport betting?

We provide a full sports betting service covering all of the country's favourite sports, including horse racing, AFL, cricket, rugby and more. You can place a variety of bets on most leading sports at online bookmakers, from top overall scorer in the AFL premiership to winners in the Melbourne Cup.

What about online sport betting free bets?

The beauty of online sport betting is that you can place free bets at almost all of the leading online bookmakers. Most of them offer special introductory offers, allowing you to wager and collect without actually spending a cent.

AFL betting is a tradition almost as old as the sport itself. Ever since early footy players first slogged a ball around the pitch, spectators have been placing bets and winning dollars on the outcome of games.

AFL betting online

Today, online bookmakers allow you to place bets on AFL games through your home computer, making it easier than ever to wager on the Aussie Rules action. With the bet Australia online betting website you can use our guide to the top bookies to find the best odds and offers in AFL betting.

What AFL bets can I place?

With AFL betting you don't have to just bet on who will win a particular match. You can place AFL bets on other things such as which footy player will score first, or who'll be leading at half time. You can also wager on the outcome of the premiership race will Geelong or Hawthorn come out on top, or do you fancy the Western Bulldogs? You can win big money in AFL betting for predicting the season winner.

Is AFL betting better online?

In many ways, placing AFL bets online is no different to visiting your local bookies, however by using our site you can take advantage of the very latest special promotions and odds without having to leave your house. Better still, we put all the bookmakers' online deals in one place, meaning you don't have to shop around for potentially lucrative bets you can find them all here on the site.

Can I place free AFL bets?

In some cases, most often where a particular online bookmaker is offering an introductory promo, you should be able to place free bets on the AFL. Check our Aussie Rules free bets page for more details.

The huge upsurge in the popularity of sports betting has been aided immeasurably by the rise of the internet, which has opened up the pastime to a whole new audience. Over the past decade, sports betting has moved away from being something that is enjoyed exclusively by men in high street bookmakers and become an online phenomenon that everyone can take part in.

Today, you can enjoy sports betting from the comfort of your own home through a huge selection of top online bookmarkers, made up of many names which will be familiar to you from the high street alongside some newer faces who have entered the sports betting market over the past few years.

Sports betting websites

The birth of online bookmakers and sites which allow people to place sports bets quickly and easily has facilitated the explosion in exposure that sports betting has seen. Whereas before, punters had to hunt out the nearest betting shop to have a flutter, now they can just fire up their computers and log on to the internet equivalent.

Competition is fierce between online bookies the growth of the internet and online sports betting means there's a bigger purse up for grabs than ever before meaning punters are perfectly placed to soak up the beneficial side-effects of this battle between sports betting websites namely, special offers, promotions and everyone's favourite free bets.

Best online bookmakers

Most of the leading bookies have got a website where you can get special, internet-only offers and promotions that could see you saving or a few dollars or, if you're lucky, picking up a few more if your result comes in the way you want. Bet Australia has strong links with a string of top online bookmakers, allowing us to bring you the best odds and deals across a range of sports.

Sports betting is still by far the most popular form of wagering at Australian bookmakers, unsurprisingly for a country with such a proud heritage in sports such as cricket and rugby. Every year, sports betting websites see thousands of dollars worth of wagers placed on everyday sporting events right up to classic such as the AFL premiership, the Melbourne cup and of course The Ashes.

Free sports betting

Thanks to the relationships we have with all the best online bookmakers, we can provide free bets on a number of sports and sporting events, giving you the opportunity to bag a winner without laying out a single cent. We do all the hard work and list all of the latest free bets offers, so you don't have to trawl the internet looking for them.

Not only that, but because we spend every day tirelessly searching through the top online bookmakers to bring you the very latest promotions, you can also enjoy the mouthwatering opportunity to place free bets on your favourite sports betting sites, on sports ranging from cricket and tennis through to Aussie rules and horse racing.

Free sports betting promotions give you a killer opportunity to try out a new online bookmaker or place a wager which would normally be a risk (Western Bulldogs to beat Hawthorn, anyone?) without the fear of losing any money. Even better still, free bets promotions let you enjoy sports betting at no cost while taking advantage of the same odds and chances to win big cash prizes enjoyed by punters who have put money down.

Sports betting types

You can enjoy many types of sports betting such as horse racing bets, cricket, AFL and rugby with bet Australia. You can also put on all the same types of wager that you would expect to in a regular bookies. Use the links on the left hand side of this page to get more information about sports betting and start placing bets on your sport of choice.

With a history stretching back hundreds of years, it is little surprise that horse racing was one of the sports at the forefront of the internet betting revolution. When online bookmakers first started offering wagers, they were careful to ensure that special attention was given to horse racing bets, one of the most popular types of sports betting in Australia. As betting has become more prolific and spread across all manner of sports, from football to swimming and even martial arts, horse racing bets still maintain a high level of popularity amongst bookmakers and punters alike.

Horse racing betting online

Today, horse racing bets make up a huge percentage of all the sports betting activity on the internet, with most of the leading online bookmakers and turf specialists giving punters the option to place bets on the country's top racing events, as well as the thousands of regional events that take place each week. Our information is updated daily so you can be sure you are getting the most up to date horse race bets information available from all the major online bookmakers.

What are the advantages?

By placing horse racing bets online, you can take advantage of the most up-to-date stats and odds, without having to visit your local bookies to stay on top of things. Another major plus point is that you can put bets on and scoop the cash from any winners that come in from the comfort of your home, with any cash winnings going directly into your bank account. Online horse racing bets put all the action in one place, making it easier than ever to enjoy a day at the races, and you can of course access all this information from your computer, laptop or even your phone. Once youre registered to a website, placing horse racing bets is as easy as clicking a mouse.

Place horse racing bets with bet Australia

Our site offers a comprehensive sports betting guide for all the major sports and the horse racing section is stacked full of the latest news, up-to-the-minute odds and top tips from the best in the business. Our writers operate at the business end of the horse racing bets market, giving them superb insight which they are only too happy to pass on to you, updating the news and blog sections daily to keep you in the loop for the best horse racing bets deals.

Thanks to our close ties with the top online bookmakers in Australia, we can bring you information on the best odds, as well as special offers which you won't find elsewhere. We even offer free bets, meaning you can wager on a race without spending a single cent. Most of the major online sports bet sites offer free bets and we scour whats on offer on a daily basis to help you choose the best deal for you.

How can I place free bets?

By checking the free horse racing bets page on bet Australia you can see which sites are currently offering this special deal, with links to place free bets and a range of introductory wagers at some of the country's best online bookmakers. Dont forget, you can sign up for as many online sports bet sites as you like, so you can take advantage of the best deals on each one when they become available something we will, of course, be keeping you up to date with.

The past few years have seen a remarkable rise in the popularity of sports betting online, with dozens of sites springing up offering great value odds on top sporting events. But with so many online bookmakers to choose from, it can be difficult to find the best promotions. Many of them offer things such as free bets and it is certainly beneficial to shop around for the best offers to suit you, but where do you start? Thats where we come in we provide a thorough overview of all the online sports betting options, giving you news and updates on odds, offers and much more.

Where can I find the best sports bets?

At Bet Australia, we hunt through all the best sports betting sites to bring you the very latest odds and special offers. By ranking them with our easy-to-understand system, we make it simple for you to find the best value wagers and place them in plenty of time before the event. We update the site on a daily basis so you can be sure that the information here is as fresh as possible, allowing you to preview the sports bet options available and choose the right ones for you.

Which online bookmakers can I place bets with?

By using Bet Australia's review guide, you gain access to the country's best online bookmakers, including Sportsbet, Centrebet and many more. Not only that, but we check the sites every day to ensure our special offers, promotions and odds are bang up to date, meaning you can pick and choose on a daily basis, allowing you to swap between sports betting sites depending on whos offering the best options for you. And dont forget that you can sign up for as many online bookmakers as you like, allowing you to place bets on multiple sites, depending on what deals are good on that day.

What sports can I bet on?

We provide a comprehensive sports betting service, collecting together odds and special promotions on all of the country's most popular sports, including horse racing bets, rugby, AFL, cricket and tennis, as well as a number of other sports. And because we link to the best online bookies, you can place exactly the sort of wagers you'd expect to put on in a regular bookmakers, such as Eachway bets, Quinellas and Exactas. We offer news and updates on all aspects of the key sports, from daily and weekly updates on leagues and competitions to overviews and tips for the major sporting events.

Where can I get sports betting tips?

Bet Australia has a complete news and blogging service which brings you the latest rumours, odds and tips direct from the sports bet frontline. Our expert analysts and newshounds keep their ears to the ground to make sure you don't miss out on a single wager, whether thats a keen runner in the Perth Cup or some decent odds on the Rugby World Cup, we give you a range of tips to help you choose the right sports bets for you.

What about free bets?

Our great links with top sports betting sites mean you can take advantage of super value free bets across a range of sports, including horse racing, Aussie rules, rugby and more. These free sports bets represent a good way to get into the exciting world of sports betting and the top sites are always updating and changing their offers so we keep our information as up to date as possible to make sure you get the best deals.

Back when the world of bookmakers was an exclusively offline proposition, special offers were nowhere near as commonplace as they are today. Each bookie had its own local patch and set of loyal punters. Then, with the birth of online bookmakers, came the need to compete for and entice custom via the introduction of evermore lucrative promotions.

In the online world, competition for punters is fierce. Because sports betting fans can visit any number of bookmakers from the comfort of their home at the click of a button, online bookies have to work extra hard to ensure players spend money at their sites and not those of their competitors.

One of the most popular ways for online bookmakers to set themselves apart and give sports fans a little extra is by offering free bets.

What are free bets?

As the name suggests, the term free bets refers to introductory wagers offered by many sports betting sites, none of which will cost you a cent. Free bets are a great way to get into sports betting, or, if you're already a regular punter, play the sites to your advantage and make the most of their special offers.

What are the advantages?

Free bets are the ultimate litmus test; you can suss out a bookie without fear of losing cash, trying different ones until you find the best. In addition, the conditions placed on free bets are usually quite open, making it easy to start benefiting from the great value on offer.

Ultimately, the best thing about free bets is the option to place a risk-free punt on something be it a new team, unusual outcome, or a new sport entirely you would not normally part with a cash wager on. Free bets give you the opportunity to play at no cost, while still enjoying the same odds, and potential real cash prizes, as other players.

How can I place free bets?

Sites such as Bet Australia are dedicated to helping punters like you find the best free bets online. Every day, we trawl through the top bookmakers, bringing together their best offers and collating them in an easy-to-reference Best Buy table, which makes the process of choosing free bets easier than ever.

Which sports can I place free bets on?

You can place free bets on a huge number of sports betting websites covering everything from the AFL, through to horse racing, tennis and rugby. In theory there are no limits to the sports on which you should be able to place free bets, although certain sites provide only a set number of sports so as to maintain the quality of their offering without spreading themselves too thinly. On bet Australia we focus mainly on horse racing, Aussie rules (AFL), rugby, soccer, cricket and tennis, with the aim of finding you the best free bets in each of these disciplines.

Who can I place bets with and how much can I stake?

The list of featured Australian bookmakers on Bet AU is constantly refreshed to ensure we bring you the best bets from the best bookies. You can bet with all the top names, placing free bets ranging from $50 right up to $200. You can sign up to place free bets with as many bookmakers as you wish, although, usually, there will be a limit of one free bet per punter per bookie. With Bet Australia, you can quickly get started with a total of $500 of free bets just by signing up with all of our featured bookmakers.

What other special offers are there?

As well as free bets, Bet Australia also lists the latest sports bet promotions, giving you instant access to the shrewdest money-saving punts. On top of that, we regularly hook up with our featured bookies to provide you with super special offers which you won't find anywhere else either on the internet or offline.