Melbourne Cup Betting

Having read through parts of this site you will have already established that everyone down under is tuned in to watch this great race in Australia but it is also followed, increasingly in many other countries across the World. It is the one race in the whole year that horse racing punter's on this side of the globe get up in the middle of the night to tune in. Melbourne Cup Betting has become huge business for Bookmakers from this side of the world.

It will therefore come as no shock to you to learn that that an estimated $140 million is bet on the Emirates Melbourne Cup. Most of this is on the TAB tote system in Australia. Betting on the Melbourne Cup is pretty straight forward as generally most people will have a win bet which is for your selection to win the race or each way which is an additional part of the bet for your horse to come in the first 4. The Australians love the Quinella bet which is for your selections to come in the first two in any order and for the very adventurous there is the Trifecta, which involve selecting the first three horses over the line in exact order.

Melbourne Cup Odds

In the UK and Ireland the online bookmakers put up the Melbourne Cup ante post odds well in advance of race day as there is usually a number of UK and Irish horses taking on the might of the Aussie runners. In fact this year Septimus the Irish trained stayer, is the race favourite. The betting exchanges also offer a market for this race and as Betfair has a presence in Australia you can also back or lay to your hearts content and you can get a Melbourne Cup free bet on this site. Currently the Aiden O'Brien trained, Septimus leads the market at 9/2.

Stan James £25 Free Melbourne Cup Bet

Create a new betting account with Stan James and once you have placed your first bet they will give you a free bet of £25. The free bet on offer at StanJames is easy to claim and use and the offer is one of the best we list. The free bet can be used to back your selection on the 2008 Melbourne Cup.
Open an account with Stan James for a free bet of £25