Football vs. Horse Racing – Which Betting Type is Better?

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As an avid bettor, I am constantly thinking about which sport to bet on. Nearly every sport in the world has a betting community, even the sports that you wouldn’t think would get a lot of attention like female handball, still get a big group of people betting on them. The two biggest betting sectors I play are horse racing and football, I think the general consensus of betting is that these are the two biggest are these two I mentioned.

Cons Of Each

One of the issues with Football is the fact that seasons need to end, a lot of the time there are horse racing festivals on all year so right now you can look at today’s horse racing cards and pick, the football that is on right now is very slim compared to this and also not to the same competitive standard as usual, however, the upcoming European Championships changes this and puts the favour back into football. Something that is really important to betting is the entertainment aspect of the sport, although this is subjective, I think the general idea is that football is a better and more entertaining sport. It also lasts longer so there is more opportunity to enjoy it. The rebuttal here is that horse racing is over quickly and if you lose it’s over and done, but with football, you may need to watch another thirty minutes of the sport before it’s even over.

Pros Of Each

Similar to what I just mentioned, the speed at which horse races end makes the overall enjoyment a bit stronger. Watching a football match takes up a large chunk of your day whereas horse races can be done within 20 minutes. My personal favourite part of football betting is the variety that comes with it. There are tens of betting legs that you can pick from and make different types of bets yourself. Horse racing is a fast-paced sport and is for bettors who don’t care that much for the actual sport they bet on and only enjoy the sport for the betting aspect. The long-term aspect of football betting is probably better than horse race betting purely because of the longevity of football 

Which Do I Prefer?

This question isn’t as simple as a yes or no, there are variables to each and both of them have their pros and cons as we have already shown. I think that the sport you pick to bet on is very subjective and is dependent on which sport you prefer. I personally prefer football and watch football more than I watch horse racing and this is a massive contributor to why I bet on football more. But, this doesn’t mean that I don’t like horse race betting, I love going to watch horse racing and when I do I bet and this is one of the most enjoyable ways to bet in my opinion. 

One thing that helps is the culture of horse racing and the connection between horse racing and betting. It runs deep in history and horse race betting has been around for around 800 years, these connections make horse racing one of the biggest betting sectors because we may not even have football betting with horse race betting. In saying this, I still do prefer football betting and will continue to pick it over horse race betting.

Why Football?

I have touched on why a little bit by saying that I prefer watching football and this is a major part of it. I am more clued into football and know which teams are better, I would know that a team like Manchester City would beat Burnley but I might not know which horse will win a race and this is a major part of it. I want to put my money on something I understand and would watch even if I wasn’t betting on it. 

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