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The four French Classics are amongst the four most important thoroughbred racing betting events of the year. Although these events are dominated by French-bred thoroughbreds, enough overseas talent participates in these races to ensure widespread interest in the races from other parts of the globe.
Despite the French Classics tending to overlap with the Classics run in Ireland and England, punters will often have ample opportunity to assess the form and progress of key entries to the Classic group 1 races run at Chantilly and Longchamp every year.
The most popular betting options for the French Classics include:
Parimutuel Betting
Betting pools are a favourite amongst punters who attend live races, and the French Classics are no different. Several online bookmakers offer access to betting pools for the French Classics, with these likely to be made available in the week immediately prior to the relevant French Classic.
These markets pool the stakes of participating punters and pay out portions of the pool to successful bets. The higher the profile of a race is, the larger the betting pool and hence the prize payouts will be. This form of betting is therefore an excellent option for races which receive widespread coverage in the mass media.
When searching for online parimutuel betting opportunities, many punters turn to totesport, one of the world’s oldest and most trusted pool betting bookmakers.
Lay Betting
Lay betting allows punters to take on the role of bookmaker. Once again, high profile races like the French Classics provide the best platform for lay betting opportunities. This betting option allows punters to set odds on any of the entries in the French Classics at online betting exchanges like Betfair.
Fixed Odds Betting
Fixed odds markets are the easiest French Classics markets to access online. These markets offer prices on the entries to the various French Classics, and enable punters to lock down a price on their favoured selections by placing bets on them.
With the exception of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, the French Classics do not enjoy extensive antepost fixed odds betting coverage. Instead, punters will usually have only the week before the race to make their selections for the race. The best prices on a particular selection can be accessed by making use of a quality odds comparison service.
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