LIVE bets on Greyhound Racing online

Greyhound racing is a natural next step for anyone who follows horse racing. The appeal is pace. A race lasts about half a minute, the next one is rarely far away, and a full evening card can give you plenty of chances to test your reading of a field.

1xBet lists upcoming greyhound races on this page, so you can find the next one quickly and bet from the same account you use for cricket or football. If you already follow live horse racing, the basics will feel familiar, though there are key differences.

Greyhounds Compared With Horses

There is no jockey, so nobody is steering. The dog's instinct and early speed do most of the work, which makes the start of the race very important. There is less time to recover from a mistake too: a horse has a mile to find a gap, whereas a greyhound may have only one bend.

Fields are also smaller. Six dogs usually run in British races, so there are fewer names to study, and a race card can be read in a minute or two. Australian races often have eight.

Finally, the same dogs tend to run at the same track again and again, so regular followers soon learn who likes what.

Reading a Greyhound Race Card

Each runner comes with a short record. These are the items worth reading:

• Trap number, which shows where the dog starts.

• Recent finishing positions.

• Run times at that distance and track.

• Sectional time, which measures early pace to the first bend.

• Remarks from previous races, such as "crowded" or "led to bend".

• Grade, which shows the level the dog is racing at.

Remarks are the most useful part for many fans. A dog with poor recent finishes but repeated notes about being bumped may be better than the numbers show.

Popular Bets

Win and place are where most people begin. A win bet needs first place, and a place bet pays for finishing in the paying positions. From there, a forecast asks you to pick the first two dogs, and a tricast asks for the first three in order. Both are hard to get right, so they suit people with a firm opinion on a race.

What you can bet on varies by race and track.

When Do Markets Close?

With races this short, nearly all betting takes place before the start, so "live" here mostly means races that are about to run. Prices can move in the final minutes. Once the traps open, the market is normally closed, so give yourself enough time to complete your bet.

Checking Greyhound Results

Looking at greyhound results after a card ends is a good habit. Compare what you expected with what happened. Did the fast starter lead to the first bend? Was the favourite crowded out? A few minutes of this each week improves your reading of a race more than studying numbers alone.

Quick races can tempt anyone into betting too often. Skipping races is fine, and a good bettor passes on plenty of them.

What You Can Do on 1xBet

Greyhounds are one part of a full sportsbook. With a single 1xBet account, you get:

• Upcoming races in one list, so the next race is always easy to find.

• Win, place, forecast and tricast markets, depending on the race.

• Accumulators, which let you combine dogs from different races, or add a pick from another sport.

• A statistics section and a results section for checking past runs.

• Multi-LIVE, which keeps several events open on one screen.

• The mobile app and mobile site, which are handy when races run minutes apart.

• Deposits with iPay.

Popular Greyhound Events

Fans in Sri Lanka follow greyhound racing from abroad. British tracks provide most of the daily racing, and their afternoon meetings fall in the evening in Sri Lanka. The English Greyhound Derby is the biggest race in the British calendar. In Australia, where fields usually have eight dogs, the Melbourne Cup for greyhounds is the headline event.

How to Bet

• Create an account and sign in.

• Deposit with iPay.

• Choose an upcoming race.

• Select your dog and market.

• Confirm before the traps open.