Arguably the most popular form of sports betting is horse racing. It's good to have the many different types of horse racing bets explained and it's useful to have some sort of horse racing betting guide as a reference. Our betting picks tool is the perfect platform for our band of talented tipsters, who produce a flow of free horse racing tips on a daily basis.

There are many horse racing betting strategies, but essentially our tipsters will evaluate every aspect of a race. The main types of horse races are on the flat - which are fundamentally all about speed - and jumps, which rely on endurance and of course jumping ability.

There's some obvious essentials that will be considered before releasing the best horse racing tips for today, such as: jockey, trainer and distance. Additionally, form and early odds; together with little things like how a horse handles a particular track (some do not like racing right to left, or vice-versa). Be assured that any horse racing tips for tomorrow will have been made after intensive study and structured reasoning.

Our top-notch tipsters will more often than not, find more than one bet of significant promise, so understanding some of the more common types of horse racing bets will allow punters to increase their returns - potentially many times over - by creating combinations. Here are several of the conventional - along with a few of the slightly complex - types of bet;

Single: a straight win

Forecast: predicting the first and second

Each-Way: half stake on horse to win other half for a place

Ante-Post: early odds

Double: two single bets on different races

Treble: as above but on three races

Patent: three selections but seven bets of three singles, three doubles and a treble

And so it goes on... with Yankee, Canadian, Heinz and Goliath bets adding growing numbers of selections in a race. An accumulator consists of less bets, but requires all to win to get a return. There are certain terms that punters will come across which are essentially horse racing language; such as:

Blinkers: side of eye coverings to help reduce distractions

Furlong: one eighth of a mile

Handicap: weight added to horses to even chances

Maiden: horse that's never won a race

Stewards: panel overseeing rules of the course

Our experts appreciate the need to find the leading odds and some of the best horse racing betting sites develop a name for themselves as being the most competitive. Today's horse racing betting odds can change suddenly, often related to fitness, or behavioural patterns. These are the small things that seasoned tipsters have a trained eye for and will influence their horse racing tips today.

In the run up to a race if a horse's odds drop dramatically that will indicate there's significant money being gambled; conversely, should odds begin to drift, it's likely there's no interest being shown. Using well-informed judgement, our tipsters could guide a member towards an each-way market, rather than out right win, or vice-versa. These are factors to bear in mind when glancing over our team's free horse racing tips for tomorrow.