Arizona is among a small percentage of U.S. states that provides year-round live horse racing. The Phoenix-based Turf Paradise operates one of the longest race meets in the country. Typically, the meet begins in early November, continuing through the first week of May, with live race cards held five days a week.
Arizona Downs is located in Prescott Valley, approximately 80 miles north of Phoenix. The horse racing track operates a summer schedule from June through September, with afternoon race cards on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Tucson’s Rillito Park Race Track is southern Arizona’s horse racing venue. It runs a boutique meet in February-March with the help of the students from the University of Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program.
Rillito Park has been recognized nationally as the birthplace of quarter horse racing.
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- Popular Horse Racing App, 750+ Races, Handicapping Contests, Daily Odds Boosts, Live Horse Betting200TVGThe state of Arizona does not allow wagering on harness racing. Betting only on tracks offered by Turf Paradise. You must be 21 or above to wager in AZ
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Arizona Horse Betting Sites And Mobile Apps
TVG and DRF Bets offer online wagering in the state but the latter is offered with significant restrictions in place.
Arizona residents may sign up for a DRF Bets account but may place wagers only via phone. When Arizona customers log into their DRF Bets account and select a track, they will see a message that indicates they are restricted from wagering online but instead will be provided with a phone number to place wagers.
Wagers placed via live teller will incur a charge of $0.25 per call. Arizona players will be reimbursed up to $150 (600 calls) for all bets placed through live teller regardless of the sign-up date. In contrast, wagering is not available in Pima County and no harness wagering is available.
Current Bonuses By Arizona Horse Betting Sites
| Horse Racing Sites | Betting Offers |
| TVG | Get up to $200 back, live streams from racing tracks around the US and beyond |
| DRF Bets Arizona | $200 match bonus, unlimited DRF Classic and Formulator Past Performances |
| TwinSpires | $200 signup offer; exacta insurance: get a bet back of up to $10 |
DRF Bets Arizona
DRF Bets offers to newcomers a 100 percent matching first deposit bonus with a maximum value of $250.
Betting Features: Unlimited DRF Classic and Formulator Past Performances, Free Beyer Speed Figures.
TVG Arizona
New players to TVG will be provided with a 50 percent matching signup bonus on their first deposit. This offer is worth a maximum amount of $200.
Betting Features: TVG Expert Picks for everyday, Money Back Special on select races.
Restrictions: The state of Arizona does not allow wagering on harness racing, and currently do not import signals from Monarch affiliated tracks for wagering, which currently include the following tracks:
- Del Mar
- Gulfstream Park
- Golden Gate
- Latin American Racing (LARC)
- Laurel Park
- Lone Star Park
- Los Alamitos (Thoroughbred “Day” Meetings)
- Melbourne Racing Club
- Monmouth Park
- Pimlico
- Santa Anita
- Sonoma County Fair
- Timonium
Popular Online Horse Bet Types In Arizona
Arizona horse players can place straight bets such as win, place, show and across the board (win-place-show).
The so-called exotic wagering offerings feature exactas (the top two finishers in a race); trifecta (the top three finishers in a race); superfecta (the top four finishers in a race) and hexafecta (the top six finishers in a race). These exotic bets can also be boxed so that the horses can finish in any order, or wheeled, a bet in which at least one horse is keyed into a position and others can finish in any order.
Major Horse Betting Events In The USA That You Can Bet On In Arizona
| Date | Event | Betting Provider | Bonus | |
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| 10-06 | The Best 2023 Belmont Stakes Betting Offers & Promotions |  AmWager | AmWager New Customer Offer: $150 Deposit Match | |
| 6-05 | 2023 Kentucky Derby Betting Offers & Best Bets |  TVG | TVG Bonus: Get $200 Sign up Offer |
The Cotton Fitzsimmons Mile, named for the former coach of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns, is open to horses ages four and up. Offering a purse of $75,000, the race is held annually in January at Turf Paradise.
Similar to the Fitzsimmons, the Phoenix Gold Cup offers a purse of $75,000. A six-furlong sprint on the Turf Paradise dirt track, the mid-February race has been taking place since 1976.
The Turf Paradise Derby is the race of the year in the Grand Canyon State. The Derby goes for a purse of $75,000. Three-year-old horses contest the February event over Turf Paradise’s dirt course at a distance of 1 1/16 miles.
Arizona Horse Racing Betting Legal Overview
Along with betting on its live product, Turf Paradise is also open year-round, seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. for simulcast wagering from over 60 tracks around the world. There’s also off-track betting provided at 42 locations around the state.
Arizona Downs delivers wagering on live racing with simulcast wagering on track and at eight off-track betting establishments located inside bars and restaurants in the area.
Additionally, Rillito Park Race Track also offers simulcast wagering to support its live thoroughbred and quarter horse racing product, as well as during the times of the year when the track’s live racing is dark.
Arizona Racetracks
Arizona Downs — 10501 E. Route 89A Prescott Valley, Arizona 86315. Offers a summer slate of twice-a-week live thoroughbred racing from June-September. Arizona Downs also provides an extensive simulcast wagering schedule and numerous off-track betting locations.
Rillito Park Racetrack – 4502 North First Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85718. Offering live thoroughbred and quarter horse racing, as well as simulcast wagering.
Turf Paradise, 1501 W. Bell Road – Phoenix, AZ 85023 – With live thoroughbred racing five days a week from June-September. It’s one of the busiest racetracks in the country. Turf Paradise also offers extensive simulcast and off-track betting.
Arizona Online Horse Betting FAQs
Arizona bettors can attend live or simulcast wagering at all three of the state’s tracks — Arizona Downs, Turf Paradise, or Rillito Park Racetrack. Besides, there are also some 50 off-track betting sites situated around the state offering wagering on the live in-state product and simulcasting from track’s across North America the other parts of the globe.
TVG and TwinSpires are the top horse wagering platforms in the state. Horseplayers in Arizona can also wager via DRF Bets from the comfort of their own home, or anywhere they might via either site’s mobile app.
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