Best Horse Racing Betting Sites in Maine: Apps & Offers in the Pine Tree State

Best Maine Horse Racing Betting Sites

Our top-rated advance-deposit wagering (ADW) apps for Maine bettors. Tap to open the operator’s official sign-up page. 18+. Terms apply.

• ★ EDITOR’S PICK
  TwinSpiresBest for coverage★ 4.7 / 5
  $200 Sign-Up Bonus · Promo Code BET200
  $100 in bonus cash for every $400 you wager, up to $200

  Churchill Downs Inc.'s TwinSpires accepts Maine residents and gives harness fans the Bangor and fair cards where available, plus the national Thoroughbred menu and the deepest Triple Crown coverage on the market.

  Visit TwinSpires →Read TwinSpires review
  Key terms: Wager $800 within 30 days of opening your account to earn the full $200; Bonus paid in $100 increments for every $400 wagered; Show wagers don't count; bets count once the race is official; Credited within 10 business days; one per household. Full terms apply — see our TwinSpires review. Please play responsibly.
• DK HorseDraftKings crossover★ 4.3 / 5
  100% Deposit Bonus up to $250 · No Promo Code needed
  For DK Horse customers in states that haven't moved to DraftKings Racing

  DK Horse, DraftKings' standalone racing app built on the TwinSpires platform, is live in Maine on the same login as the DraftKings sportsbook, with a separate racing balance, live streams and replays.

  Visit DK Horse →Read DK Horse review
  Key terms: Minimum $25 deposit; 100% deposit match up to $250 with a 2x play-through; All DK Horse promotions require opt-in; Only in states where the standalone DK Horse app still operates. 18+ (21+ in AZ, IN, IA, WA). Full terms apply — see our DK Horse review. Please play responsibly.

Horse Racing & Betting in Maine

Standardbred (harness) racing only — Hollywood Casino Raceway in Bangor and First Tracks Cumberland, plus summer fair meets; Scarborough Downs closed in 2020.

Online wagering is legal and regulated through the state’s Gambling Control Unit; TwinSpires is confirmed among the apps serving Maine.

The harness fair circuit, a long Maine tradition.

More on Racing in Maine

Standardbred racing rules the roost in the state of Maine. Live harness racing is contested at Hollywood Casino Bangor Raceway six months out of the year. The site is also home to a Hollywood Casino, featuring a hotel, dining, and entertainment.

Besides, there are nine fair tracks – Northern Maine Fair, Topsham Fair, Skowhegan State Fair, Union Fair, Windsor Fair, Oxford County Fair, Farmington Fair, Cumberland Fair, and Fryeburg Fair – that contest brief standardbred meets in the summer and early fall.

Choosing a Racing Site in Maine

Hollywoodraces.com, WatchandWager.com, and DayattheTrack.com all offer access to their horse race wagering online and mobile sites to Maine horse bettors.

• Hollywood Races
• Watch and Wager
• Day at the Track

Maine's Popular Online Horse Bet Types & Races

Straight wagers offered at Maine race tracks include a win bet (you win if your horse finishes first), place (you win if your horse finishes first or second), and a show bet (you win if your horse finishes first, second, or third). Additionally, an across-the-board wager is placing a wager on your horse to win, place, and show. For e.g. a $2 bet "across-the-board" would be a $6 wager.

Exotic Wagers available to Maine horse players are exacta (picking two horses to finish first and second in exact order) trifecta (picking three horses to finish first, second, and third in exact order), and superfecta (picking four horses to finish first, second, third, and fourth in exact order). The daily double requires picking the winners of two races that are designated Daily Double races. The daily double wager must be played prior to the start of the first of the two designated races.

The Pick 3 entails picking the winners of three races that are designated Pick 3 races. With this play, wagers must be placed before the contesting of the first of the three races.

In the case of exotic wagers, horses may be boxed, enabling them to finish in any order. They can also be wheeled, where a horse is keyed into a specific position in the bet, and other horses are wheeled around the horse into the other available finishing positions.

Major US Horse Betting Events That You Can Bet On In Maine

Each October, Bangor Raceway plays host to the day of champions for the Maine Sires Stakes. There are finals for all ages, sex, and gaits in each of the MSS divisions held on this day to determine the best of the Maine-bred horses for that year.

Maine Horse Racing Betting Legal Overview

A tradition in Maine since 1950, the final card of live standardbred racing was conducted at Scarborough Downs in 2020. The track also now serves solely as a simulcasting operator.

Standardbred racing began at Bass Park in Bangor in the early 1890s, the site of today’s Bangor Raceway. Scarborough Downs opened as a night thoroughbred track in 1950. They went to a split thoroughbred/standard meet in 1969 and completely to the standardbreds by 1973. Lewiston Raceway was another Maine track that went out of business in the late 1980s.

Finally, in 1993, the Maine state government approved racinos for tracks. While Bangor Raceway embraced the concept, Scarborough Downs rejected the idea.

In 2003 voters passed a statewide referendum to allow Scarborough Downs to install slot machines at the track, but local voters in both Scarborough and later Saco and Westbrook (where Scarborough Downs had proposed alternate sites) rejected the proposal.

Maine Racetracks

Hollywood Casino Bangor · 500 Main St., Bangor ME 04401
Offering live standardbred racing from April-July and September-October.

Maine Horse Betting in 2026: Harness Racing, Legal Apps, and How to Bet

In 2026, you can legally bet on horse racing in Maine, with the focus firmly on standardbred (harness) racing.
Live racing runs at Hollywood Casino Bangor Raceway, alongside short seasonal meets at nine county fair tracks across the state.

There is no online sports betting in Maine, but online horse betting is fully legal and active.
You can place bets through HollywoodRaces, WatchandWager, and DayAtTheTrack, all accessible on mobile and desktop.

Typical Maine horse betting bonuses range from TwinSpires’ $200 Sign-Up Bonus (Promo Code BET200) to DK Horse’s 100% Deposit Bonus up to $250, often tied to deposit matches, free bets, or loyalty rewards. Most platforms include live video streaming, race replays, and basic handicapping tools.

You can bet standard wagers like win, place, show, plus exotics such as exacta, trifecta, superfecta, Daily Double, and Pick 3.
Boxed and wheeled bets are also available, making it easy to cover multiple outcomes.

The biggest local event remains the Maine Sires Stakes finals at Bangor Raceway, held each October.
Even without thoroughbred racing, Maine stays connected to national racing through simulcast betting year-round.

How to Bet on Horse Racing

New to the windows? Start with the straight bets. A win bet needs your horse to finish first; place pays if it runs first or second; show pays for first, second or third. They are the cheapest way to learn the game.

From there come the exotics, where the real payouts live. The exacta asks for the first two home in order, the trifecta the first three, and the superfecta the first four. Multi-race bets — the daily double, Pick 3, Pick 4 and Pick 6 — string winners together across races, and the Pick 6 jackpot can roll into life-changing money. Our guide to exotic bets walks through each one, and the beginner’s guide to betting on racing covers the basics end to end.

How to Start Betting on Racing in Maine

1. Pick a racebook and sign up.

   Tap a “Visit” button above to open an ADW account. You must be 18+ and within state lines where required.

2. Claim the welcome offer and deposit.

   Fund the account by debit card, bank transfer or PayPal and activate any new-customer bonus before your first wager.

3. Find a race and place your bet.

   Browse the day’s cards, read the form, pick your horse and bet type, and confirm. Watch the live stream and collect if you win.

Maine Horse Racing Betting Sites and Apps (November 2026)

• TwinSpires
• DK Horse

Maine Horse Racing Betting FAQs