WHAT would the Melbourne Spring Carnival be without the great deals offered by our recommended bookmakers?
With the Derby this Saturday and the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, now is the time to sign up at our recommended bookmakers and cash-in on all the bonus cash on offer.
Sportsbet.com.au will give any new customer a $100 free bet, but they're just getting started and their horse racing deals are mega value.
First up is the VRC Derby at Flemington this Saturday and Sportsbet are offering a tasty Fixed Odds special.
Place a Fixed Odds Win or Each Way bet on the VRC Derby and if your horse finishes second, third or fourth, they will refund your bet up to $50.
This applies to your first Fixed Odds Win bet or the Win portion of your first Fixed Odds Each Way bet only. Top Tote Plus and other tote bets are not valid for the promotion.
Futures and All-In bets are eligible and seeing as the Derby All-In market is available now, get your $50 bet in now for the best value odds.
They also offer Saturday Power Prices where if punters place a Fixed Odds Win bet from the hours of 10-11am on Saturday morning, they will get a better price on every runner in every race.
Plenty of refunds have also been dished out, with $1.19 million being refunded on races 1-4 on Cox Plate day alone. Sportsbet refund any bet (up to $100 return) in the first four races if your selected horse finishes second, third or fourth.
Bet365.com.au have a Feature Meeting Offer which applies to every race from selected meetings every week. On the schedule over the next two weeks is both Derby Day this Saturday and Melbourne Cup day on Tuesday week.
Simply place a single bet on the Fixed Win or Tote win markets on a Feature Meeting Race and if it wins at odds of $5 or more, Bet365 will refund your first Fixed Win or Tote win bet on the Feature Meeting Race, if this bet loses.
Sound confusing? If you place a $50 fixed win bet at odds of $5 (Flemington, Race 1) and your bet wins, they will refund your first Fixed Win or Tote Win bet on Flemington, Race 2.
If you happen to place your first bet on the final race on the card, the refunded bet will apply to the next Feature Meeting Race.
WilliamHill.com.au offer many bonuses and they have plenty catering to the smaller punters this Saturday.
If you take a Fixed Odds Win bet on races 1-4 at Flemington this Saturday, you will get your money back (up to $25) if your horse does not win, but finishes in the first half of the field.
That's an incredible bonus and if you back any runner in the Victoria Derby, then you will only have to finish 8th or better to get your refund.
WilliamHill.com.au will have plenty more exciting bonus bets ready for Melbourne Cup day, so check back in and we'll update those promotions when they are released.
CrownBet.com.au are also offering some great Derby day specials which feature the quaddie legs of the nine-race card.
They are giving punters a free $50 bet if their horse finishes second or third in any of the last four races on the Derby day card.
The bonus bet will be credited to the account within 24 hours of the bet being placed, just in time to reinvest for the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.
Luxbet.com have two specials for Derby day and they offer some good value. The first is the Flemington Group 1 special which involves a bonus bet to the value of $100 if your selected runner finishes first, second or third in any Group 1 race this Saturday.
They also run a bookies best special where any bookies best bet placed get a 30 percent increase on your winnings. That's 30 percent more than the tote price at Sportsbet's Top Tote, CrownBet's Best Tote Plus, Bet365's Best and WilliamHill's Best Tote.
That looks a good special so join Luxbet.com and reap the rewards this Saturday at Flemington.