Longest Travellers Horse Racing

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If you are wondering “which horse’s have to travel the furthest today or tomorrow to race?” we have you covered.

Punters love to check the furthest travelled horse today because they feel if a trainer has got a racehorse to travel a long distance it must have a serious chance of winning.

With the costs of fuel rising careful considerations need to be made for the distance a horse travels to a racecourse.

If you see a horse trainer sending a sole horse on a 500+ mile round trip you need to be thinking they have a great chance of winning.

Our horse race stats are updated regularly and pull in all the racehorses who have to travel long distances to race today.

Find out the longest horse racing travellers for today’s horse racing meeting and tomorrow’s longest travellers:

Horse Racing Longest Travellers

Today’s Furthest Travelled Horses

Here is the full list of racehorses’ who have travelled long distances to race today.

HorseWinsRidesMilesRace
Punitive (IRE)426310Market Rasen 15:50
Iron Heart439310Market Rasen 17:00

Tomorrow’s longest travellers of horses and trainers are updated on a daily basis as the best horse racing tipsters 2024 use this data as part of their analysis.

Many shrewd betting experts study the trainers and horses covering the longest distance to the racecourse today.

How to Check Today’s Longest Travellers’ in Horse Racing?

The best ways to check today’s longest travellers horse racing list is via the following resources:

  • Racing Post signposts feature
  • Bet365 Longest Travellers
  • Sky Sports Racing Longest Travellers
  • The Longest Traveller Stats

The horses that have travelled the furthest distance to get to the course usually show a profit on wagering bets.

Backing horses that travel > 250 miles are in a positive return on investment when researching the bets placed on the horses travelling the furthest distances.

How Long do Horses Travel to the Racecourses?

On average horses travel between 20-150 miles to attend the racecourse.

Some racehorses are based locally and have the privilege of small travel times.

Anything above 250 miles travels time to the racecourse is seen as a long distance to travel.

The longest travelling distance for some horse racing trainers in the UK is roughly 450 miles (which depends on the racecourses vs where the stables are located).

Betting on the Longest Travellers in Racing Today

If you are looking to place a bet on the longest travellers today then our table shows lots of options of the top bookmakers around, follow the links and find out more.

Qualifying bets are usually required when joining a new betting site.

Popular Questions

How long can horses be transported for?

Horses can be transported for 24 hours, in an approved vehicle.

The horse transporter will need to stop regularly to give the horses plenty of liquid and feed at eight-hour intervals.

After the 24-hour period of transport, horses must be unloaded, fed, watered and rested for at least 24 hours.

What is the Travellers Check on the Racing Post?

The Travellers Check Racing Post guide is today’s long-distance travellers listed under the Signposts feature on the Racing Post app.

The signpost feature is a racing post longest travellers checklist of all the horses travelling the furthest to run today.

Summary of the Longest  Horse Travellers Today

Many horse racing punters believe the horses who have travelled the furthest distance to get to the course are a great selection to place bets on, so be sure to check out our longest travellers guide, which is updated every day to find out more.

The thought process is “why would a horse racing trainer send a horse so far if it did not have a real chance of winning?”.

Studying the “longest travellers horse racing today” is a great place to start when studying your selections for bets.

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