Bet on Crufts 2020

Betting Tips

While betting on Crufts is not much harder than betting on anything else, what is important is knowing the right way to go about placing bets on the event. This is why we have compiled some top tips on betting on Crufts that you might want to consider.

Overview of the Contest

The first Crufts competition dates back all the way to the 19^th Century with the first such event happening in 1891.

Since then, it has survived the test of the time and today,  the competition has grown to become the quintessential dog show not only in the UK but across the world and in fact, holds the Guinness World Record for being the largest competition of its kind.

A testament to this rapid growth is that when it first occurred there were 600 entrants but in more recent history that number has grown to 28,000 dogs competing in the competition every year.

Crufts was named after its founder, Charles Cruft, who worked as general manager for a dog biscuit manufacturer

In terms of viewership, that number consists of 160,000 people who attend the show in person and an estimated 4.5 million viewers who watch from home.

As such, these are some impressive numbers and so its reputation is huge. With this high-profile of the event is it is naturally no surprise that the competition is one that has caught the eye of would-be bettors looking to expand their betting portfolio and bet on something that is a little bit more niche. The possibility of this comes from the nature of Crufts itself.

When we talk about Crufts as an event and consider the betting factor, there is just one prize that is on everyone’s radar – Best in Show. This is what you would consider the top prize.

This first begins with qualifying via the Kennel Club’s (the organising body of Crufts) Championship where dogs finish 1^st, 2^nd or 3^rd qualify the main event, i.e. Crufts. This is the main way by which dogs qualify but there are numerous other channels also, including winning certain awards at other Kennel Club affiliated event such as the Open or General show. Once this has been achieved and the dogs are at Crufts, then the competition really begins.

Naturally, by this point, you have some pretty good looking dogs competing and so by narrowing down the dogs will first participate in different rounds that are determined by:

With these classes including Veteran, Special Puppy, Special Junior, Yearling, Post Graduate, Mid Limit, Limit, and Open.

There is just one spot from each of these that can go on to the next round which will be determined by a head to head round.

Next up there will be a group round where a similar protocol is followed by the groups where that are 7 than defined as Toys, Gundogs, Utility, Hounds, Working, Pastoral, and Terriers.

Once the winner of these sub-sections have been completed the 7 winners move on to compete for Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show.

The winner will then win a replica of the Keddal Memorial Trophy, a small cash prize of £100 and of course, the bragging rights. All this considered, it is clear to see that while this is a dog show by name, in nature, it is quite a long and gruelling process with a high level of competition on show.

Previous Winners & Most Successful Breeds

As we have noted, there have been some breeds more successful at Crufts then others.

The most successful breed, for example, has been the English Cocker Spaniel.

This breed has seen 7 Best in Show winners in past shows.

Here are the last 13 years winners: