Best Odds Guaranteed, BOG for short, is one of those pieces of betting shorthand that gets advertised everywhere and explained almost nowhere. Here’s what it means, and what DragonBet’s version covers.
What it means
You take a price on a horse. The race goes off and the starting price is bigger than the price you took. With Best Odds Guaranteed, you get paid at the bigger one.
Back a horse at 4/1 and it starts at 6/1, you’re paid at 6/1. Back it at 4/1 and it starts at 2/1, you keep your 4/1. You get whichever is better.
Why bookmakers offer it
Honestly? Because it removes the main reason to wait. Without BOG, taking an early price is a gamble in itself: back something at 5/1 in the morning and watch it drift to 8/1 by the off and you’ve cost yourself money.
BOG takes that risk away and encourages people to bet early, which is worth a great deal to a bookmaker in turnover and in knowing its liabilities sooner.
What DragonBet’s BOG covers
DragonBet offers Best Odds Guaranteed on UK and Irish horse racing. If the starting price comes back bigger than the price you took, you’re paid at the bigger one automatically. You don’t need to claim it.
Things worth knowing generally, because they differ between firms and can change: which meetings qualify, whether there’s a cut-off time on raceday, whether ante-post bets are included, and whether any cap applies to the extra winnings. Check the current terms on the racing page before you lean on it.
Does it change how you should bet?
A bit. If you fancy something and the price looks fair, BOG means taking it early costs you nothing if it drifts. What it doesn’t do is turn a bad bet into a good one. The horse still has to win.
More on how betting works
See each-way explained, multiple bets explained, or James Lovell on how starting prices are set and why they need a rethink.
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