FanDuel Racing Review: TVG Heritage and a Closing Channel
FanDuel Racing review: the TVG successor, now betting on a channel that is closing
FanDuel Racing is the former TVG, a horse-wagering app whose big selling point was TV coverage. That coverage is being wound down, so we checked what a bettor still gets and which facts we could only find dated 2022.
Our score
6.9/10Rated 6.9 out of 10
Verdict
As a place to bet horses, FanDuel Racing is approachable: it simplifies trifecta and superfecta tickets, sorts runners by odds and has the TVG track list behind it. As the app that pairs wagering with TV, it is on weaker ground, because the FanDuel TV channel is due to close by the end of 2027 and now airs simulcasts only. The state list and promotions we found are from 2022, so confirm today's before you rely on them.
Best for
Newer horse bettors who want simple exotic tickets
Simplified ticket building, with Any buttons that make trifecta boxes and superfectas easier
American odds shown alongside fractional, with runners sorted by odds
Results page lists payouts for win, place, show and exotic bets
Backed by the TVG track coverage, with hundreds of tracks listed in 2022
What held it back
The FanDuel TV channel is due to close by the end of 2027 and no longer runs studio shows
Reviewers called the app weaker than FanDuel's sportsbook and DFS products
State list and promotions we found date from July 2022, so they may have changed
Simplified terms may feel odd to veterans, and one reviewer found the Pick 3 flow confusing
The angle on this one was whether FanDuel Racing is the best app for people who want TV alongside their wagering. We think the question has been overtaken by events. The TV half is being shut down, and the wagering half has changed names often enough to confuse the people who use it.
Two cautions first. FanDuel's own racing pages refused our capture tool with HTTP 403, so the product details below come from a 2022 hands-on review and from reports about the channel, and we say which is which. And the naming is tangled: Wikipedia describes FanDuel Racing as the former TVG2 channel and says the TVG name continues for the wagering platform, while the 2022 review treats FanDuel Racing as the betting app. Expect to see both names.
From TVG to FanDuel
TVG launched on 14 July 1999 as a horse-racing channel. Betfair bought it in a deal that closed in January 2009, then added its rival HRTV in 2015 and renamed that TVG2. FanDuel Group, the US arm of Flutter, took over the business and in 2022 announced that TVG would become FanDuel TV, with TVG2 becoming FanDuel Racing.
Horse Racing Nation reported at the time that the rebrand would produce a linear network and a digital platform called FanDuel+, both aimed at sports-wagering content.
The channel is on its way out
In March 2026, according to Wikipedia, FanDuel said it would close the channel by the end of 2027 because it no longer fits the company's long-term strategy. About 60 percent of staff were cut in June 2026 and the rest in November 2026. The channel now carries straight simulcasts of partner track feeds, with no studio segments or on-site coverage.
The same account says the closure does not touch FanDuel's or TVG's betting operations. That is the key distinction. You can still wager. What you lose is the talk, the handicapping and the personalities that were the reason to prefer this brand over a plain racebook.
Horse Racing Nation's 2022 report on the rebrand to FanDuel TV and FanDuel+.
How the betting side worked in 2022
The most detailed independent look we found is the Action Network's July 2022 review. It is four years old, and apps change, so read the following as a baseline.
It reported availability in 31 states and a minimum age of 18 in most, 21 in Arizona, Indiana, Iowa, North Dakota and Washington. New Jersey and Pennsylvania were missing. Bet types ran from win and exacta to trifecta, superfecta, daily double and Pick 3.
What stood out was the interface. FanDuel uses "Any" buttons to build trifecta boxes, American odds appear next to fractional ones, and runners are sorted by odds with the favourite at the top. The results page lists payouts for win, place, show and exotic bets. For a beginner those choices remove the usual intimidation of a racing card.
The Action Network's July 2022 FanDuel Racing review, our source for the 2022 state list and bet types.
What the reviewer did not like
The same review says the app and web product were not quite as strong as FanDuel's sportsbook and daily fantasy products. It also found the simplified wording unusual for veterans, and the Pick 3 flow confusing. We would add that anything in a 2022 review about promotions, such as a $50 deposit match or $5 win-bet insurance at select tracks, should be treated as expired until the current terms say otherwise.
It did not cover withdrawals or rebates, and neither did the other sources we could open. For a horse bettor those are the two features that decide long-term cost, because takeout is high on exotics and a rebate can offset part of it. Ask before you commit.
Reading the trade press
The Thoroughbred Daily News ran a Q&A with Andrew Moore about the future of TVG and FanDuel TV. We captured the page, and the headline signals the questions racing fans were asking, but we are not quoting from it.
The Thoroughbred Daily News Q&A on the future of TVG and FanDuel TV, one of several trade pieces on the channel.
Who should use it
A newer bettor who wants simple tickets and a familiar parent brand can do worse. A bettor who wanted the TV experience should look at the channel's wind-down and budget for a different source of analysis.
Racing wagers can lose in full, and exotic tickets lose far more often than they win. This review describes a product and is not advice on how to bet. Stay inside a budget you set before the first race.
