Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Report on the Parkes Spaceman’s great victory against Canowindra, after they cheated by sending the opposition’s linesman off There has been a flurry of early betting activity on the John Dumesny Replacement Parkes Spacemen Stakes (Group 11) so we’ve had to revise the market. We have also taken some bets by request on punters not […]
These are the words of Catherine McDonald, HRNZ General Manager of racing, marketing and communications, as contained in a letter send to club officials yesterday explaining the reasons for the changes in the conditions of five of New Zealand’s major harness races, four of them Group 1’s (the Invercargill Cup is a Group 3, and […]
Matthew Peden is employed by the New Zealand TAB as it’s Manager of Risk. In this capacity Peden is responsible for the setting and movement of NZ TAB betting markets, and holds ultimate responsibility for the acceptance or rejection of wagers that are placed to win more than the maximum prescribed betting limits. In effect, […]
What happens if a punter has won a quaddie with Sportsbet, and none of the TAB’s pay a dividend because it jackpots on all? Well, it gets very interesting there. Here is the Sportsbet rule. In the event of a jackpot and there is no dividend declared by Home Tote TAB and a member of […]
The convicted racing fraudster, dog, police informant, con man, convict and thief Wayne Innes is apparently running around town calling your author a Karmichael Hunt. I think Wayno’s got the wrong end of the stick, and strongly suggest that he turn around and take a look in the mirror. It’s weird how people like Robert […]
The mail is that talented Tasmanian harness racing trainer/driver Conor Crook has applied for and been granted 16 boxes at the newly constructed Shepparton Training Centre in Victoria, if and when it is ever completed (more on that later). His move can’t come quick enough for Tassie punters, who to a person are sick and […]
I’m a huge fan of WA trot caller caller Richard Bell, and have sung his praises on many occasions and described him as Australia’s best in his niche profession. But just lately there have been a few little things that Bell has said or done that have made me stop in my tracks and scratch […]
I have this strange hobby cum passion, one shared by few, and understood by less, even myself. I like watching Royal Commission hearings, or any Commission of Inquiry really. I find it fun, which is weird I know, but some people collect stamps and others go to vantage points near the airport every day and […]
About a month ago we gave you the drum on how the TAB side of the Tabcorp demerger would look and pan out, and told you why. In the story we advised you that New Tabcorp – basically the TAB and Sky – was a basket case, and predicted that the share price would crash […]
Have you ever seen an election like this one? No-one has any policies. The country doesn’t really have any big bang, headline problems. Interest rates remain at SFA, despite COVID-19. We have the lowest unemployment rates in living memory. Our minimum wages are the highest in the world, and we have super, annual leave and […]
