Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The ever excellent Peter Davis of the Greyhound Recorder is, in my opinion, the most incisive and insightful racing journalist in Australia, and also the best. Davis zones in on and dissects difficult subjects where most of the mainstream media fear to tread. He has done it again in his brilliant The Sunday Afternoon ‘Finish […]
Tabcorp are not doing the bookmaking sector a whole lot of favours by their corporate behaviour at present are they? I mean here you have an industry under pressure from all sides, one that is facing a growing groundswell of parliamentary and public pressure to ban gambling advertising entirely, a tide of opinion that is […]
Races 1 and 2 at the Toowoomba gallops last Saturday week were a nondescript BM65 and a Class 3. Both events attracted QLD TAB win betting pools of well in excess of $10 000. The Inter Dominion Grand Final is a time honoured championship that it the culmination of the greatest series on the harness […]
This is a fascinating scientific analysis of the brain of gambling addicts. It has the potential to change the way we think about compulsion, and the chemical reasons behind it.
https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/articles/camp-quality-a-big-winner-as-andy-takes-out-charity-challenge/ The Harness Charity Challenge is a wonderful concept that helps raise much needed funds for worthy charities, and the organisers deserve congratulations and applause for their unpaid efforts in organising and running the competition, which is basically a tipping contest centred on competitors paying $250 to buy in to play, and then betting imaginary […]
The boss of wagering giant Sportsbet says racing must do more to hero its stars to grow its fan base and remain entertaining. With other sports growing quicker in terms of the wagering pie, Sportsbet chief executive Barni Evans says racing must pull out its trump cards and unique qualities. “To stay fun and entertaining, […]
This excellent article by Joe Aston about Sportsbet CEO Barni Evans and his company Sportsbet appeared in the Australian Financial Review on the 22nd of March 2023. It is well worth re-reading in light of Ben Dorries feather touch interview with the Sportsbet CEO that was published on Racenet yesterday, to give some context to […]
A former contractor who engaged in corrupt dealings with a Queensland council and the state’s racing body will be sentenced in a Brisbane court on Friday. Wayne Innes, 59, pleaded guilty to a slew of dishonesty offences in the Brisbane District Court on Monday. The court was told the former owner of Landfill Logistics had […]
I have an amazing idea. It came to me in my sleep, or something like that. When things come to me in my sleep, or something like that, they always prove correct. Here is my amazing idea. I reckon the QRIC should ask the TAB for the betting records of the pubtabs at both the […]
A lot of punters these days claim that they are getting ripped off on deductions for late scratchings by corporate bookies. I say that is not true, or at least untrue in comparison to the deductions taken back in the days when the bookies were on the track. What you see above is the scale […]
