Saying of the Day
From the great Scottish comedy series Still Game. When life hand you melons. Make melonade. Salut!
It’s Funny Who You See at Betfair VIP Parties
There is no rule or law against stood down trot club CEO’s punting up large on Betfair, or laying up large, whichever the case may be. But it does make you wonder about what they did when on duty, or might do if they return. The bloke at the bar in the black and white […]
Why David Walsh is Smarter Than the Rest of Us – And How He Got the Money to Build MONA – Parts 5 to 8 – Pokies are Poison
When you have as much money as D. Walsh you can get yourself painted however you like, and hang it up and out in your own world class art gallery. 5. It’s not about picking winners “You don’t need to forecast the outcome. A lot of people aren’t aware of this. What you need to […]
Why David Walsh is Smarter Than the Rest of Us – And How He Got the Money to Build MONA – Parts 1 to 4
1. The wisdom of crowds is very real “My experience of gambling taught me to understand that the wealth and prestige that I grew to possess had very little to do with my talent. I didn’t gain wisdom by standing on the shoulders of giants. I gained wisdom by surfing the crowd,” says David Walsh. […]
The Guru Vince Accardi on Assessing Sectional Times
Being fixated on closing sectionals (the last 200m / 400m / 600m for example) is not the way to go. Far too little importance is placed on the early sectionals and pace through the first two-thirds of the race. Some horses that go far too fast early can be forgiven for puncturing late, but are often dismissed […]
He Did it All For the Grandkids
There is a new twist in the story of the stood down punting Assistant Starter in New Zealand that we told you about the other day. The poor bastard doesn’t deserve the sack at all, and there was no potential integrity breach. He was merely at the tote window before the first race putting a […]
Everyone Loves a Self Spruiker – But You Gotta Do the Maths
@Nickmartin555 Can’t believe you only charge $200/week Dicko @dickosmailbag Sometimes I think the same thing mate. The art of the self-spruik has been around forever, since the days of David claiming to have slain Goliath with a slingshot and running all the way through The secret to the spruik’s success is showing the customer the […]
The Chairman’s Eagle Lands
Last night at Dubbo the 3-year-old pacer Our Sailor provided a very special Boxing Day present to it’s connections and to those who backed it from double figure odds into $5.50 – presumably one and the same – when it won the 4th race on the card from the breeze. It was a very clever […]
It’s a Merry Xmas for Some as Huge Plunge Lands
As hard as it may be to believe, a punter or punters ripped a quarter of a million dollars out of the TAB and the corporate bookies yesterday in a massive plunge on a dog in a maiden at the obscure greyhound meeting at Capalaba in Queensland. Farmor Relief was the plunge dogs name. It […]
The Blower of the Century Wins
Laurie’s Gem blew from $3.70 out to $17.00 in the 7th race at Capalaba yesterday. The gospel rule is never back anything that blows harder than Cyclone Jasper. It seems this rule is wrong. Laurie’s is in the pink. Bingo. ScreenRecorderProject120