Breaking News – Tom Berry Gets 12 Months and 2 Weeks
He should be counting his lucky stars. It’s a very generous sentence indeed.
Breaking News – Berry Butcher Update
We are told that a new charge has been issued the Butcher. At this stage we don’t know the exacting wording of the charge or what section of the Act it’s laid under, but apparently it relates to the handing or transfer of $15 000 in cash to Berry’s mother. More to follow.
The Berry Butcher Day Begins
Jockey Tommy Berry and Butcher Zaid Miller – Brothers in Arms The hearing into the matters involving Tommy Berry and the Butcher has minutes ago begun. We can’t report directly on it because we are sitting on a beach at the other end of Australia, but keep your eye on the mainstream press for updates. […]
It Never Rains it Pours
An hour ago the emerging young superstar trainer from Newcastle Nathan Doyle won the 2nd and last race on the Magic Millions card, the $500 000 MM The Debut with his flying 2yo Rush Hour. Just a few moment ago Doyle trained the quinella in the 6th race in Sydney. He’s got one more runner […]
This is How You Fix a Race, Victorian Style – It All Just Happened 10 Minutes Ago
There was a $1.12 favourite in race 5 just run at Charlton. It had been backed from $1.50 into the $1.12 early to distort the market. I heard a whisper that it was off. So I backed the only other 4 chances on the race, all bar one at double figure odds. I made a […]
There is Plunge on in Cairns Monday – All You Have to Do is Pick It
Leading Far North QLD bookie Brian Jorgensen and his best mate the big punter and cabaret singer Winton Veall (pictured above) were spotted having a very, very long lunch at Cairns best Italian restaurant La Romana on Friday afternoon, a meal that stretched into the evening. The good oil is that they were talking over […]
Half a Furlong in Front We Are (Published 6 September 2021)
Bookmaker turned fledging funds manager Tom Waterhouse has made an eye-opening return of more than 1800 per cent in two years buying gambling shares for investors, as the boom in the US wagering market has sent global betting stocks skyrocketing. Much of the big return is from a canny deal struck with ASX-listed BetMakers, on […]
Responsible Gambling My Arse – Keith From QLD on the Great Bookie Lie
Keith from QLD is fast becoming more popular with the readers that our regular author. Here he chimes in with some strident criticism of online bookmakers commitment to responsible gambling, as some sage advice about how it’s all just a great big rort. When you see the little message at the bottom of the corporate […]
The Cobbler is the Bum Dance King – Go You Good Thing!
Taking the piss out of himself and life. Go you goo thing Nick the Cobbler! You’ve proven to the world that hope reigns supreme. And that every single one of us is a chance. What a legend. Keep on kicking it Bro! Just keep boogieing too. But keep your clothes on next time. Once is […]
The Trot Tip Results – And New Year’s Eve
So here we are. Nine tips, which are eight really because we said back both of Grimson’s in the Cranbourne Cup. Results. Mach Shard Wins – $2.45 Punt Away Wins – $2.70 Chinese Whisper Wins – $1.75 Hopeful Beauty 2nd – $1.90 Firefox/Major Meister Wins – $4.40 Mr Perfect Unplaced – Nathan Jack is a […]