Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I almost fell off my chair yesterday morning after seeing that the bookies were betting $2.55 about Novak Djokovic beating Carlos Alcaraz. It was the overlay of the century The Joker has an outstanding record un hard courts, having won 71 of his 99 titles on the surfaces. Coming into last night’s match Djokovic boasted […]
According to Racing NSW’s Strategic Plan owning a racehorse trained in the city costs $70 000 a year, a figure that I know from having owned horses myself to be pretty much right. That’s as much as the average Australian earns, with the Bureau of Statistics revealing that the median pre-tax wage for workers is […]
Whip use in all equine sports continues to be a hot topic for regulators and welfare advocates. Researchers in Sweden wondered whether the use of the whip in harness racing there actually accomplishes part of its purpose in encouraging horses to run faster. In a study published this month in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Animal […]
Top law firm Maurice Blackburn is suing Sportbet in class action being taken against the leading bookmaker by punters who placed allegedly unlawful live bets on sport with the firm using ‘fast codes’ it supplied to customers. You can bet live in the run on races, gallops and trots in Australia, but you can’t bet […]
It was interesting to hear the caller at Redcliffe last night comment how unusual it is to see a 10-year-old mare like Lara Bay still racing at her age, when most of her generation of the fillies have long retired to the breeding barn. Why would you retire a healthy mare like Lara Bay, who […]
The simple answer to this bloke’s question is that life’s not fair, and bookies don’t have to bet reasonable prices. They only have to bet what the market will bear, and even then they don’t have to if they don’t want to. It’s called the free market. People sell at a price, and people buy. […]
So we never do learn whether Seaton Grima’s check on Cya Art in the Tamworth Cup was by accident or design. The Stewards don’t tell us. All they say is that Super Seaton pleaded guilty to a charge directing his drive Master Catch outwards when insufficiently clear of Cya Art, resulting in Cya Art having […]
Two bets Saturday for two thirds. If only we were betting the place … Had a day off yesterday due to illness. Yes losing is making me sick. Time to turn it around. RUNNING TOTAL Outlay – 26 units Return – 18.2 units Loss -7.8 units (- 30%) TODAY’S BETS Albion Park Dogs – Race […]
Justin Huxtable appeared in Cairns court today for a further mention of his criminal charge/s. No further information is available. Like all criminal matters, this case no doubt shall wander on through the system at its own pace.
A little bird tells me today’s a special occasion for Mrs. Pamela O’Neill. Pam’s a pioneer for women, and a giant among men. I’m honored to call her my friend. Happy Birthday Pammy. Only seven more to go to catch Bradman.
