Oze Punting Blog

Over the coming weeks, I’ll be placing my bets online for the major 2008 Australian horse races for the Southern Hemisphere’s most renowned thoroughbred racing event known as the Spring Racing Carnival. Racing in Spring has it all, the top group 1 races featuring the best horses from all over the country, and even the world. Among the top races this spring are the Epsom Handicap, the Spring Champion Stakes, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and then we get to the race that stops the nation - The 2008 Melbourne Cup. Not to mention 21 Country Cups including Bendigo, Cranbourne, Geelong, Manangatang, Sale and others spread out over nearly 3 action packed months.

I’m a big fan of getting bets on early at fixed prices in order to attract the best odds possible, which undoubtedly attracts some risks but the reward is well worth it if you’re on the money. Getting decent fixed odds used to be possible only through a select few bookies via the phone, but now thanks to the internet, finding and comparing the best odds for future horse races is now easier than ever.

Again I’ll list the top three places for you to research who has the best odds for your particular horse.

• IAS Bet - Mark Read’s own usually has the best fixed price odds.
• Sporting Bet - Yes, despite the name, you can bet on racing as well.
• CentreBet - Always decent odds to be had here.

Happy punting, and check back here throughout Spring for some free tips and links to the best odds online for the major races. It almost goes without saying, if you can find good fixed odds for Weekend Hussler, it may well be worth throwing a few coins down.

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