September 11th 2008

Get Ready for the 2008 Spring Racing Carnival

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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July 18th 2008

AFL Round 16 Betting Odds and My Multi-Betting Tips

There’s some good looking value in most games this week and I’m going to take a chance at a Multi-Bet with CentreBet who are offering a $50 Free Bet for new clients. That’s a good deal no matter how you look at it!

I think there’s great value for both the Bombers, who are in great form at the moment, and the cellar dweller Demons who’re playing a not-very-impressive Freo. With Palmer and Bell out for Fremantle, they simply don’t have any good midfielders. Pavlich will get them close, but I think Melbourne have shown that they can play some decent football this year and I think they’ll be too good. The tanking subject makes games like this tough to pick, I think it would be silly to bet big on either team, especially the Dockers, whereas there’s definitely value in betting on the Demons. Richmond showed how easy it is to beat a team that’s not trying, but this week they’re playing a team of Bombers who look in great form and I wouldn’t be surprised if the Tigers finished the season in 9th position again this year. The bombers on the other hand, I believe are a real chance to make the 8.

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