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April 2008

ROUND 6 AFL BETTING REVIEW

Jake Norton / 29 April 2008 / Leave a comment

The three undefeated teams carried on their run in round six, but two of them - Geelong and Hawthorn - had to do it the hard way. Also, in unprecedented circumstances wreaking havoc in AFL betting markets, a draw was...Read more »

Group 1 Glen Strikes Again: AJC Derby & Doncaster Betting Post-Mortem

Jake Norton / 29 April 2008 / Leave a comment

The message to any connections considering entering their charges in Australia's big races is simple: get Glen Boss. His hit-and-run effect on the major race days is tangible in more ways than one: not only does he get on good...Read more »

Horeseracing video - preview of the week ahead 28.04.08

Jake Norton / 29 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Betfair's tipsters preview this week's Australian racing betting....Read more »

Big Brother betting: Now it's more exciting than ever

Editor / 29 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Big Brother betting has taken on a new dimension, and is potentially more rewarding, in what will be a 12-week season eight....Read more »

A-LEAGUE BETTING GROWS - 20% better odds

Jake Norton / 28 April 2008 / Leave a comment

As their name might suggest, Melbourne Victory have rewarded punters following them in A-League betting, since the competition was formed in 2005....Read more »

Champions League Betting: As you were between Man Utd and Barcelona...

Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco / 24 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Man Utd remain favourites for the Champions League on Betfair after a 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou...Read more »

Punchestown Festival Form Guide: Schindler's can Hunt rivals in Kerrygold Champion Chase

Johnny Ward / 22 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Irish racing expert Johnny Ward breaks down the Punchestown betting for you...Read more »

The story of the IPL so far - brilliant Hussey hundred puts Chennai in good position

Andrew Hughes / 22 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Cheerleaders, Bollywood stars, record-breaking knocks and a power cut, but it's so far so good in the Indian Premier League, says Andrew Hughes...Read more »

Champions League Betting: Goals will be at a premium

Mike Norman / 22 April 2008 / Leave a comment

"Mystical" Mike Norman looks into his crystal ball to try to predict what will happen when Liverpool and Chelsea meet on Tuesday night. The conclusion: bet on few goals....Read more »

Punchestown Betting: The Timeform view of Day One at Punchestown

Kevin Blake / 22 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Timeform talk us through the three big races of the day including why Jered looks a decent bet and why Bahrain can kick up a real Storm....Read more »

Major League Soccer: Let's talk playoffs

Andy Morris / 19 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Sure its 2 1/2 months away, but is it ever really too early to talk about the postseason? Don't respond to that because the answer is: "No, it's never too early", with all due respect to former Indianapolis Colts head coach Jim Mora and his infamous postgame rant ("Playoffs, don't talk about playoffs"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwq7BYOnDrM), which has, of course, been spliced into a very funny Coors Light television commercial, writes Brian Heard.Read more »

US MASTERS BETTING PREVIEW

Jake Norton / 09 April 2008 / Leave a comment

It would take a very brave person to assert with confidence that Tiger Woods will be beaten in this year's US Masters, starting on Thursday (Friday morning AEST, televised on Channel Ten from 5.45am). A brave person, or perhaps an...Read more »

SP makes Betfair a winner on the first of 50 Glorious Days

Jake Norton / 04 April 2008 / Leave a comment

The opening stanza in Sydney's 50 Glorious Days autumn racing carnival campaign went off with a bang at Randwick on Saturday, with the first NSW's first group 1 meeting of the season seeing punters gleeful after experiencing a barren autumn...Read more »

Magic Millions bookies push punters towards Betfair - March 24, 2008

Jake Norton / 04 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Punters at today's annual Gold Coast Magic Millions race day have reacted with disgust following a less-than-satisfactory display from local bookmakers on the ten-race card....Read more »

Horse Racing betting a way of life

Jake Norton / 01 April 2008 / Leave a comment

Horse racing betting is hugely popular throughout the country - not only do thousands of keen racing fans head to any one of Australia's hundreds of racetracks each weekend - they also bet just about all day, every day....Read more »