Archive for October, 2010
October 31st, 2010 - Have a bet on the 2010 Melbourne Cup
So You Think Horse Racing Bets
Having an online bet on the 2010 Melbourne Cup has never been easier! Horse Racing Bets online are just a click away, no more waiting in lines at the TAB to put on a bet or collect your winnings. We have the latest Melbourne Cup Betting guide and how to tip the cup winner.
The task is as hard as ever with 24 horses running in the great horse race that stops the nation. The hot favourite So You Think, trained by 12-time winner Bart Cummings, heads the field for the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday and drew barrier 3. So You Think is closely followed by last years winner Shocking, who is topweight this year with 57kg, is now at $8 after drawing the outside gate of 24. One of the horses sure to test So You Think came from left-field yesterday. Maluckyday, who had started just seven times before he ran away with the Lexus Stakes to clinch a berth, drew barrier six last night and firmed into third favourite at $10 after as much as $81 was bet just a week ago. The Cox Plate winner warmed up for the ‘race that stops a nation’ by claiming the Mackinnon Stakes on Saturday.
If you really don’t care much for horse form and want an easy way to make a decision here are some interesting tips on this years cup based on lucky numbers!
- This year Zipping (four) and Harris Tweed (12) have the most successful saddlecloths with 11 wins each, while last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Shocking will carry number one (10 wins).
- So You Think and Americain would be the first registered horses as bay or brown entires to win the Cup. – Keep an eye on Hong Kong stayer Mr Medici as he will carry number six which has the best recent record with six of its seven wins coming in past 50 years and four since 1989.
- English stayer Bauer carries the number 18 saddlecloth, carried just once to victory by Peter Pan when he won the first of his two Cups in 1932.
A crowd of more than 100,000 is expected at Flemington racecourse for one of Australia’s biggest annual sporting occasions. You can put on a horse racing bet for the Melbourne Cup below..
October 23rd, 2010 - So You Think Wins Second Cox Plate
So You Think Horse Racing Bets
Bart Cummings has done it again with legend horse So You Think winning the Tatts Cox Plate (2040m) today at Moonee Valley.
So You Think ($1.50 fav) defeated the solid Zipping ($18), closely followed by Whobegotyou.
“He did a good job, didn’t he?” Cummings said. ”He took on the speed and just out-paced them. What can you say?” After only 10 starts, So You Think joins Phar Lap, Tobin Bronze, Kingston Town, Sunline and Northerly as a multiple winner of Australasia’s weight-for-age championship.
Cummings says it is not easy to say where So You Think ranks among his past champions. ”It’s hard to compare them all,” he said. ”They’ve all been champions really and there have been some very good ones, but I’d say this horse is up with the best at this stage.”
This is the 5th successful Cox Plate for Cummings, who hopes So You Think can now emulate his horse from heaven Saintly and win the Melbourne Cup, for which he is now $3.20 favourite. You can make your horse racing bets on the Melbourne Cup today, make sure to include So You Think is a trifecta!
October 15th, 2010 - 2010 Caulfield Cup Horse Racing Guide
Caulfield Cup 2010 Horse Racing Bets
Today one of the major races of the Spring carnival, the Caulfield Cup (2400m) will race at the Caulfield Racecourse and it’s going to be hard to pick a winner, therefore we have put together the 2010 Caulfield Cup Form Guide for all your horse racing bets.
The 2010 Caulfield Cup Final Field features 18 of the best horses around Australia as well as overseas and with all the rain in Melbourne recently the ground will be heavy adding to the complication of putting a bet on this horse race. The form of all the horses in wet conditions is crucial to your winning picks. The Melbourne Cup champio horse Shocking is the current favorite, while other top horses in the Metal Bender, the Bart Cummings-trained Faint Perfume and last start The Metropolitan winner Herculian Prince.
After studying the Caulfield Cup form guide you can find below, make sure you put a bet on at Sportingbet today online with a horse racing bet. If you don’t have a horse racing bets online account yet, there is plenty of time to sign up and bet online, it only takes a few minutes to sign up and make as many bets are you like! The Caulfield Cup will take off just after 4pm.. With Caulfield under water, the race has upset written all over it which means BIG odds if you can pick an outsider, the Herald Sun suggests putting the field for first, from the four favourites (1. Shocking, 12. Alcopop, 13. Herculian Prince, 17. Faint Perfume) for second, the field third and the favourites plus internationals (3. Mr Medici, 4. Tokai Trick, 7. Manighar) for fourth.
7152 1 Shocking(12) 5.00 2.00
1234 2 Metal Bender(2) 8.50 2.80
891X 3 Mr Medici(16) 17.00 5.00
519X 4 Tokai Trick(21) 61.00 12.00
X007 5 Buccellati(17) 61.00 12.00
X981 6 Harris Tweed(9) 19.00 5.00
2552 7 Manighar(3) 12.00 3.60
X085 8 Master O’reilly(10) Scratched
X670 9 Monaco Consul(15) 17.00 5.00
2423 10 Triple Honour(11) 31.00 7.50
5640 11 Zavite(19) 121.00 21.00
5952 12 Alcopop(22) 8.50 2.80
3151 13 Herculian Prince(6) 8.50 2.80
X509 14 Zabrasive(13) Scratched
0610 15 Descarado(18) 15.00 4.50
X060 16 Jessicabeel(20) 61.00 12.00
X896 17 Faint Perfume(7) 7.00 2.50
1820 18 Dariarna.(8) 17.00 5.00
0092 19 Mourayan(5) 21.00 5.50
9064 20 Red Ruler(1) 81.00 15.00
3221 21 Drunken Sailor(4) Scratched
6024 22 Valdemoro(14) 51.00 10.00
October 1st, 2010 - Horse Racing Spring Carnival Delayed
Horse Racing Bets
Horse Racing fanatics don’t have to make a hard decision whether to follow bet on the footy or choose Flemington’s much-anticipated start to the spring horse racing season.
Victoria Racing Club has shifted the Melbourne Cup Carnival preview day at Flemington from Saturday to Sunday, October 3, after the AFL Grand Final was forced to replay after the draw last week. Club chief executive Dale Monteith said the stars of the turf would return to the Epsom Rd racecourse to battle it out in the event’s Group 1, $500,000 Turnbull Stakes.
“The famous Flemington lawns will be the perfect setting for relaxing with family and friends, with live entertainment, a host of kids’ activities, and a packed day of racing action,” Mr Monteith said. “As a result (of the Grand Final) VRC has been left with no choice but to move the race day to Sunday,” he followed. “We apologise to any VRC members or patrons who may be inconvenienced due to this move and will ensure a refund on pre-purchased tickets is available if required.”
Horse racing fans will also be able to see the new Flemington Visitor Centre, Heritage Trail and Walk of Fame – a historic tribute to past Melbourne Cup winners. You can sign-up for a new account at Sporting Bet and make all your horse racing bets online…