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 1001 Sporting Records Chris Hawkes New  US $30.26
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 RACING STRIPES NEW SEALED R1DVD US $19.44
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 TT AUSTRALIAN SPORTS ALMANAC 1997 US $12.97
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 COMP ENCY OF HORSE RACING Graeme Kelly US $41.22
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 Free Fall John Francome Brand New US $60.22
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 Melbourne Cup 1930 How Phar Lap Won Australias Greatest Race Geoff Armstrong US $30.82
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The Best Australian Racing Stories $19.76 Ever since he was a kid, Jim Haynes has been captivated by the exciting and colorful world of horse racing... |
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Horse-racing $26.36 Horse-racing |
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Great Horse Racing Mysteries $9.99 Did jockey Ron Hansen leap off the San Mateo Bridge, or did someone force him? Did arsonists set fire to Hawthorne Race Course after a betting scam went awry? Was the great stallion Shergar killed by the IRA, or is he living in anonymity somewhere in Ireland? Great Horse Racing Mysteries examines these baffling cases and many others. Author John McEvoy, a longtime racing writer, relies on published accounts, interviews with survivors, and old-fashioned digging to recreate some of the sport's strangest stories. For instance, the saga of the great Australian runner Phar Lap has intrigued racing fans for more than sixty years. A legend in his homeland, Phar Lap journeyed by boat to North America to take on this continent's best runners. After a stunning performance at the track in Caliente, Mexico, Phar Lap had to be guarded around the clock in the wake of alleged threats by sinister characters. Phar Lap then died under mysterious circumstances at a California ranch. McEvoy talks to people who saw Phar Lap run and adds another dimension to this intriguing story. Other stories include the disappearance of jockey Al Snider, the demise of Calumet Farm, and the death of William Woodward Jr. Great Horse Racing Mysteries provides a fascinating look at all facets of the sport. |
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Australian Light Horse Ballads and Rhymes $15.16 Australian Light Horse Ballads and Rhymes |
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Horse Racing Organisations in Australi : Australian Jockey Club, Melbourne Racing Club, Victoria Racing Club, Australian Racing Board $7.86 No Synopsis Available |
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On the Laws and Practice of Horse Racing $16.46 On the Laws and Practice of Horse Racing |
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Australian Horse Racing Lists : List of Melbourne Cup Winners $7.94 No Synopsis Available |
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Mike Luzzi Autographed Horse Racing $30.8 Mike Luzzi Autographed Horse Racing Signed 8x10 |
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Horse and Rider in Australian Legend $50 Lavishly illustrated with beautiful images of horses and riders, this study explores the myth of the stockman, the boundary rider, and other heroic horseback figures in 19th century Australian ... |
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The Australian Light Horse $18.17 The true story of the Australian Light Horse - the men from the bush who played a decisive role in World War I as they rode and fought their way into history. Commanded by the brilliant Sir Harry Chauvel, they survived the hell-hole of Gallipoli, repulsed the Turkish invasion of Egypt, and achieved great victories in the Sinai, Palestine and Syria - culminating in the last great cavalry charge in our military history, and the taking of Beersheba in 1917. |
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Horse Racing Divas $14.15 Horse of the Year is the highest honor bestowed in Thoroughbred racing, and only 12 female runners have achieved this award. From Miss Woodford in the 1880s to Zenyatta in 2010, Horse Racing Divas profiles these outstanding runners, their owners and train |
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Horse in Australia, The $48.2 From Phar Lap to Makybe Diva, Garryowen to Picasso, and Our Solo to Peppermint Grove, Australians adore their horses. Be it a pony club mount, an Australian Stock Horse descendant of the mighty Waler or a Snowy Mountains brumby, such is our love for the horse, we have virtually granted him honorary native status. When the First Fleet arrived in 1788, they brought a collection of rough pony-sized horses purchased at South Africa's Cape of Good Hope. In 1810, the Colony's first official social gathering took the form of a three-day race meet in Sydney's Hyde Park. By 1813, hardy pack horses were part of the critical crossing of the Blue Mountains, and from the early 1800s, impressive breeding operations of Thoroughbred and Arabians were underway with imported blood horses such as Rockingham and Saladin. The horse has remained fundamental to our sense of national identity. Despite urbanisation, we retain one of the world's highest rates of horse ownership. Through the stories of our most iconic horse events - such as the Melbourne Cup, the Golden Slipper, the Inter Dominion, the Garryowen Perpetual Trophy, the Warwick Gold Cup, the Tom Quilty Endurance Ride and the Pony Club movement in Australia - Fiona Carruthers captures how we have embraced the horse. This comprehensive, beautiful book rattles to the pounding of hooves, exploring the much-loved Australian Light Horse, the all-Australian sports of campdrafting, polocrosse, bush polo and picnic racing and the evolution of the Australian Stock Horse. Every significant horsy name is covered, from John and Elizabeth Macarthur to Violet and William Murrell, the Roycroft family, Marjory and Edward Hirst and the indomitable Miss Kay Irving and her sisters. Banjo Paterson, General Sir Harry Chauvel, Bart Cummings, Gai Waterhouse, John Singleton, Sinclair Hill, Brian Hancock, RM Williams and Kerry Packer. Our contemporary stars across a range of disciplines discuss their dreams, their goals - and their favourite horses - including leading endurance rider Meg Wade, three-day-eventers Andrew Hoy, Megan Jones, Clayton Fredericks, show jumper Edwina Alexander, and the Atthow family, boasting five generations of campdrafters. The Horse in Australia brings all aspects of a proud and vital Australian tradition under the one roof. Encyclopedic in the knowledge shared, it's told at a gallop and weighted with stunning images, making it the ideal gift for Australians of all generations. |
Betting and Wagering on Horse Racing
Horse racing has a very long and glorious history. The beginnings of formal horse racing and prize money relied on rich owners putting up prize money to compete for. Funding models have long since gone, and punting on races now turns over billions of dollars yearly. Wagering on horses has progressed from this simple betting of stakes, to some very complicated styles offered by a growing number of betting mediums which include totalisers, bookmakers and betting exchanges.
Let's take a look at some of the most common horse racing and options available.
Win Betting - this is the most common of all bets. You are betting on whether a particular horse will win the race.
Place Betting - you are betting if a horse will run first, second or third in a field of eight horses or more. If only seven runners start, except for late scratchings, place bets will be paid only on first and second. A race which may have 4 runners or less, there will be no place money on offer.
Tote Betting - your bet goes into a pool. All winning bets get back their share of the pool, less any commissions etc.
Fixed Odds - you take the odds on offer when you place your bet, and this will be your return if the bet wins irrespective of whether the price of the horse subsequently changes.
Laying - you are betting that a horse will not win the bet. In order to entice punters to take your bet, you must offer odds against the result. Your liability is paid at the odds you offer.
Quinella - this is betting on horses to run first and second in a race in any order
Exacta - it is like a quinella except that you must have the first two horses in their correct finishing order
Trifectas - picking the runners that place first, second and third in an event, in the right order
First Four - choosing the first 4 runners in the right order
Double - selecting the winners of two designated races at one venue
Treble - choosing the winners of 3 nominated races at one course
The most important thing to remember about betting is that you will inevitably back some losers. Even favourites win only a third of the time, and it isn't a predictable ratio of every three races. They can have relatively long losing streaks, and on one occasion last year at Flemington, only one favourite even ran a place all day. This brings us to the question of value bets and odds.
The odds of a horse are the theoretical chance that a horse will win, and your bet is paid accordingly. When a runner is paying $2.00, the punter will get a return of the original outlay plus $1.00, this horse should win one in two races, it is and even money chance. The odds are the same as if you were tossing a coin. Accordingly if you wager on all of these, long term you would come out even. But if you were paying a commission, or these horses were actually starting at less than $2, then you are destined to lose. So when the losing streak comes along, make sure that you are betting wisely and to do this, you need to keep track of your bets, and the true odds of your selections.
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