Wigan Bet – Goodman Responds
Always keen to be able to answer a letter, especially when I am portrayed as John Wayne!
12th August 2020
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Always keen to be able to answer a letter, especially when I am portrayed as John Wayne!
The thing is, when you are betting on a fact – as the Wigan situation developed – it isn’t gambling. In the gambling world, that’s plain cheating
The lack of explanatory background is unfair to the public and the offender
Nothing seems to work. There is no social interaction at all, no buzz and really poor entertainment value
‘Most are moderate and at worst many are completely hopeless – except Kritsiotis’
Why do I get the impression that we are about to witness a ‘change of jockey’ with absolutely no change in behaviour?
A further delay in publishing a business rescue plan for the embattled Phumelela Gaming & Leisure Limited is adding to the uncertainty and speculation and is doing nobody any favours – least of all the sport itself
Was it correct that the head of the racing regulatory authority, given the office he holds, was in the studio dispensing all kinds of gaming advice?
Have jockeys not been singled out as the sacrificial lambs, in what appears to be little more than a PR move to create a perception of strong-arm control?
In an open letter to three high-profile trainers the writer refers to the ‘Politics of Dancing to the tune of the Phumelela Tote umbrella – Interbet Promo’
It’s time for the racing authority to actually do something positive, suggests owner
Snaith star runs in a a capacity nationally representative field for the 129th renewal of the R5 million Hollywoodbets Gr1 Durban July!
Patience rewarded for the blue and white powerhouse while Team Valor’s Quid Pro Quo is on her way to Jerome Reynier in France
In perfect weather conditions, an enthusiastic record crowd – probably larger than that seen at many local racemeetings – turned out to enjoy coffee and pastries and watch their big race fancies going through their paces
SplashOut-sponsored Apprentice Savanna Valjalo broke the ice at Hollywoodbets Greyville at her 11th ride under rules on Wednesday
