Hype Or Facts? And Am I Plain Stupid?
What relevance is it to the punter if we have R100 000 in the win pool, or R1000 000?
1st March 2016
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What relevance is it to the punter if we have R100 000 in the win pool, or R1000 000?
A power failure in Johannesburg on Friday night delayed the declaration of dividends for various races and bets and affected pool totals
The Sporting Post has been unable to provide an explanation for irate punters as the Saftote blackout drama of Friday evening raised it’s head again
It is L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate day and no concrete information follow-up has been forthcoming from racing authorities
A power failure in Johannesburg is believed to be behind a total Tab blackout that occurred at or around the start of the Greyville sixth race on Friday evening.
Punters who cashed a winning ticket at TAB before the payout was corrected must lodge a claim for the R1,502.10 underpayment
Maybe it is time for Saftote to revisit the rules – possibly an exotic first leg scratching rule that voids the bet may be a much better option
Good news for South African horseracing fans is that the Kentucky Derby meeting will be broadcast loud and proud on Tellytrack on Saturday 2 May, with full betting facilities
From Friday 10 April all Win and Place bets taken with TAB on races in Singapore will go into the host Singapore Turf Club pools
It’s a normal Pick 6 in most respects – Races 4 to 9 at Meydan with a R1 unit and the R6 minimum.If nobody selects all six winners, the total pool will be shared by any five winners or four or three if necessary.
In the late 80s, South African breeders were highly skeptical of sons of Mr Prospector. The main criticism was that he was ‘a dirt stallion’ and we race on turf
Alan Greeff’s recent Eastern Cape ‘Triple Crown’ star My Best Shot and the Lucky Houdalakis galloper Musical Score, a 3yo son of Oratorio, and a winner of his last two starts, are the two newbies
