Archive for February, 2012

NRL Round 1

NRL Round 1

It is hard to believe it has been half a year since the pulsating Grand Final last year which Manly won against the Warriors. The two sides will meet again this Sunday in a Grand Final rematch with Manly ($2.27) this time starting outsiders with the Warriors ($1.65) current favourites. Round 1 itself kicks off on Thursday night, a new concept by the NRL. Newcastle ($1.59) will take on St George Illawarra ($2.40) at Hunter Stadium while on Friday night [...]

Centrebet Footy Tipping

Centrebet Footy Tipping

Ever wanted to travel to Europe but never had the cash? Use your skill and Centrebet will pay your bill with a trip to Europe worth $30,000 in total up for grabs with the very unique Centrebet PYOL Tipping. Also up for grabs is $5,000 in prizes each week, with the overall winner (which includes the final series) for both the NRL and AFL Tipping Competitions will each score a trip to Europe! The fact there are $5,000 in prizes [...]

Sportingbet Accumulator

Sportingbet Accumulator

Online bookie Sportingbet.com.au have upped the ante this football season with the introduction of a fabulous new footy tipping competition called Accumulator Footy Tipping which is free for all Sportingbet customers. There are two different competitions which you can join, one being AFL Tipping and the other being NRL Tipping. Each competition has $50,000 in cash prizes up for grabs. It is footy tipping as you know it, but with a very unique difference. Each round you will enter your [...]

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing is the very unique footy tipping competition held every year with online bookmaker Sportingbet.com.au. It is free to enter and you can win yourself a share of $100,000 in cash prizes. You can decide whether you want to enter the AFL Tipping or the NRL Tipping, or both should you wish to compete in both. Elimination is the name of the game. Each week you must tip one team you think will win and if that team [...]

Million Dollar Tipping

Million Dollar Tipping

Million Dollar Tipping with Sportsbet.com.au is now open so if you fancy yourself as an AFL or NRL tipper, then you simply must get involved in Australia’s richest topping competition! Each year online bookie Sportsbet put up $1 Million for grabs and the best news for you is that it is free to enter; all you need is an account with Sportsbet which literally takes about 60 seconds. There are two separate competitions with one for the AFL and one for [...]

Futurity Stakes

Futurity Stakes

A few top horses have skipped this event under the assumption Black Caviar would contest the race, and now she’s out, it looks very winnable for King Mufhasa ($2.50). He gets a positive jockey change with Nash Rawiller to ride and he should get a beautiful position either just outside the leader Danzylum in a moderate tempo or take a trail behind. He won the Toorak at this track and is a genuine Weight For Age performer. Pinker Pinker ($3.80) [...]

NAB Cup Odds

NAB Cup Odds

The NAB Cup opening round continues this weekend with the remaining 9 teams in action for their first competitive hitouts of season 2012. The action kicks off Friday night at Etihad Stadium when the reigning premiers Geelong meet a fresh new look St Kilda and interstate raiders Sydney. The Cats are favourites to win both their games, but St Kilda will have a point to prove, particularly with a new coach and star Lenny Hayes returning from injury. Saturday night [...]

Tote Extra new to Betfair

Tote Extra new to Betfair

Betfair.com have decided to up the ante with their racing book by introducing an amazing new product known as Tote Extra. Tote Extra is available for all Australia thoroughbred, harness and greyhound meetings and the best bit is there will be no commission payable on winnings, plus no waiting for odds to be matched. Another advantage of Tote Extra is that it covers a good range of bet types. Included are Best Of 4 which gives you the best price [...]

Oakleigh Plate

Oakleigh Plate

Australia’s leading colt Sepoy returns to the track this weekend at Caulfield when he contests the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate on Saturday. Online bookie IASbet.com have opened him a $2.60 favourite but he is up against a strong field of 18 runners and it promises to be an explosive race. Sepoy ($2.60) has won 10 of his 11 career starts and is undefeated in 5 starts here at Caulfield. He returns to the scene of the crime where he won the [...]

Blue Diamond Stakes

Blue Diamond Stakes

The Blue Diamond Stakes field and barrier draw have now been released and a field of 20 runners will take to the turf at Caulfield this week for the $600,000 Group 1 race to see who the champion 2yo is. Samaready has opened as a $2.00 favourite with IASbet.com early bird markets and this exciting filly has not put a foot wrong in her two races to date. She stormed home in the G3 Prelude a fortnight back against a [...]

Weekend Race Preview

Weekend Race Preview

The Black Caviar show rolls on at Flemington tomorrow with the mighty mare dropping back to 1000 metres for the Group One Lightning Stakes. In his exclusive written preview of Saturday’s races, Dominic Beirne of Betfair.com thinks Black Caviar will be conceding Hay List and Buffering a start of a couple of lengths, will have to dig deep, but will prevail by less than three lengths. Manawanui resumes in the Group Two Royal Sovereign Stakes at Warwick Farm where Magic Millions [...]

Charity Shield Odds

Charity Shield Odds

St. George Illawarra remain favourites ahead of tomorrow night’s annual Charity Shield clash against the Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium with the Dragons at $1.75 with online bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au and South Sydney the $2.08 outsiders. “The Dragons remain favourites but there has been a little bit of interest in the Bunnies who’ve shortened slightly since the market opened earlier in the week,” Sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.  “They’re into $2.08 from $2.12.” Nathan Merritt, Brett Morris and Jason Nightingale share the top [...]

Sydney Track Classic odds

Sydney Track Classic odds

With a number of exciting head-to-head battles taking place at this weekend’ Sydney Track Classic, leading online bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au has opened a series of markets pitting some of Australia’s premier track and field athletes against their biggest rivals with the highlight being John Steffensen’s showdown with young gun Sam Soloman in the Men’s 400m event. And it’s Steffensen who Sportsbet.com.au is tipping, pricing him as the $1.70 favourite to finish with a better result than Soloman, who has been priced at [...]

Will GWS kick a goal?

Will GWS kick a goal?

The Greater Western Sydney Giants look set for a rough induction into the AFL this weekend, but punters will have a chance to say just how rough it will be with online bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au opening a market on if the new team will manage to kick a goal against Collingwood or the Western Bulldogs. For those who think the Giants will really struggle, they can get odds of $7.50 that they won’t kick a goal against the Magpies. And if [...]

Warwick Farm Preview

Warwick Farm Preview

It is a big day of racing this Saturday at Warwick Farm with three Group 2 races on the cards with the Thoroughbred Breeders Classic in race 5, Royal Sovereign Stakes in race 6 and Light Finger Stakes in race 7. Below is a write up of each race including the latest odds and barrier draws, along with links to view extended form for each of the runners at our partner site RacingZone.com.au. The smart punters will be betting with [...]

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