Funny Memories from Racings Past

It is a peculiarity of even long term winning punters, to imagine their way, was, or is, the only way. But there are more ways to skin the proverbial cat, one guy I knew, who was not an overs punter, was very successful with the TAB treble back in the 70's. He was a form punter of sorts, but what his method entailed, I am not clear on, but he would invest $3000-$4000 each Saturday on the treble, which was conducted on Brisbane Saturday races. The pools were huge, into the hundreds of thousands even in those days. He would place his bets, or arrange for others to place them, then fly to Sydney to attend the races, where he would cover contingencies by betting with the bookies there. When asked why he couldn't do the same thing in Brisbane, he said he could get better odds, and more on, in Sydney. He did this for several years, and clearly must have been successful, as his spend was in the vicinity of 6 month's pay, per day, and that just on the TAB trebles. The bookies I don't know how  much, but would have varied a fair bit.

In those days, BB, only Qld had the treble, and it was only on the local races, the pool was massive.

max manewer wrote: In those days, BB, only Qld had the treble, and it was only on the local races, the pool was massive.

So we’ve come a long way from your MO of being a que jammer in country Vic, where you and only you could predict divvies 10 min pre post, to obtain “overs”

I don't know whether you saw these tables I posted BB, showing the underlays/overlays from 2000 and 2020, I was surprised that the big "unders" were so profitable back in 2000, and such a lot of them, you would have needed a bookie to bet with of course.

rusty nails wrote: So we’ve come a long way from your MO of being a que jammer in country Vic, where you and only you could predict divvies 10 min pre post, to obtain “overs” Now we are listening on the SW radio in two states, for tips to get some claimed advantage over punters in Qld whilst you are in Victoria.... Doing it over a treble, not a single race.... And only getting confirmed “overs” Doing no actual form....

max manewer wrote: The first day of the Treble was in 1972, on an Eagle Farm meeting, it hit the ground running with a massive return of around $99,000 ( a fortune back then) for a $1 unit, From memory there were either two or three winning tickets, the odds were 33/1, 7/2, 33/1.  Substantial overs paid.

How is this thread going to catch up to the Trump Presidency thread in six months unless there is not some departing from the topic ?

Baghdad Bob wrote: How is this thread going to catch up to the Trump Presidency thread in six months unless there is not some departing from the topic ?

fee wrote: Baghdad Bob wrote: How is this thread going to catch up to the Trump Presidency thread in six months unless there is not some departing from the topic ? ..........Bravo Whale, TBV needs more like you

1+1 some good stories on the webpage, unusual that they are on a philatelic website.  

Max $600 a week in 1961 was not a bad wage

I also remember that bloke telling me a Melbourne Cup winning jockey "hooked" the favourite in the Cup, another year, he did seem to get reliable info, inasmuch as his "tips", from the limited exposure I had, were very frequently heavily backed, but did not win often enough for my liking. He would not bet after the money came, preferring to let them go around if he missed the price. Years later, he told me he had finished in front, but not hugely, he had better earns away from racing, so it didn't really matter. But a tip that a race is rigged, is not your usual kind of tip. Of course it is still a gamble, someone may break ranks and alter the result, the horse may race unexpectedly poorly etc, and in the case I referenced, the odds were not luxurious anyway.

max manewer wrote: I also remember that bloke telling me a Melbourne Cup winning jockey "hooked" the favourite in the Cup, another year, he did seem to get reliable info, inasmuch as his "tips", from the limited exposure I had, were very frequently heavily backed, but did not win often enough for my liking. He would not bet after the money came, preferring to let them go around if he missed the price. Years later, he told me he had finished in front, but not hugely, he had better earns away from racing, so it didn't really matter. But a tip that a race is rigged, is not your usual kind of tip. Of course it is still a gamble, someone may break ranks and alter the result, the horse may race unexpectedly poorly etc, and in the case I referenced, the odds were not luxurious anyway.

oneonesit wrote: Found this thread. Some funny punting stories / jokes an it  https://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=79726