Punters who think mighty mare Black Caviar can be beaten in Saturday’s Newmarket Handicap can receive double the odds on every other horse in the race with Sportsbet.
This means Black Caviar’s nearest rival in betting, Hay List, is paying a whopping $23 with Sportsbet!
Black Caviar (who is more inviting as the real black caviar pictured right) is aiming to keep her unbeaten record intact and priced at just $1.25.
“We think Black Caviar is just about unbeatable in the Newmarket, so much so that we’re offering double the odds on every other horse in the race,” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane.
“Anyone who thinks she can be beaten is more than welcome to take her on.
“She mightn’t have it all her own way with the weight swing from the Lightning Stakes but we believe she’s more than up to the task.”
Sportsbet is offering money-back specials on every group race in Australia until the Sydney Cup – over 100 races in total. Simply back any horse and get your money back if it runs second to the SP favourite.
Sportsbet is also paying best-tote exotics (quinella, exacta, trifecta and first four) on every group race in Australia until the Sydney Cup. For full details, please visit the Sportsbet site.
Sportsbet are also offering new members a $200 free bet that can be used on this weekends Newmarket Handicap. Checkout Sportsbet here for more details on this offer.
*UPDATE In more Black Caviar news, Sportsbet have just opened the winning Black Caviar length market.
$4.20 is on offer about the mighty mare winning by more than four lengths, while $3.80 is on offer about any other horse in the race bringing an end to Black Caviar’s unbeaten run.
For those who want to back another horse but think they can’t overcome the superstar, sportsbet.com.au has opened a market with Black Caviar out. In this market, Hay List and Star Witness head the betting at $3.80 each.
“There has been a little bit of support for Star Witness but the overwhelming majority of money has not surprisingly been on Black Caviar,” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane.
Market courtesy of Sportsbet
2011 Newmarket Handicap
$1.25 Black Caviar
$23 Hay List
$26 Star Witness
$41 Beaded, Response
$51 Eagle Falls, Hinchinbrook
$101 Crystal Lily
$121 Chasm, Grand Duels
$151 King Pulse
$601 Snapparazi
Punters who backed sentimental favourite Zipping in Saturday’s Australian Cup with online bookmaker sportsbet have received their money back after he was scratched a day before final nominations were accepted.
Generally, punters betting in “all in” markets lose their wager if their horse does not make the final field, meaning those who backed Zipping with any other betting outlet have lost their cash.
“There’s no doubt Zipping is the people’s champ and we’re happy to refund bets on him,” said sportsbet’s Haydn Lane.
Zipping was paying $5.50 for the Australian Cup before his scratching, which now sees Heart Of Dreams firm from $5.00 into $4.20.
More than $10,000 was refunded on Zipping, including one punter who had placed $1500 on the nine-year-old star at $7.
Sportsbet are offering money-back specials on every group race in Australia until the Sydney Cup – over 100 races in total. Simply back any horse and get your money back if it runs second to the SP favourite.
Sportsbet are also paying best-tote exotics (quinella, exacta, trifecta and first four) on every group race in Australia until the Sydney Cup. For full details, please visit sportsbet here.
Sportsbet will also give new customers a massive $200 free bet. See here for more details on this offer.
Updated market courtesy of sportsbet
2011 Australian Cup
$4.20 Heart Of Dreams (in from $5.00)
$6.00 Moudre
$6.50 Precedence
$8.00 Linton
$8.50 Playing God
$9.00 Shocking
$13 Alcopop, Scenic Shot
$17 Cedarberg
$21 Ginga Dude
$31 Laristan
$41 Harris Tweed, Eclair Surprise
$51 Cest La Guerre
$61 Anacheeva, Mr Charlie, Booming, Mourayan
Australian bookmaker Sportsbet has refunded all bets on Dustin Johnson to win the 2010 US PGA Championship after he received an unlucky 2-stroke penalty on the final hole which cost him a place in the playoff.
“Johnson was very stiff and we think it’s only fair we refund punters who otherwise would also have been stiffed out of their cash,” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane.
In recent times Sportsbet has refunded bets on the Socceroos in the World Cup after dubious red card decisions cruelled their campaign, on the Isner/Mahut 70-68 fifth set Wimbledon marathon, and Michael Barlow for the Brownlow Medal after breaking his leg late in the season, while paying out early on Richmond to win the AFL Wooden Spoon after only four rounds and on Tiger Woods in the 2009 Australian Masters.
Since late Tuesday night, more than 90% of bets placed with online bookmaker Sportsbet on the Federal Election have been on the Coalition.
The weight of bets has seen the Coalition’s price shorten from $4.25 into $3.75, while Labor’s price has eased from $1.20 out to $1.27.
“There’s no doubt Labor deserve to be favourites, however, we think the election race is closer than what the current odds suggest,” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane.
“It seems punters think the Coalition are ‘over the odds’ and are happy to invest on them at what may prove to be an inflated price.
“We turned the Coalition into $3.85 on Wednesday but it’s clear that punters were still happy to take those odds.
“The Coalition has accounted for more than 90 of the past 100 bets we’ve taken on the election.”
The biggest bet on the Coalition in the past 48 hours was $3000 at the odds of $3.85 to collect a possible $11,550 from a new member.
“One punter opened an account on Wednesday, deposited $3000 and placed the lot on the Coalition,” said Lane.
In Two Party Preferred Swing betting, a 1% – 1.99% swing to the Coalition has replaced a 0.001% – 0.99% swing to the Coalition as the new favourite.
Market odds courtesy of Sportsbet
2010 Federal Election – Winning Party
$1.27 Labor (out from $1.20 on Tuesday 27/7)
$3.75 Coalition (in from $4.25 on Tuesday 27/7)
2010 Federal Election – Two Party Preferred Swing
$13 3% or greater swing to Labor (in from $17)
$13 2% – 2.99% swing to Labor (out from $13)
$10 1% – 1.99% swing to Labor (out from $6.50)
$3.55 0 – 0.99% swing to Labor (out from $3.50)
$3.50 0.001% – 0.99% swing away from Labor (out from $3.25 – former favourite)
$3.10 1% – 1.99% swing away from Labor (in from $6 – current favourite)
$6.50 2% – 2.99% swing away from Labor (in from $8)
$9 3% or greater swing away from Labor (in from $16)
See the Sportsbet site here for the latest odds on the 2010 Federal Election
After one of the most widely-anticipated decisions in sports history, online bookmaker Sportsbet has installed the Miami Heat as $4 favourites for the 2010/11 NBA Championship after securing the services of LeBron James.
Their quote was halved from $8 after the James announcement, while the Lakers have eased out from $3.75 to $4.25 on the back of the news.
“The Heat now with James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh look like they’ll beat whoever they please next season,” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane.
Market courtesy of Sportsbet
2010/11 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP
$4 Miami Heat (in from $8)
$4.25 Los Angeles Lakers (out from $3.75)
$7.50 Orlando Magic
$8 Chicago Bulls
$11 Boston Celtics
$11 Oklahoma City Thunder
$15 Dallas Mavericks
$21 Denver Nuggets
$21 San Antonio Spurs
$34 Atlanta Hawks
$34 Houston Rockets
$34 New York Knicks
$34 Portland Trail Blazers
One punter with online bookmaker Sportsbet will turn a $5 investment into more than $8000 if Typhoon Tracy can win the Doncaster Mile on Saturday.
The punter had a seven-leg multi bet at the odds of $1676.34 on a combination of AFL and NRL matches last weekend. The final leg of the bet is for Typhoon Tracy to win the Doncaster.
Typhoon Tracy is unbeaten in her last five runs – four of those at Group 1 level – and goes into the race as the $3 favourite with Sportsbet.
“We often get excited by the bigger bets, but spare a thought for this $5 punter who stands to win a motza if Typhoon Tracy can get across the line first on Saturday,” said Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane.
“She is certainly the one to beat and I don’t think she’ll be too disadvantaged by her wide barrier (14).”
$5 Multi bet with Sportsbet at the combined odds of $1676.34 to win $8376.68
Odds Selection
$2.25 AFL – St Kilda to beat Collingwood by 1-39 points (St Kilda won by 28 points)
$2.50 AFL – Brisbane to beat Port Adelaide by 1-39 points (Brisbane won by 27 points)
$2.25 AFL – Western Bulldogs to beat Hawthorn by 1-39 points (Western Bulldogs won by 16 points)
$3.15 AFL – Fremantle to beat Geelong by 1-39 points (Fremantle won by seven points)
$3.65 NRL – Gold Coast to beat Melbourne by 1-12 points (Gold Coast won by four points)
$3.20 NRL – Wests Tigers to beat North Queensland Cowboys by 1-12 points (Wests Tigers won by seven points)
$3.60 Typhoon Tracy to win the Doncaster Mile – Saturday, 17 April @ 3.35pm
Looking at the list of bets above it doesn’t look extremely risky at all. If Typhoon can get up on Saturday it will be defiantly be one to the punters and will leave Sportsbet shaking their heads in disbelief.
Multi Bet’s are where the money is if you can get a good run. Sportsbet offer a huge range of markets across hundreds of events so your sure to find a decent long string multi bet with some massive payouts.
