I’ve been betting since around the age of sixteen. I see it as a little bit of a pastime and truly like playing poker and brag. I’m going to the casino as frequently as I am able to and also like to go to the pony racing and to the greyhounds. As well as betting, I like to have a couple of drinks. It was during one of my nights out drinking when I met an Old school mate. His name was John and we hadn’t seen one another for around 15 years. The conversation shortly turned to chatting about various forms of betting and we realized we had really similar interests.
John explained to me about some of his more lucrative days and I replied by talking about some of mine. I’ve got to say his looked much more galvanizing than what I had ever won. John then said to me that he was superb buddies with a local tutor and he had some info that I would have an interest in. This night was getting more fascinating by the hour and I enquired as to what kind of info he had. He started chatting about a pony that the trainer and its connections thought couldn’t lose. The horse was going to run in 10 days time and was of a far higher class than what the other horses in the race would be. The coach wanted the pony to have an easy victory so it would gain some confidence from the race.
I told a lot of folks about this pony over the next few days, this was to be a huge mistake, a mistake I won’t be repeating in the future. The massive race day arrived and I was extraordinarily excited. I won’t tell you how much I placed on the pony but let’s just say it was plenty of money. The percentages were five to one and I thought this was going to be the best money I would have ever got. The race in question was a 3 mile hurdle and with only 3 fences to go the pony was cruising. It was challenging the long run leader who was fading and being strongly ridden. Approaching the second to last fence the horse took the lead but disaster was to strike, yes it slid at this fence. I couldn’t believe it; the pony would have won if only it may have jumped those last 2 fences. These are my pony racing tips, beware there’s no such thing as a racing certainty and only bet what you can stand losing. Betting can be heaps of fun and you may have some great days and nights out, I now deal with it like a past-time and have reduced the amount I bet as I currently have a family to support.
Tags: Betting, horse racing