Election Day

Hey All,

Today we vote and hopefully return the current government, create a green balance of power in the senate and reject Family First by The Australia Sex Party out polling them :)

No luck last night, the only part that changes is

Part 2 - The Exotics + $20

Today's bets

Moonee Valley

Race 3 - 6,9,10,12
Race 4 - 1,2,3,4,6
Race 5 - 2,3
Race 6 - 3,4,6
Race 7 - 2,4,5,6,8
Race 8 - 2,9,10,12,14 - Just 9 in the Big 6's

Warwick Farm

Race 5 - 1,2,3,5,7,8
Race 6 - 2,4,5,8
Race 7 - 3,4,5
Race 8 - 3,4,5,6,7

Wentworth Park

Race 4 - 3,6
Race 5 - 4,6
Race 6 - 3,5,6
Race 7 - 2,4,6
Race 8 - 1,3,5,6
Race 9 - 1,6,7,8

Meadows

Race 4 - 1,3,4,5
Race 5 - 1,3,4,5
Race 6 - 1
Race 7 - 2,6,8
Race 8 - 2,7
Race 9 - 2,6

Gotta run - good luck All

Back again but broken a few rules

Hey All,

Back punting again this week, hoping to get on a bit of a roll. The big news is that I've got a new mobile, a Nokia N97 Mini, and loaded Betfair onto it so I will be able to bet to the system on course at Moonee Valley tomorrow.

I started betting on the greyhounds and trots again last night and managed to finish $27 in front. I did break my rules though by having a couple of trifectas - I will have avoid that from here on in, well at least until the bank is big enough to allow for it.

The other rule I've broken is the 10% limit on the quaddie but I'll get back to that once the bank grows a bit as well

Update on the banks

Part 1 - Betfair + $7

Part 2 - Exotics + $44

Part 6 - Lotteries - $4

Today's bets

Harold Park

Race 3 - 2,5
Race 4 - 2,3,4
Race 5 - 4,6
Race 6 - 1,6,8
Race 7 - 1,2,7,9,11
Race 8 - 5,7,10

Melton

Race 3 - 1,4,7,10
Race 4 - 2,4,7,9
Race 5 - 1,10
Race 6 - 1,3,6,10
Race 7 - 3,4
Race 8 - 10,11

Quaddies are races 4 to 7, Big 6's all 6 races

The other bet I've had is heart more than head - Labor -10.5 seats in the this weekends election for my $27 profit at odds of around $4.20 which is unders. I am pretty confident Labor will win, I'm hoping they win by at least that margin.

My horses - Etolie Vitesse went back to back on Monday - GO YOU GOOD THING - she has improved lengths this preparation so I'm hoping she can keep stepping up through the classes

Better get to work

Have a great day All

J.J. Liston Stakes Day

Hey All,

Off to the races shortly for what will be an excellent days racing with some of the best horses in Australia stepping out to start their spring campaigns, all very exciting. I'm heading along with a few mates and not a lot of cash but hopefully I'll back a winner or 3 and make it all worthwhile - well actually just watching these ones go around makes it worthwhile.

Not much action this week as I wait to start up again next week but I did have a quaddie at Harold Park last night, wiped out and my first go at the lotteries during the week in the $30 million Oz Lotto draw - just the one winner cleaned up the $30 million, unfortunately it wasn't me.

Updated results

Part 1 - Befair -$20

Part 2 - Exotics + $44

Part 6 - Lotteries -$4 (I'll round these up and down to whole dollar amounts)

My 8 winners today at Caulfield are

Race 1 - 1 Abitofado
Race 2 - 13 Lucy's Cash
Race 3 - 6 Mister Harry
Race 4 - 1 Crystal Lily
Race 5 - 1 Mr Baritone
Race 6 - 11 Shoot Out
Race 7 - 18 Rhythm in Paris
Race 8 - 15 Imperial Command

Have a great day All

A false start

Hey All,

Was an interesting weekend - Soul Diva ran 4th on an unsuitable track, I dropped my Betfair profit plus the $10ew I had on her and made some money on the exotics. Overall though, I've had to declare it a false start as I needed to cash out to cover the extra expenses of moving - will start up again properly the weekend after this one although I will look at running some exotics this weekend.

I'll continue to count though, you can't map the season if you leave days out

Part 1 - Betfair -$20

Part 2 - The Exotics $50 - thanks to hitting 33.33% of the Wenthworth Park quaddie on Saturday night.

I did miss putting on the Flemington Big 6 as well, not that it mattered, as I would've lost anyway. Long story involving the dry cleaner.....

So overall I'm $30 up for the season with a long way to go

Will possibly be back with some exotics later in the week, otherwise definitely next week.

Cheers

Saturday before I get older

Hey All,

Bit if a stuff up yesterday in that I didn't get a chance to put my Melton bets on and cost myself a little dividend in the process :(

Melton Quaddie paid $94.20 of which I would've got half for my $6 investment.

Everything else wiped out though so net end result is

Part 2 -$12

Off to the races today to watch Soul Diva go around, shame the track is as wet as it is, doesn't really suit her. No bets on Betfair apart from $10 each way I've had on her - which won't count as it's a bet on my own horse. I'll have to work out how to manage that as I go.

Today's exotics

Randwick

Race 5 - 1,5
Race 6 - 2,3,4
Race 7 - 8,9
Race 8 - 1,5,11

Flemington

Race 3 - 2,3
Race 4 - 1,3
Race 5 - 1,2
Race 6 - 2,3,7,10
Race 7 - 4,5,12
Race 8 - 1,4,5,8,15

Quaddies are the last 4 races at each track - Big 6's are the last 3 at Randwick and last 3 at Flemington for one and the last 6 at Flemington for the other

Wenthworth Park

Race 4 - 1,2
Race 5 - 2,3,7
Race 6 - 3
Race 7 - 2,6
Race 8 - 3,5,8
Race 9 - 2,7

Quaddie is races 5,6,7 and 8

Meadows

Race 4 - 1,2,3,4,7
Race 5 - 3
Race 6 - 2,4,8
Race 7 - 5,6,7,8
Race 8 - 3,5
Race 9 - 1,2,8

Same races for the quaddie

Have a great day All

Let's get exotic

Morning All,

Just had a quick look at tonight's trot fields and have come up with my early selections for the quaddies and Big 6's as below

Harold Park

Race 3 - 7,9
Race 4 - 1,8
Race 5 - 2,3,4,5
Race 6 - 3,4,7
Race 7 - 4,5
Race 8 - 5,6,7

Melton

Race 3 - 1,4,6
Race 4 - 2,5,9
Race 5 - 11,12
Race 6 - 6,12
Race 7 - 7
Race 8 - 5

Quaddie is races 4,5,6 and 7

Big 6 is obviously all 6 races

Not easy to achieve but the dividends can make it very worthwhile - spend will be $6 on each of the 4 bets

Have a great day

A little win to begin

Evening All,

Just dropped in for a quick update - just one part running so far, part 1 on Betfair and it's started with a win of $40.17. Had a total of 50 bets on the greyhounds and trots, it sounds like a lot but I did actually skip a few races I couldn't work out. I am keeping records and notes so will be able to cull a bit as I see where I'm winning and losing.

So Part 1 + $40.17

Won't be much action on that for a few days as I'm going out tomorrow, to the races on Saturday (but I don't have my new phone yet I won't be able to bet) and moving on Sunday.

First of the quaddies and Big 6's will be tomorrow night.

Cheers

The time has come....

Hey All,

I'm surprised it's been a month since I last posted, time sure does go quickly.

It's a special day for Australian racing fans, the horses birthday - the day they all get a year older. It's also the first day of the new racing season - the perfect point to draw a line in the sand and change approaches to ones that can work.

The other thing that comes into play is a personal one - I turn 40 a week from today. It's a pretty safe bet that around half my life is done and dusted and while there have been plenty of positives and I wouldn't be where I am without having travelled the journey I have, I do have one thing I really need to fix. That one thing is my punting and the flow on from that to my finances.

So from today and into the future a couple of new things come into play. My punting this year will be fully budgeted for, structured and recorded. I am determined to make money this season / year and set up a solid base to build off. The other is putting a personal budget into place - money allocated for different parts of my life, I want to have fun still - and will do - but it will be within my means for a change. These things should have been in place all along, but hey - they haven't been so it's about time that changes.

In terms of punting - my betting will have 6 parts

Part 1 - Betfair - Play / Lay / Dutch

Starting with a bank of $100 I'll risk 10% of my bank with each bet to try and build a bank of $1000. I realise that 10% of the bank is high BUT that will add pressure to limit my bets to more solid prospects.

The 3 bets types are

Play - either 10% to win or 5% each way (win and place) on the my selection

Lay - laying to risk 10% of my bank - with a maximum price of $5 or 4/1 in the old

Dutch - to a maximum of 2 runners - once again betting to risk 10% of my bank

Minimum return I will accept on a bet is $1.25 before commission - so I will be backing some short ones provided I believe they are value at the short odds.

Part 2 - The Exotics

Once again starting with $100 bank and aiming for $1000 I'll play the quaddies and Big 6's across the gallops, trots and greyhounds in Sydney and Melbourne. Initially my focus will be on the Friday night trots, Saturday gallops and Saturday night greyhounds.

Bets will be $6 quaddies and Big 6's on the trots and greyhounds and $12 on the gallops. I expect to have to top this bank up a few times before I hit a result but fingers crossed it isn't long before I crack something worthwhile.

Minimum percentage taken will be 10% on quaddies and 1% on Big 6's

Part 3 - Sports

Watch this space but I'm hoping to get together with a mate and run something around sports.

Part 4 - Casino

This one is down the track a little - I'll save a bank to take to the casino to hit the tables with

Part 5 - Poker

Once again, down the track a little but I'll fund a poker account or two and play some live poker to see how I go.

Part 6 - The Lotteries

Every so often I'll get a ticket in the lottery to try for a big jackpot - I wasn't originally going to record these but it makes sense to complete the picture.

There will be a few bets outside the system but these will be limited.

The first of these will be bets on my own horses - i.e. Soul Diva and Etolie Vitesse - both of who won their last starts - GO YOU GOOD THINGS!!!

The second is race days with mates which will contain a mix of official bets - fully recorded and accounted for - and shared bets with mates that will come out of my social budget rather than my betting one - i.e. out of my budget for the day out.

The third and last is nights out with mates that may involve a few dollars in the pokies, through the TAB or on the tables - once again out of my social budget

For me, this is all about taking control and seeing what happens. I'll post bets before hand where possible, where not possible I'll post results and updates on a frequent basis.

It's all a bit exciting and to be honest a little scary, but the time has come.....

All the best everyone