Archive for July, 2014
Racing Odds: Dan Excel Sets Sights On Cox Plate
July 8th, 2014 by Pom de TurfWe’re inching closer to the end of October and the Cox Plate, and there’s one horse that we know of already in quarantine and looking to get the best possible preparations behind him for the race: Singapore Airlines International Cup winner Dan Excel has made the nine-hour flight from Hong Kong, and is settling in well at his new digs, according to Eastern Creek Quarantine Manager Damian Ford: ‘Dan Excel looks to have Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »NRL: Odds For Panthers vs Tigers And Rabbitohs vs Titans
July 4th, 2014 by TJ DilferWe’ve been having a look over the Round 17 odds: this might be a round that has a good number of byes in it, and it’s a round that will see plenty of sides affected by the third game of this year’s State of Origin series. The Blues will be on a high after Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »AFL Odds: Swans Hot Favourites Over Eagles
July 3rd, 2014 by TJ DilferYou’ve got to feel for Power fans a little. It didn’t take much of a slip for their side to cough up the top spot on the ladder – there are three strong winning streaks being built by sides in the top four, and Port Adelaide suddenly look just a little off the pace after only a couple of defeats. Sunday’s AFL odds are waiting for you if you click the link, and if you do you’ll see that Sydney are favourites in their game against West Coast.
In fact, Sunday could all be about the Swans, and Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Brace For An Earthquake?
July 3rd, 2014 by Pom de TurfIf you’ve been by these pages in recent days and weeks, you’ll know that we’re starting to set our sights on the Melbourne Spring and the Melbourne Cup in particular – and we’re not the only ones by any stretch. This is the time when the trainers start to make their plans in broad strokes for the run-up to the biggest race in our calendar, and the time when punters start to look over the Racing odds already beginning to appear…
And Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »NRL: Odds For Roosters And Dragons
July 3rd, 2014 by TJ DilferA week out from the third game of this year’s State of Origin series, and there will be plenty of clubs who have mixed feelings. With the series already won by a massive NSW effort, there will be clubs who don’t want to see their players put through the wringer again (and especially the physios who have to patch them up!). But there will be players who are bursting to pull on the jersey and make a name for themselves, knowing that the competition won’t be any less intense despite the series result. The reality for the clubs, though, is that we’re closing in on the business end of the season, and they need real strength in depth now more than ever. Meanwhile, all the Round 17 odds are waiting for you to cast your eye over…
And there are Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: A Melbourne Farewell For Slade Power
July 2nd, 2014 by Pom de TurfIt was a good week at Royal Ascot for trainer Eddie Lyman, with Slade Power winning the Diamond Jubilee Stakes and adding another piece of lustre to a great career – throw in King’s Stand Stakes and Queen Mary Stakes wins by Sole Power and Anthem Alexander into the mix, and you can see why Lyman was a happy man as the Ascot Week wrapped up.
But what Lyman wanted to talk about was Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »AFL Odds: Lots To Enjoy This Saturday
July 2nd, 2014 by TJ DilferRound 16 is here, and we’ve got a new ladder leader after the Power slipped up against near-neighbours Adelaide, and the Hawks out-muscled Gold Coast in the wet. By the time Saturday comes around, Hawthorn will already have made a bid to hold onto the top spot against North Melbourne, and they’re favourites in that game. There’s lots more Round 16 odds waiting for you, including Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing: The Early Melbourne Cup Odds
July 2nd, 2014 by Pom de TurfIt might seem like a long way off, but the Melbourne Cup is such a bit event that it’s already starting to appear on our radar, and there are Racing Odds pages starting to show the early picks for the ‘race that stops a nation’. We haven’t committed to a personal favourite yet, but we’re taking a look here at the horses that are making the (very) early running for the big race, so read on… Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »NRL: Round 17 Odds
July 2nd, 2014 by TJ DilferRound 16 of the NRL was a good one – as high-quality as we’ve come to expect from the NRL over the years – and full of close games and plenty of talking points on the pitch. We’re already looking at the Round 17 odds for the games that might be the stand-outs in the next round. But the press attention has been elsewhere. We’re going to let you take care of Read the rest of this entry »
Read more »Racing Odds: Kirramosa Getting Back To Fitness
July 2nd, 2014 by Pom de TurfAfter a couple of great runs that won her the Crown Oaks and the Wakeful Stakes in 2013, hopes were high for Kirramosa, and the future looked bright. We can only imagine the disappointment of trainer John Sargent at the news that Read the rest of this entry »
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