Crazy! New bookie to offer $21 about Anamoe for Cox Plate

It's been a big week in the racing world and it is safe to say this weeks edition of Punt Drunk is absolutely stacked with content! The headline news piece came early on Friday morning, when reigning Cox Plate champion Anamoe was retired to stud. Throw in a genuine brain-fade over in the UK, a new way to do your dough at the Ararat trots and our…

Is Anamoe a champion? Form experts Ron Dufficy and Daniel O'Sullivan have their say. Anamoe has the opportunity to join of one of racing's most famous honour rolls in the Group 1 $600000 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The first Group 1 weight-for-age race in Sydney each year has been won by some of the greats of…

Anamoe's odds-on price to win first-up "looks a gift" if the equine "weapon" returns to racing in his sizzling form of last spring, according to a leading form analyst. The James Cummings-trained stallion is a $1.75 favourite with Betr for the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday, having not raced since Flemington's Champions Day…

Glen Boss winning the 2005 Cox Plate on champion Makybe Diva. Racing Victoria is set to break with 100 years of tradition and move the Cox Plate with the showpiece now slated to be run two weeks after the Melbourne Cup Carnival. The Herald Sun understands the radical shift would see Australia's best race become a spring carnival grand final for the…

Racing is never short of a storyline and 2022 was certainly no different. Be it the good, the bad or the sometimes ugly, racing can at times resemble a soap opera as much as it does a billion dollar industry. With 2022 now in the rear view mirror we look back at the 30 biggest stories to shape the year with Part 2 today covering 15-1. 15) Melbourne…

Sydney's superstar jockey James McDonald has dismissed speculation he is considering riding overseas long-term as he sets his sights on one of racing's most revered records. The champion jockey is in hot demand wherever he rides and could command a prized position in the northern hemisphere with a leading stable or jurisdiction. But although…

Godolphin superstar Anamoe will resume in a Sydney weight-for-age sprint before a final decision is made on whether he campaigns overseas next year. Trainer James Cummings indicated the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) in March is the likely comeback race for Anamoe. But the Godolphin brains trust is still considering Anamoe's autumn race program…

An irate couple has hit out at Betr for closing their account and denying them a $1000 payout from the Melbourne Cup. Betr - which is 33 per cent-owned by media giant News Corp and launched last month - offered 100/1 odds on any horse in the Melbourne Cup for a $10 stake as a promotion - meaning a return of $1010 if their selection crossed…

Champions just find a way, the will, to win. A lesson learned the hard way for punters as Zaaki clinched the inaugural $3m Group 1 Champions Stakes at Flemington. What a way to win, too. Trainer Annabel Neasham gave jockey Jamie Kah an instruction before the Melbourne Spring Carnival climaxed with Zaaki victorious. Lead at all costs and Kah, now an…

Summer Loving, a daughter of world champion two-year-old sire Exceed And Excel, is set to make a winning debut in the $1m Golden Gift (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. The boom Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained filly has been backed as if unbeatable since markets were framed on Monday. She has firmed from $11 into $4.80…

Scores of angry punters have accused News Corp-backed wagering group Betr of deactivating their accounts to prevent them claiming Melbourne Cup winnings. The consumer discontent comes after Betr's controversial 100-1 odds offer was embraced by hundreds of thousands of people. The group, led by gambling entrepreneurs Matthew Tripp and Andrew Menz,…

A relieved text has emerged from an employee of Australia's newest betting agency after the company dodged a devastating $50million payout on the Melbourne Cup. Betr offered extraordinary odds of 100/1 on every horse in the Melbourne Cup - with a maximum bet of $10 - as a promotion designed to entice people to open an account with the News…

Punters have been left fuming after new betting agency betr deactivated the accounts of Melbourne Cup winners instead of paying out their $1000 windfall. Betr - which is 33 per cent-owned by media giant News Corp and launched last month - offered anyone 100/1 odds on any horse in the Melbourne Cup for a $10 stake as a promotion - meaning a return…

New bookie withdraws 100-1 promo on two Melbourne Cup favourites We're sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We're working to restore it. Please try again later. New bookmaker Betr has withdrawn odds of 100-1 for Melbourne Cup favourites Deauville Legend and Loft after maxing their liability on the two runners. The offer, targeted at…

Online bookmaker Betr has caused a stir in the betting landscape after their launch a fortnight ago and they will be hoping for a favourable result in next weeks Melbourne Cup to soften the blow. Betr hit the ground running offering 20-1 odds for Anamoe to win the Cox Plate as well as 100-1 odds for every horse to win the Melbourne Cup this…

Vilana will looking to push Godolphin's already bulging prizemoney pool over $20m for the season when he contests the $10m Golden Eagle on Saturday. Picture: Mark Evans-Getty Images Trainer James Cummings can continue Godolphin's sensational spring with Vilana and Brigantine leading the stable charge for the $10m Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill…

Punters have landed the first blow against new online bookmaker Betr's after Anamoe took out the Cox Plate in relative ease at The Valley on Saturday. JOIN BETR 🏇: The Anamoe offer was too good to refuse for many punters which meant that Betr carried a $10million dollar+ exposure on the short priced $2.30 favourite heading into the $5m…

New online bookmaker Betr has certainly made a splash since opening last week and they are looking to continue that this weekend with a stack of promotions across races at Moonee Valley and Randwick. BET BETR 🏇: They are offering double bonus cash back up to $100 across the programs at both Moonee Valley and Randwick on Saturday. The Moonee Valley…

Anamoe is a short-priced favourite in the Cox Plate. New bookmaker Betr is offering double bonus cash back up to $100 on all races at Moonee Valley and Randwick this Saturday. This means on all 20 races at both venues, if your horse runs 2nd to 5th Betr will double your stake back in bonus cash up to $100 (*terms and conditions apply). For example,…

Moonee Valley's Cox Plate committee has elected not to use its discretion to deny any of the 12 acceptors a start in the race, with Caulfield Cup runner-up Gold Trip - to be partnered by champion UK jockey Jamie Spencer - adding another dimension to Saturday's $5 million race. In previous years, the race committee hasn't shied away from blocking an…

Matthew Tripp launched his new betting venture'betr' on Wednesday afternoon and you could say they have come out of the gates well with with a special $101 odds on every horse in the 2022 Melbourne Cup offer until Derby Day spearheading the new bettings sites initial acquisition driver. Punters can get $101 odds on every horse in betr's Melbourne…

Australia's newest major bookmaker, Betr, has celebrate its much-awaited entry into the market by offering punters $21 about Cox Plate hotpot Anamoe. The six-time Group 1 winner confirmed he was right on target for another tilt at the weight-for-age showpiece on October 22 with a determined victory in the Might And Power Stakes at Caulfield last…

Superstar trainer James Cummings has provided an update on Anamoe and Golden Mile. Ramping up his Cox Plate preparation, Anamoe is set to take on a classy field in the Group 1 Might and Power Stakes over 2000m. The four-year-old heads to Melbourne for the first time this preparation, following his recent success in both the Winx Stakes and George…