Posts Tagged meydan
Alternative racing today
Posted by Peter Webb in Australian, Greyhound racing, Horse Racing on February 3rd, 2012
With the UK racing looking like it is heading for a weekend white out, it’s worth looking at other alternatives at this time.
This morning in Australia we have a meeting at Moonee Valley that usually brings half decent liquidity. Over £200k was traded on the 10:15 which, while below normal UK volumes, isn’t half bad. You also have Meydan racing on today where volumes have been picking up nicely. That comes on line a little later in the morning.
If you are looking for a complete difference but something similar to racing you also have the Greyhound racing to supplement your activity. Anyhow, lots of things to get stuck into.
Made in Dubai
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on March 30th, 2010
Well I did say it was probably worth doing! I managed to get slightly more than the £50 I managed last year, but was helped by a number of favourable mitigating factors and a bit of luck. Sometimes you need that to pull out a good result. The race itself must be one of few where the prize money dwarfs the turnover on Betfair. It was a great race as well, probably the most expensive photo finish in racing history. There is a video of it here: -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vGrCp5MluA
Don’t believe that there is suddenly some wonderful characteristic with this race or venue. I’d be surprised if I can achieve this again. It was just a case of everything falling into place just perfectly and being in the right frame of mind and having the skill to take advantage of that. I think I’ll have to wait a while before I get this chance again.
Richest race in the world
Posted by Peter Webb in Bet Angel on March 27th, 2010
Today sees the worlds richest horse race take place at Meydan, the Dubai world cup.
I’ve dabbled on the Meydan markets this year and they have been just fine. A very useful addition to the P&L during the tough winter months. Therefore I’d recommend a dabble in these markets if the volume is holding up and there is no clashing with other races. The world cup stands out on it’s own as a race later in the day so that is definately worth a go. I only got £50 from it last year so should do better this year.
Today is the traditional start of the flat season, so I see the racing authorities have done their best to make make as many races clash as possible. Good luck!
EDIT – To view the trading result of this race, click here