SUPER sprinter Black Caviar stands poised to conquer the world after taking her unbeaten record to 21 with an effortless victory in The Goodwood at Morphettville today.

The margin wasn’t great, she scored by only 1-1/2 lengths but it could be argued that there has never been an easier Group 1 victory in the history of racing.

From the moment the gates opened jockey Luke Nolen had a stranglehold on his mount and he didn’t loosen his grip at any stage of the race.

Nolen was happy to let Black Caviar stroll along three wide early on with the majority of the opposition quite obviously more concerned with enhancing their chances of the $85,000 cheque for second.

By the midway mark Black Caviar had started to edge ahead of the field with the longshot Streetcar Magic trying to keep in touch rounding the home turn but his efforts were in vain.

A few punters even got excited when We’re Gonna Rock started to eat away at Black Caviar’s lead but there was never any doubt about the result.

On the line Black Caviar had 1-1/2 lengths to spare over We’re Gonna Rock with Stirling Grove about five lengths further back in the minor placing,

It could be said that she started at the unbackable odds of $1.04 but that isn’t quiet true.

TAB Sportsbet reported a number of huge wages at those short odds including $200,000 on to win $8000.

Why somebody would risk that much to win so little is strange but they never had any real concerns.

Black Caviar will now head to England to tackle the best the world can offer in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes on June 23, at Royal Ascot and may also contest the July Stakes there on July 14.

She is one of three Australian horses among the 57 nominations for the race.

Her expected appearance is England has already created enormous interest in the Royal Ascot carnival with a number of Australian touring parties expected to cheer her on.

Sportsbet are one of the leading online sportsbetting companies, and this weekend they want to make sure you back a winner in the BMW Doncaster Mile.

The Doncaster Miler (1600m) is one of Sydney's premier Group 1 races and is part of the Autumn racing carnival. This weekend, Sportsbet are giving you the chance to back a winner in the big race, and should your horse run second, they will give you a refund of your win bet up to $100. That's a great offer and one that everyone should be taking advantage of this weekend.

Champion trainer Gai Waterhouse is seeking to pick up the rare trifecta in the Doncaster with her three hopefuls, More Joyous $6 favourite, Niagara $8.50 and Fast Clip $31 all making a start in the mile long race.

Gai faces some stiff competition in the Doncaster Mile with Shoot Out, Secret Admirer and Sincero all looking to keep her stable from a win this weekend.

The weather in Sydney may play a large part for this weekend's racing, with heavy rain all week leading up to the race with further rain predicted for Saturday's racing. Punters should be looking at the form of all those in the big race especially those who like a run in the mud. Chris Waller trained Danleigh is priced at $61 but loves a run in the mud, perhaps this 8 year old Gelding can show them up on race day if the rain comes down heavy.

Whichever way you look at it, this weekends racing action is set for some great action. Miller's Guide recommends that everyone get on board with the great offer from Sportsbet, and if you are yet to open your account, visit the official Miller's Guide Sportsbet Review page for complete details.

 

 

 

 

Race 7 -  Bmw Doncaster Mile
HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	WEIGHT	WIN	PLACE
1. Rangirangdoo (17)	M Rodd	C J Waller	58 kg	11	3.5
2. More Joyous (12)	N Rawiller	Ms G Waterhouse	57.5 kg	6	2.25
3. Shoot Out (10)	H Bowman	C J Waller	56.5 kg	7.5	2.6
4. Rekindled Interest (2)		Scratched
5. Albert The Fat (7)	S W Arnold	C J Waller	55.5 kg	61	16
6. Sincero (6)	C Williams	S Farley	55.5 kg	8	2.7
7. Danleigh (8)	K Mcevoy	C J Waller	:55 kg	61	16
8. Happy Zero (21)	J B Mcdonald	M, W & J Hawkes	54.5 kg	61	16
9. Wall Street (13)	D Oliver	M D Moroney	54.5 kg	21	6
10. Secret Admirer (22)	B Avdulla	G M Begg	54 kg	7	2.5
11. Centennial Park (3)	B Shinn	David Payne	54 kg	81	21
12. King's Rose (9)		Scratched
13. Hurtle Myrtle (14)	G Schofield	Matthew Smith	53 kg	10	3.2
14. Monton (18)	C Newitt	R J Quinton	52.5 kg	21	6
15. He's Remarkable(5)	C Reith	R A James	52.5 kg	21	6
16. Yosei (1)	Michelle Payne	S J Webb	52 kg	26	7
17. Absolutely (15)	Not Notified	M C Kent	52 kg	21	6
18. Niagara (16)	T Berry	Ms G Waterhouse	52 kg	8.5	2.9
19. Fast Clip (4)	J Cassidy	Ms G Waterhouse	52 kg	31	8.5
20. Single (19)		Scratched
21. Happy Trails (20)	Not Notified	Paul Beshara	52 kg	41	11
22. All Legal (11)	K O'hara	Kevin Moses	52 kg	151	41

 

Week 3 of the NFL season proved that no lead is safe and that no favourite can be considered too much of a lock if you are gambling on NFL games. It was one of the most heart-stopping weeks in recent memory, as many games went down to the wire with teams pulling off big comebacks. In some cases, favourites had to rally in order to avoid crashing to the ground; but in the case of the Buffalo Bills, it was a case of a big underdog pulling off a huge upset and making a case for being one of the best teams in the league.

Even though they had started the season 2-0, few people believed that the Bills had much of a chance to take down the New England Patriots. After all, the Patriots had steamrolled their first two opponents, including an impressive victory the previous week over a talented San Diego Chargers squad. Still, if you bet on NFL games, it was hard to turn down a big underdog at home, and most of the money went toward the Bills. But even with the money line moving because of a heavy pro-Buffalo bets from people gambling on sports, the Patriots were still -7 favourites.

In the early part of the game, it looked like the line was more than accurate. The Patriots jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the second quarter, and it appeared that the Bills would be lucky to keep it close. But an interception return for a touchdown helped to give Buffalo new life and close the gap to 21-10 at halftime, and the Bills kept coming in the second half. They forced New England’s Tom Brady to throw four interceptions and were able to convert enough of those into points to complete a stunning comeback. The end result was a 34-31 victory that made Buffalo fans – and lots of bettors – very happy.

This week, Buffalo has to bounce back after their emotional victory with a trip to Cincinnati. The Bills are -3 favourites against a Bengals team that looked flat on Sunday in a 13-8 loss at home to San Francisco. Keeping in mind that Cincinnati has failed to cover in its last six contests against the AFC East and has only covered once in its last 10 games against Buffalo, the Bills might be a very smart play this week for people gambling on NFL games.

Buffalo wasn’t the only team to stage a spirited comeback on Sunday to keep their record perfect through the early part of the season. Detroit came into their road game against Minnesota as -3 favourites but fell behind 20-0 at halftime. Much like Buffalo, the Lions stormed back in the second half, taking the game to overtime before winning 26-23. It was the first victory over the Vikings for Detroit since 1997 and moved them to 3-0 for the first time in ages. For Minnesota, it was another crushing second half collapse – the third time they’ve lost a double-digit, second-half lead in three games this season.

Minnesota could be a good value play this week when going on the road to face Kansas City. Both teams are 0-3 and in desperate need of a win; however, Minnesota has at least shown the ability to play good football, although they’ve lacked the consistency, while Kansas City has been just plain bad. The Chiefs have only covered in one of their last five games and they’ll need Matt Cassel to play better if they have a chance to win. Keep a close eye out on the under in this game: Minnesota’s last five road games have been under the number, while the score has been under the line in five of Kansas City’s last seven home games. With both teams struggling to move the ball with any regularity, this could be a grind-it-out game.

There are several injuries to key players that will impact gambling on sports this weekend. One of the most high-profile is the broken hand suffered by Michael Vick during Philadelphia’s loss to the Giants on Sunday. The injury is on his non-throwing hand, but Vick isn’t sure if he can play this week against San Francisco. That means that there’s a decent chance that Mike Kafka will get his first career start against the 49ers. San Francisco made rookie Andy Dalton look very confused last week, and expect Jim Harbaugh’s team to be fired up if they get a chance to play against Kafka.

One of the most intriguing games of the week is in Houston, where the Texans will take on Pittsburgh in a battle of two teams with thoughts of making deep playoff runs this year. Pittsburgh is coming off a Sunday night victory over Indianapolis that pushed them to 2-1 on the season, while Houston will be trying to rally after losing an early lead and falling to the Saints. This is a game where the over/under line might be more enticing than the spread, especially if you think lots of points are there to be scored. The total has gone over in six of Pittsburgh’s last seven games overall and in eight of Houston’s last 12 (including four of their last six home games). If you bet on NFL games and like points, this could be the game for you.

 

Tonight/today sees the one of the biggest games of the weekend with Monday night football as the Washington Redskins take on the Dallas Cowboys at home. Those who have FOXTEL can find the game being shown on ESPN starting from 10:30am.

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When NSW and QLD clash tonight at Suncorp Stadium, and estimated 3.6 million viewers will be watching to see who will win this historic match. Queensland skipper Darren Lockyer is looking to enter retirement in style with a record sixth straight Origin victory.

There is certainly plenty of hype surrounding tonight's game, with tag lines such as "biggest ever" being thrown around left right and center, and according to Haydn Lane from Sportsbet there may be some substance behind all the hoopla.

Sportsbet predicts a peak audience of 4.1 million viewers based on the ratings from the first two games and if tonight's game does in fact lock in this many viewers, it will remain the two most-watched TV events of the year to date.

The game will be broadcast live on Channel 9 in NSW with coverage starting at 7:30pm tonight. Maybe for this night only, Channel 9 will beat out Channel 10 and Masterchef ratings Juggernaut. Masterchef may have a small chance of ratings success given that tonight will see the eviction of one of their contestants from the show for cheating, a series first.
Either way, I think I will be watching the State of Origin III finale and hopefully see the Blue Boys from NSW bring home the bacon.

If you haven't yet had a punt on tonight's game, head over to Sportsbet and register a new account. If you don't have an account yet, you can even get two bets for the price of one.

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Queensland         1.50
New South Wales     2.65

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In one from the quirky bet department Sportsbet are offering odds about how much So You Think’s full brother will bring at auction next January.
You have a choice of three prospects with the early favourite at $2.10 a purchase price somewhere between $NZ1,000,000 and $NZ,1,500,000.
Second option at $2.40 is for less than $NZ1,000,000 but “if you think” that a few people might start a bidding war you can get $4.50 a price of more than $NZ1,500,000.
Sportsbet’s Haydn Lane said.  “There’s no doubt there’ll be massive interest in the champ’s full brother and we expect the sale price to be in the vicinity of one to one and a half million New Zealand Dollars.”
The result will be declared on sale price of High Chaparral – Triassic yearling at Karaka Yearling Sales, January 30-31, 2012.
The sale price will be in New Zealand Dollars and all bets refunded if the horse is passed in or is withdrawn from the sales.
MEANWHILE So You Think is expected to atone for his narrow loss in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes with a win in the upcoming Eclipse Stakes, and heads the market at $2.00.
2010 Arc De Triomphe winner Workforce at $2.80 is regarded as his only danger.
“So You Think certainly had excuses in the Prince Of Wales’ Stakes, but you would think Aidan O’Brien will have him trained to the minute this time around to silence any critics,” said Lane.
Sportsbet are also offering a market about who will replace Ryan Moore as jockey for So You Think in the Eclipse.
Leading jockey Kieren Fallon is the early $2.50 favourite ahead of recent Gold Cup-winning jockey Jamie Spencer at $3.50.
 
Who will replace Ryan Moore on So You Think in the Eclipse Stakes?
$2.50   Kieren Fallon
$3.50   Jamie Spencer
$4.00   Christophe Soumillon
$7.00   Johnny Murtagh
$9.00   Olivier Peslier
$11      Seamus Heffernan
$15      Mickael Barzalona
$17      Stephen Arnold
 
2011 Eclipse Stakes
$2.00   So You Think
$2.80   Workforce
$13      Cityscape
$15      Cape Blanco
$17      Twice Over
$21      Roderic O’Connor
$29      Sri Putra
$34      Rio De La Plata
$41      Alexander Pope, Cavalryman, Debussy, Silver Pond
$51    Viscount Nelson
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When it comes to sports, nothing is better than your team winning. That is of course unless you had a bet on your team when they won! That of course is as good as it gets.

Wether you are looking to place a bet on your favourite team or you have a gut feeling on a particular event, the Miller's Guide to Online Sportsbetting is the best place to start your journey of creating an Online Sportsbetting account.

Over the past few years online gambling has experienced incredible growth. The main areas of growth have come from online casino's and online poker rooms, however online sportsbetting is one area that has also boomed due to the licensing and regulation of the industry in several jurisdictions.

If you are looking to become involved with online sportsbetting, it is wise to learn as much about the industry as possible before placing your first bet.

There are many terms used by online sports betting companies, and below is a simple Guide To Online Sportsbetting.

SIMPLE ONLINE SPORTSBETTING TERMINOLOGY

POINT SPREAD

With sports that feature high scores such as AFL or basketball, online sportsbetting companies will create what is known as a "point spread".  The way the point spread works is that the sportsbetting company will allocate a point amount for each team, either positive for the underdog or negative for the favourite. For example, if the Collingwood Magpies are scheduled to play the Gold Coast Suns, the online bookmakers may set a points spread of 30 points in favour of Collingwood.  This will mean that if you bet on Collingwood using the points spread, they would need to win by a margin of greater than 30 points in order for you to win that particular bet. If you bet on the Gold Coast Suns using the point spread, then they would not have to win the match, but rather not lose by more than 30 points in order for you to win that particular wager.

OVER/UNDER - TOTAL

The point spread is used by online sportsbetting companies to indicate the difference between each of the teams, but the 'Over/Under Total' is an indication of how many points total the teams will score. An example is that an online sportsbetting site may state that for a NRL game between the Roosters vs Dragons the total will be 30 points, this indicates that the total score between both teams will be set for 30. You may then bet either Over or Under if you think that the total will be either more than 30 or less than 30. Over/under Total bets are commonplace in all sports where there is prolific scoring such as the AFL and basketball, but they are also popular in other sports such as Soccer and Rugby.

TEASER

A Teaser bet is a bet where the points spread is reduced or increased along with the payout for the particular bet. This type of bet is not that popular as most punters prefer to take the simple Over/under bet or to bet on the points spread.

MONEY LINE

The 'Money Line' bet has become one of the most popular bets with online sportsbetting companies and is a popular bet for all types of sports, both individual and team sports. The 'Money Line' bet is a straight bet that does not involve the use of a a point spread or over/under total bets. With a Money Line bet, the closer each number is to the other will represent how close the online sportsbetting company believes the match up will be. One of the key reasons the money line has increased in popularity with both sportsbetting
companies as well as punters is that can be used for all types of sports. The Money line can be used for sports such as boxing, MMA, tennis, MotoGP, Soccer or Baseball. The reason it is popular in sports such as these is because it is generally very difficult to create a point spread for every game as, and with sports such as MotoGP or MMA a point spread is impossible as there is only winners and losers.

Generally speaking the money line for the favourite will be represented by a minus symbol, where on the flip side, the underdog will have a plus symbol before their number.

A sample money line would be represented as follows.

Collingwood              -150

Gold Coast Suns +140

With this example, Collingwood is the favoured team which is signified by the - (minus) symbol in front of the 150. Meanwhile, the Gold Coast Suns would be the underdogs which is represented by the + (plus) sign in front of the 140.

In the above example, if you wish to bet on the favourite Collingwood, you would need to bet $150 to win $100. While if you wanted to bet on the underdog Gold Coast Suns then you would need to bet $100 to win 140.

A very important factor to remember is that while the money line is expressed in units of $100, you do not need to actually bet that much money. You can quite easily bet $10 or $50 on the money line as well, it is simply always expressed in this fashion.

FUTURES

Futures are bets that are made based on the future outcome of a whole season or championship league. Odds will represent each teams chance of winning their prospective league or season. For sports such as the AFL, teams are ranked according to their past and current form. For the 2011 AFL season, a team such as Collingwood (reigning premiers) will carry very short odds whereas a team such as the Gold Coast Suns will feature very strong odds as they are a new team with no record and the expectation for them to win the premiership is very low.

PARLAY

A Parlay is a method of betting a small amount for a chance at a big payoff. One way of thinking about a parlay bet is to think of it as an accumulating wager. A parlay is a bet on multiple outcomes and results. Basically if you make a Parlay wager and win, you will much more than if you bet each game or outcome individually. The rewards are very big for small outlays, however the house advantage on these types of bets is generally very high and can range from anywhere between 15 to 50 percent for five or six team parlays.

JUICE

Online sportsbetting companies are in the business for a reason, and that reason is the juice. While it is true that sometimes an online sportsbetting company will lose money due to the result of a sporting event, the majority of the time online sportsbetting companies will always make money due to the Juice.  The juice is defined as a commission placed on each bet and it is normally around 10 percent of the amount of the bet. The juice is also known as the vigorish or vig, and this amount is used to help cover the online sportsbetting companies expenses as well as to offset and losses they may experience when a large winning bet is made on a large underdog.

SUMMARY

In summary, online sportsbetting is a great way to get involved with the sports that you love. Simple casino games such as blackjack or slots are boring in comparison especially given that an educated sportsbetter has a much greater chance of making money. Combine this with the fact that watching the game is always better when you have a bet on the outcome of the game.

If you are ready to bet online, take a detailed look a the Miller's Guide Online Sportsbetting Reviews page for a more detailed analysis of each operator.