Singapore Speak: Afternoon at the Races

Monday, November 17, 2008

Afternoon at the Races

Sunday at the Sha Tin Racecourse.

The view is great.

Here are some pointers before you put money on a horse. Understand the bets first!

Hong Kongers take the races very seriously. You can listen to the commentators...

...bring your race newspaper giving you all the statistics and information on the horses, their training analyses and their past competitions and performances.

Go out here before each race to check out the horses.

Sometimes, random picks are better than 3 days of research before race day. See if you like the look of the horse, we like the hyperactive ones!

Check out your odds on each horse, the most popular horse (see #12) will only get you 1.3 times the amount you bet for place 1-2-3. For horse #10, you get 4.1 times the amount you bet for win.

Now bet on the horses you want, either to win, or place (number 1,2,3). The more complicated bet is Quinella Place, means you must pick a PAIR of horses for 1st and 2nd place.

But Queenie's too late to place her bet!

She would have won too! We both lost the next 3 races....grrrr

I finally win $10.10 on the most popular horse! (so my profit is 10 cents)

Alright, our last bet....I went with Queenie's gut and analysis (she's the amateur punter)...

Yes! #12 wins.

Winning ticket ... $70.10

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Monday, November 17, 2008

Afternoon at the Races

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