The last racing season proved a very bankable result for the Country and Provincial selections as ,mentioned in the new book How To Win @HorseRacing2Day. On a two bets per bracket basis the race strike rate was 41% and av dividend well above $5. Since January 1st and with a massive number of rain affected tracks to the end of July/August the strike rate for that period was 38% and a massive loss on heavy tracks (over the years they have been spaced out and not a problem) following larger numbers of selections on those tracks dropping the av dive slightly around $5. The decline in average dividends is partly because of the weather and partly because we now have many more users following the success of the book. This will taper off as players who lack patience will drop off, leading to a gradual rise in dividends.
Members using the money back options for a place and Best Of The Best with vicbet.com, would have offset the difference and made an extra (estimated ) 2% to 3% and on a turnover based on around 500 selections a month sit in positive territory.
Some of our referring tracks had a shocking record recently, in particular where the Winform Qualifying runs were at Moonee Vallley , Taree, Ascot and for some unknown reason Townsville.
Three Hotshots at Orange today where it is soft 7 with possibly more rain expected so I will keep an eye on that. I’m inclined to give the whole day a miss.
My granddaughter and I spent yesterday packing the last few hard copies of HorseRacingAustralia magazines yesterday. They can be ordered at the online store, are in mint condition and posted bubble wrapped for security.