R6 betting unit on Thoroughbred races in Victoria and South Australia

TAB 4RACING MEDIA RELEASE


SUBJECT: R6 betting unit on Thoroughbred races in Victoria and South Australia


DATE: 13 September 2023


RELEASED BY: 4Racing
 
The next instalment of the 2023 Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival unfolds at Flemington Racecourse this Saturday, when the R9-million Makybe Diva Stakes over 1600m headlines the best racing action Australia has to offer.


The Carnival kicked off this month and horseracing fans will be treated to a stream of high-quality races all the way into December, including world-famous events like the Melbourne Cup at Flemington and the WS Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.


Saturday’s Flemington action comprises a 10-race programme with the Grade 1 topliner backed by two Grade 2 contests.


TAB4 racing customers can take commingled Win, Place, Exacta and Trifecta bets on the meeting, as well as a Jackpot on the last four races and a Double on the last two. All the action will be televised live on Racing 240 on DStv from 04:10.


TAB customers must please note that betting pools on Thoroughbred races in Victoria and South Australia are commingled into Australian B pools and not Tabcorp as with all other Australian Thoroughbred and harness racing on which TAB offers betting.


This is in terms of an international rights deal between SIS and Thoroughbred racing venues in Victoria and South Australia. All international bets on these meetings are commingled into pools hosted by the United Tote Company Oregon hub in the USA and not Tabcorp.


Betting rules for these pools differ from Tabcorp, principally in terms of the minimum unit of betting, which is R6 and not R1 as with Tabcorp. Consequently, a Jackpot comprising say 16 combinations will cost R96 (16 x R6) and payouts for all bets will obviously differ to those of Tabcorp pools operated within Australia.

Thanks Bob. I did post on another thread, about a commingled Trifecta and why are the pools and dividends not showing the same of any Tab agency in Australia.

The pools are far smaller and the payouts not so good.

Sorry Naresh, missed it, and TBH i don't really read the TOTE posts

In fact I have not even read my above post

Bob Brogan wrote:

Sorry Naresh, missed it, and TBH i don't really read the TOTE posts

In fact I have not even read my above post

After I posted yesterday about the difference in dividends and pools, they send out a press release.

.....about time.... as this venue has never been covered by our tote and is the prime of Ozz racing.....just hope the open bet merchants are able offer the same exotics...:dry: ...seems like the time slot is free of power cuts and a gr8 time for an early brew....we live like we are camping.....:S

Muhtiman wrote:

.....about time.... as this venue has never been covered by our tote and is the prime of Ozz racing.....just hope the open bet merchants are able offer the same exotics...:dry: ...seems like the time slot is free of power cuts and a gr8 time for an early brew....we live like we are camping.....:S

WSB is offering Tote Wins and Places, Exacta's in all thess venues including New Zealand.

Note that the pool South Africa is going to bet into is not commingled with any of the Australian Tote Companies. These pools are much smaller. The dividends for the Trifecta was okay today. Yesterday it was pathetic compared to Australia.

WSB is offering Tote Wins and Places, Exacta's in all thess venues including New Zealand.

Note that the pool South Africa is going to bet into is not commingled with any of the Australian Tote Companies. These pools are much smaller. The dividends for the Trifecta was okay today. Yesterday it was pathetic compared to Australia.[/quote].....this I know as I played often in NZ when Kennedy 1st arrived there.....but having no picture coverage is not the same.....I hope WSB offer the other exotics like Trifecta JP etc....at least then one can take smaller % or fractions....