Denman

Form analysts at IASbet.com believe that the Peter Snowden trained superstar Denman is vulnerable in Saturday’s Group One Australian Guineas and are prepared to take him on.

While other bookmakers and the TAB have him between $1.55 and $1.65, IASbet.com is willing and able to lay him at $1.80.

“It’s not a foregone conclusion, there is rain forecast and the race may well be set up for horses to run over him. I expect Denman to lead from his outside barrier and it may not be an advantage to be on the rail” said IASBet’s John Dow.

The son of Lonhro has won nine of his last ten with his only defeat being at the same distance in the Caulfield Guineas. “I think history is about to repeat itself.” said Dow.

Bet on the Aussie Dollar

Online bookmaker Sportsbet have released a range of betting markets on how the Australian Dollar will fare against the major currencies this year. Punters can predict what heights the Aussie Dollar will reach against the Pound, the Euro and the US Dollar in January, and for the whole of 2010.

“Our analysts believe the Australian Dollar is in for a very good year, particularly against the Greenback,” said Sportsbet.com.au’s Haydn Lane.

“Odds for the Australian Dollar reaching parity with the US Dollar in 2010 opened in November at $3.00, ballooned out to $6.75 on New Year’s Day and is now into $4.50 on the back of strong betting over the past week.

“We’re less bullish on the Aussie Dollar reaching 60 pence this year. Punters wishing to cheer on the Dollar against the Pound can get $6.00 on this happening.”

Sportsbet.com.au has also opened betting on the next RBA Interest Rate decision, scheduled for February 2.

“On the back of recent strong economic data, we’ve now installed a 0.25 percent rise as a $1.50 favourite, with $2.00 on offer for rates to remain unchanged and $15.00 on a half a percent rise,” said Lane.

Bet on all these markets today at Sportsbet. If you don’t have an account there, you can register through the link below and also claim yourself a $300 Free Bet for registering through our Blog!

New Year’s Day is always a big day of racing in Australia and this year is no different. If you’re not too hung over come Friday morning, then be sure to check out some of the racing markets available for you to bet on. There are no fewer than 18 meetings!

The biggest race of the day is the Group 2 Perth Cup at Ascot (click the link for a preview), while the Group 3 Standish Handicap at Flemington sees a more than handy field taking the field. There is also a listed race at Gold Coast.

Racing on New Year’s Day comes from the following venues; Ascot, Ballina, Darwin, Flemington, Gilgandra, Gold Coast, Gundagai, Hanging Rock, Innisfail, Inverell, Longford, Mornington, Murray Bridge, Pakenham, Port Macquarie, Randwick, Sapphire Coast and Terang. View Form Guides and Odds for all these races by clicking these links.

BEt on the above race meetings at Centrebet

With the Bureau of Meteorology predicting 39 degree scorchers for Adelaide and Melbourne on Wednesday, Sportsbet.com.au has opened a market on which capital city will record the highest temperature.

“Victorians and South Australians like to compete at everything, now they can vie for hottest city bragging rights,” said Sportsbet.com.au’s Haydn Lane.
“This is a chance for aspiring David Brown, Livinia Nixon and Mike Larkins wannabes to put their weather predicting skills to the test and reap the rewards.”

Punters can also predict what range the highest temperature will fall in for both Adelaide and Melbourne, and whether or not either city will record a maximum temperature of 40 degrees or higher thanks to online bookmaker Sportsbet. Read more…