Hi, How great is it to be able to bet on HK racing in Victoria. Quinellas and Exactas pay pretty well usually. Bracket the top 7 or 8 in the betting and fill up your pockets. I love Hong Kong.

where do you bet on them

The TAB in Victoria, Queensland I think and maybe NSW. I bet on Hong Kong races at Happy Valley where the fields only have 12 maximum starters. Sha Tin , I leave alone as the fields have 14 runners. Unfortunately HK season in nearing a close.

Well, you would be happy now that the new season starts this Sunday(10.9.06) and with the recent amalgamation of NSW & VicTAB's there are now many betting options at your disposal.
IMO Hong Kong racing is the best venue in the world currently. If you are prepared to do the form the average punter can profit from this competitive venue where the best jockeys/trainers from many countries battle it out for the lucrative prizemoney spoils.
In closing, good to see Shane Dye recuperating well and back on horses once again and it wont be long before he is powering his mounts to the line in close finishes.

Cheers.

On another note ....is anyone game to share their thoughts on the decision/sentence handed down yesterday in HK regarding C. Munce?
Remember, the decision is subject to appeal so be somewhat circumspect.

Cheers.

I find it hard to see the difference between a jockey giving tips and a trainer doing likewise. I know jockeys are not allowed to bet but I reckon all the families of good jockeys must do alright. I thought it seemed like a token charge anyway, in the hope officials would be seen as doing their job.

The ubiquitous Andrew Bensley stated this morning that the general consensus was negative towards C. Munce.
I have heard comments from people whom I know that "what goes around comes around."
It is not that a precedent hasn't been set before(D. Beadman) so why would any jockey take the risk? I must stress that was a different matter completely with no similarity to this incident.

Cheers.

I think the penalties in Hong Kong should be imported to Australian racing.

When a jockey is caught red handed, it makes you wonder (no begins to make sense) what's been going on in Sydney.
The problem is that the jockeys are often the bunnies in something much more sinister, and the real culprits running the wwhole thing continue on their merry way.

Either way, it's just plain bad for racing. It's akin to insider trading on the stockmarket.

One thing's for certain. he'll never ride in Hong Kong again, even if the club let him, his life would be in danger.

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Good point CP,

I raised a similar proposal in another thread some time ago and it was considered too radical at the time.
That suggestion was that an ICAC officer should be added to the steward's panel. He/she should have wide powers to investigate anything which is deemed worthy of further scrutiny working with but still independent of the racing officials-it would certainly lighten their workload.
Looking for similar or opposite views.

Cheers.

I just finished reading the very interesting life story of TJ Smith, Australia's greatest trainer ever. He certainly didn't hide anything [boasting] about the riches available to trainers and jockeys through giving tips to big punters who would put free bets on for them or work on a payout commission.

Obviously the practice is still full steam ahead both in HK and here [IMHO Sydney and Melb. for sure anyway]. The Iceman's boyhood mate Boss, thinks the HK Stewards should have dealt with his mate [suspension]. Boss was quoted as saying: 'nobody got hurt' [oh really?]. I wonder how many jockies and trainers have that [self-serving] attitude?