Category: melbourne cup

Trading Australian racing – Where I started

Peter Webb 29th April 2020

If you are in Australia and are not familiar with my background. I opened my Betfair account shortly after they opened for business way back in June 2000. My vision was the betting exchanges would change the landscape of betting forever because they offered opportunities that traditional bookmakers and sportsbooks were unable to. It was…

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How to trade large race meetings

Peter Webb 5th March 2020

Last year I managed to get a record result from the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Grand National, Derby and bagged a decent result, though not a record, from the Melbourne cup. I was able to lock in a profit on the Betfair exchange pre race, winning before the race had started and regardless of who went…

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Melbourne cup – The race that stops a nation

Peter Webb 6th November 2017

The Melbourne and I cup go back a few years now. Many moons ago, in the early days of my trading career, I got interested in the ‘race that stops a nation’ and learned that it really did stop the nation, they have a national holiday today in Victoria.

So, intrigued, I got up at 4am one dark winter Tuesday to see what all the fuss was about. Nothing really happened apart from a lack of sleep and I returned …

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Melbourne cup – The race that stops a nation

Peter Webb 6th November 2017

The Melbourne and I cup go back a few years now. Many moons ago, in the early days of my trading career, I got interested in the ‘race that stops a nation’ and learned that it really did stop the nation, they have a national holiday today in Victoria.

So, intrigued, I got up at 4am one dark winter Tuesday to see what all the fuss was about. Nothing really happened apart from a lack of sleep and I returned …

australia, flemington, Horse Racing, melbourne cup, victoria

Melbourne cup – The race that stops a nation

Peter Webb 6th November 2017

The Melbourne and I cup go back a few years now. Many moons ago, in the early days of my trading career, I got interested in the ‘race that stops a nation’ and learned that it really did stop the nation, they have a national holiday today in Victoria.

So, intrigued, I got up at 4am one dark winter Tuesday to see what all the fuss was about. Nothing really happened apart from a lack of sleep and I returned …

australia, flemington, Horse Racing, melbourne cup, victoria

Melbourne cup – The race that stops a nation

Peter Webb 6th November 2017

The Melbourne and I cup go back a few years now. Many moons ago, in the early days of my trading career, I got interested in the ‘race that stops a nation’ and learned that it really did stop the nation, they have a national holiday today in Victoria.

So, intrigued, I got up at 4am one dark winter Tuesday to see what all the fuss was about. Nothing really happened apart from a lack of sleep and I returned …

australia, flemington, Horse Racing, melbourne cup, victoria

Derby Day!

Peter Webb 28th October 2016

Isn’t the Derby in June? Yes and no….

If you are in Australia, early tomorrow morning (UK Time) is Derby Day at Flemington in Victoria. This kicks off the Melbourne Cup carnival and a week of top class Australian action. On Tuesday we have the race that stops a nation, the Melbourne Cup then more top quality days on Thursday and the following Saturday. It’s a busy period full stop on the horse racing front, as we also have the …

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