Welcome to the Melbourne Cup Day Edition of the VNEWS. The Spring Carnival continues tomorrow with the running of Australia’s Greatest Race The Melbourne Cup…
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This newsletter includes the following:
- VJoke – A Day at the 2019 Cup……
- VBigBets – Fierce Impact stitches us up…..
- VBet – Alice T is this week’s $100 VBET winner….
- VH2H – Pick your own H2H in any race in a two or three…..
- VMeetings – Melbourne Cup Day…..
- VKeeping – Use POLi for depositing………
- VFeature Racing – MacKinnon Bonus………
- VPromotions – Two Cup Day Promos…….
- VFacts – First run in 1861, watch the 1896 Cup……
- VRefer – Four Stands at Flemington……
- VEnd – Good Punting on Cup Day……
VJOKE
Two female teachers Mrs Kay and Mrs Knight took a group of students from grades one and three for a field trip to Flemington Racecourse for the 2019 Melbourne Cup. When it was time to take the children to the bathroom, it was decided that the girls would go with one teacher and the boys would go with the other. Mrs Kay was assigned to the boys and Mrs Knight the girls. Mrs Kay was waiting outside the men’s toilet when one of the boys came out and told her that none of them could reach the urinal. Having no choice she went and helped the little boys hoisting them up one by one. As she lifted one boy up she couldn’t help but notice that he was unusually well endowed. Trying not to show that she was staring at his equipment Mrs Kay said, ‘You must be in Grade three?’ ‘No ma’am’, he replied. My name is Frankie Dettori and I’m riding Master of Reality in the Cup, but I really appreciate your help.’
VBIGBETS
The biggest winning wager with us was at Flemington:
- Flemington R8 – Fierce Impact $5k Fixed at $8 – Credit of $35k to the VICBET Client……
And the largest losing wager with us was also at Flemington:
- Flemington R7 – Shadow Hero $12k BT at $3 – Loss of $12k to the VICBET Client……
VBET
This week’s $100 FREE VBET goes to Alice T. Good luck with your Free Bet Alice. The next winner of the $100 VBET will go to anyone that has a bet in the Melbourne Cup tomorrow. All the names are dropped in the Hat and one winner will be pulled out….. Thanks to everyone for sending in the jokes and in any VNEWS if yours is used a credit will appear in your VICBET account……
VH2H – Head to Head Betting
VICBET H2H Betting is available every race in two groups of three. It is the three Favourites (1st, 2nd and 3rd) combined in one H2H outcome and the second H2H is the 4th, 5th and 6th Favourites combined, excluding the Fav if it is Odds-on (under $2). This is a moving dynamic market so as the odds change for the actual race the odds will change for the H2H outcome. Also, you can pick your own H2H outcome, then simply text or WhatsApp Tim Cleary (0433-339347) and he will price up for you, this can be in a group of two or three……This a novelty bet type so it is for the small players……
VMEETINGS
It is all about Melbourne Cup Day……Enjoy your day………
VKEEPING
If depositing today or tomorrow for the Cup using POLi is the best option……
VFEATURE RACING
This week we have the Vspecial in the Mackinnon Stakes. After its brilliant win on Saturday gun New Zealand Galloper Melody Belle has firmed in to $3 favourite! One lucky punter took a stab backing it at $8 right before its win in the Empire Rose! This week we are offering boosted odds of $4 and as per previous weeks, simply reply to the VNEWS and we will place your wager on for you. Note it is $500 max stake and the first 25 people only……Send an email to tim@vicbet.com
VPROMOTIONS
VICBET Melbourne Cup Promos – Tomorrow we are offering two Promotions. Firstly the same as Derby Day, in Races 1 and 2 at Flemington if your horse comes second or third we will refund your stake up to $50! It is your first bet on the race and is eligible for Fixed odds bets only….. Secondly, in the race that stops the nation! If you have a fixed odds bet on the race between now and Midnight tonight we will add in a free H2H bet for you up to $50! There are about ten options online but if you would like us to price one up for you, we can do so….
VFACTS
The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s most important and best horse race and it’s history is incredibly rich dating back from the inaugural event run in 1861. Fondly called “The Race that Stops a Nation”, Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday in Metropolitan Melbourne. Originally run on the first Thursday in November when Archer walked over 500 miles from Terara in New South Wales to participate in the first Melbourne Cup. Archer won again the following year for a prize of 810 gold sovereigns (£810) and a gold watch. Archer went on to win the race the following year in 1862, making him one of only five horses to win the event more than once. By 1865 Melbourne Cup Day was declared a half day holiday and then in 1877 it was declared a whole day holiday to allow patrons to crowd the Flemington Racecourse. The Melbourne Cup was first held on the first Tuesday of November in 1875 and it was in that year that it adopted the current four-day format. The Melbourne Cup in 1876 saw the three-year-old filly Briseis win and in a span of six days she won the Derby, the Cup and the Oaks. Apart from that very impressive record, she was ridden by the youngest jockey ever to win. Featherweight Peter St Albans was 12 years old when he and Briseis set this record that will definitely last for all Melbourne Cup history. Phar Lap is Australia’s most famous and best horse and was the Champion of the 1930 Melbourne Cup. He won the race as the shortest priced favourite in Melbourne Cup history at 11/8 odds on or $1.70 in today’s odds. Watch the earliest footage of the Melbourne Cup from 1896:
VREFER
We are the Old Fashioned type of Bookmakers (four generations going back to 1941). We are NOT Corporates, we work On Course at the Melbourne Metro Meetings however the majority of our turnover is Online. This Flemington Spring Carnival we have four Stands at Flemington, if you would like to come and say hello that will be great and a spoil with the odds is all yours. We are situated in the Members in the Forum, opposite the winning post on the lawn in the Elms, in the Crown Marquee and also in the centre of the Flemington Racecourse in the Winning Post Enclosure. Once again your referrals are always very much appreciated and one of the main sources of us sourcing new Clients, we would like to reward if you ever felt like introducing a family member or friend to us. When they set-up an account and mention your name in the “Where did you hear about us” part we will reward you in your VICBET account……You can be assured we will look after them…..
VEND
If you are new to VICBET in recent times welcome, if you have had an established account and have misplaced your login details, reply here to the VNEWS or FREECALL 1300-126126…… We will forward your details to you by text and email…..
Finally we are the only Bookmaker doing the Best of the Best (BOB) on all Australian Race Meetings (except Tasmania) seven days a week……
Good Luck and Happy Punting on Cup Week……