Welcome to the Queen Elizabeth Stakes Edition of the VNEWS. 

We are the only Bookmaker doing the Best of the Best (BOB) on all Australian Mainland Race Meetings……

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This newsletter includes the following:

• VJoke – Don’t think this man will be very popular…
• VBigBets – Boil-over at Bendigo (But not for us)…..
• VBet – Peter F is this week’s $100 winner….
• VH2H – Pick your own H2H…..
• VMeetings – Day 2 of The Championships….
• VKeeping – TF the Place and EW…..
• VFeature Racing – Hitotsu firming….
• VPromotions – Same Group 1 Promo again….
• VFacts – Queen Elizabeth Stakes first run in 1851….
• VRefer – Thanks…..
• VEnd – Good Punting….

VJOKE

A bus full of ugly people had a head on collision with a truck. When they died, God granted all of them one wish. The first person said, “I want to be gorgeous.” God snapped his fingers and it happened. The second person said the same thing and God did the same thing. This went on and on throughout the whole group. God noticed the last man in line was laughing hysterically. By the time God arrived to the last five people, the last man was laughing and rolling on the ground. When the man’s turn came, he laughed and said,

“I wish they were all ugly again.”

VBIGBETS

The biggest winning wager with us last Saturday was at Bendigo in a boil-over (not for us) and we had five pages of bets on this selection:

• Bendigo R3 – Hollerlujah $350 BOB at $55.30 (SP was $26) – Credit of $19,005 to the VICBET Client……

And the largest losing wager with us was also at Bendigo:

• Bendigo R9 – Corner Pocket $8k BOB at $2.50  (Unplaced)  – Loss of $8k to the VICBET Client……

VBET

This week’s $100 FREE VBET goes to Peter F. The next winner of the $100 VBET will once again go to anyone that has a bet on any of the four Group 1’s at Royal Randwick next Saturday……All the names are dropped in the Hat and one winner will be pulled out…..

VH2H – Head to Head Betting

VICBET H2H Betting is available every race in groups of three. Also, you can pick the H2H outcome you would like to have a wager on in a group of two or three and many Clients have done this, then simply text Tim Cleary (0433-339347) and he will put online for you……This a novelty bet type so it is for the small players……

VMEETINGS

Day 2 of the Randwick Championships has four Group 1’s along with three Group 2’s plus Group Racing in Perth and Adelaide……

VKEEPING

With our Top Fluctuation (TF) Betting which is available (like the BOB on every Australian Race, except TAS), you can have an Each Way TF Wager in fields of 5-7 and 10+. The TF Place Betting is available in fields of 5-7 and 12+… A few Clients asked about Multis, online you can have a TF Multi with 2 legs, the BOB is not available in Multis. For multis with more than 2 legs then text Tim Cleary and he will put on for you. Would you note that the EW and Place TF wagering is not available if the Fav is Odds-On or for the younger generation that means at odds less than $2……With our BOB Betting, it is generally to WIN $6k on all Non-Metros, $10k on Mid-week Metros, $15k on Saturday Metros and $20k on the Group 1’s…….To get your full required wager on click on Modify when placing your BOB bet, the system we have devised will do the rest…..

VFEATURE RACING 

There are many Feature Races available now and in case you didn’t know – We will match what price any of our Competitor’s are betting (except Bet365)……If there are any Feature Races not online that you are interested in let us know and we will get it up for you…. This week the VSpecial is in the Melbourne Cup. Hitotsu made history on the weekend to do the Derby double and has firmed right in to a $9 favourite for the race that stops the nation! We are offering a very generous VBOOST of $15 for the star galloper. Simply reply to the VNEWS after placing your wager or jump on Live Chat and we will amend the odds for you. Note it is $250 MAX stake and the first 50 people only, expires at midnight Friday 8th April……NOTE: Current active VICBET account holders only…..

VPROMOTIONS

Four Group Ones again this Saturday and we are offering a money back special on each one so you can collect four times just like last week where lots of VICBET Clients enjoyed some free cash. Simply have a fixed odds win bet on any of these races: Group 1 Queen Elizabeth, Group 1 Sydney Cup, Group 1 Australian Oaks and the Group 1 Queen of the Turf and we will return your money up to $100 if your selection runs second and $50 if your selection runs third. First fixed odds win bet on each respective race only and as always you will need to register your interest by replying to the VNEWS or by jumping on our 24/7 Live Chat service by Noon on Saturday. If you have already on the list for March then this covers April as well, so no need to register again and as always the VPromo is for active VICBET Clients……

VFACTS 

The Queen Elizabeth Stakes is run over a distance of 2,000 metres at Royal Randwick during the Championships series. Prize money in 2013 was $500k and was increased to $4 million in 2014 to become the richest race of the Sydney Autumn Carnival and as of 2019 the second richest WFA race in Australia behind the $5m WS Cox Plate. The origins of this race are firmly associated with colonial Sydney and the growth of thoroughbred racing in the colony during the 1840s and 1850s. The Australian Jockey Club (AJC) initiated an Autumn race meeting which coincided with the Easter holiday period and created several races which exist even today. Of these races was the Queen’s Plate in honour of Queen Victoria which was first run in 1851 over a distance of about 3 miles or 4,800 metres. Through the early 20th century the race continued to hold it prestige, but with the decline in long distance racing, the AJC focused on the Sydney Cup as the premier long distance event of the AJC Autumn Carnival. By the mid 1950s the race had changed its name and had its distance shortened. The distance was changed several times until today’s distance of 2,000 metres in 1986. Winx is certainly not the only superstar horse to have won the race throughout its rich history. The list of champions on the Queen Elizabeth Stakes honour roll makes impressive reading, and includes: Archer (1862), Tim Whiffler (1868, 1870, 1871), The Barb (1869), Chester (1878, 1879), Carbine (1889, 1890, 1891), Wakeful (1902), Poseidon (1908), Windbag(1925, 1926), Phar Lap (1930), Peter Pan (1933), Rogilla (1934), Tulloch (1958, 1959, 1961), Doriemus (1996), Might And Power (1998), Lonhro (2003) and Winx (2017, 2018 and 2019) and finally the last two years in 2020 & 2021 – Addeybb…..To watch some of the memorable Queen Elizabeth Stakes winners in the last three decades – CLICK HERE

VREFER

Many people think we are one of those Corporate outfits but that is not the case. With an emphasis on Horse Racing, Dogs and Trots we are the Old Fashioned type of Bookmakers (four generations going back to 1941). My Late Father Allen Cleary was a Bookmaker from 1956 – 2006, his Uncle Bob was a Bookmaker from 1941 – 1961. Today it is myself Rod and my Son Tim sharing the reins. We are NOT Corporates, we work On Course at the Melbourne Metro Meetings on the Rails, however the vast majority of our turnover is Online. Once again your referrals are always very much appreciated and one of the main sources of us sourcing new Clients so thanks very much in advance…….

VEND

If you are new to VICBET in recent times welcome, if you have an account and have misplaced your login details, reply here to the VNEWS, jump on the VICBET Live Chat that is open 24/7 or FREECALL 1300-126126……

Finally a reminder we are the only Bookmaker doing the Best of the Best (BOB) on all Australian Mainland Race Meetings……

Good Luck and Happy Punting……