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Thoroughbred horse racing in Australia is a part of Australian culture, particularly the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival and its highlight the Melbourne Cup. The Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival is a period during spring in Melbourne where major thoroughbred horse races take place. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The Melbourne Cup is Australias major annual thoroughbred horse race. ...
Australia was the source of one of the major developments in race wagering - the totalisator or tote - an analogue computer which allowed the automatic calculation of race odds given betting patterns. A totalisator or totalizator (tote board in common parlance) is the name for the computerised system which runs parimutuel betting, calculating payoff odds, displaying them, and producing tickets based on incoming bets. ...
Jump to: navigation, search A computer is a device or machine for processing information from data according to a program — a compiled list of instructions. ...
There are three main avenues for race betting in Australia. Licensed on-track bookmakers offer fixed-odds betting, mostly on wins and places. Off-track betting was traditionally controlled by the various state government through organisation called "Totalisator Agency Boards" (TAB), which offered mainly parimutuel betting - that is, the odds were not fixed but involved "the house" taking a fixed cut and distributing the remainder amongst people who made a winning bet. Many of these "TABs" have now been privatised, and many pubs now offer betting services linked to the privatised offshoots of the companies. Finally, in some parts of Australia there was a tradition of illegal off-course bookmaking, known as SP bookmaking historically involving significant turnover, though it is unclear whether this is still the case. A bookmaker, or a bookie, is an organisation or a person that takes bets and may pay winnings depending upon results and, depending on the nature of the bet, the odds. ...
Parimutuel betting (from the French language: pari mutuel, mutual betting) is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and a house take are removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all placed bets, rounded down...
An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada...
Starting price or SP bookmaking literally refers to taking bets at fixed odds, i. ...
For a more detailed explanation of punting terms and racecourse jargon see the Australian punting glossary. The Australian punting glossary explains some of the terms, jargon and slang which are commonly used and heard on Australian racecourses, in TAB’s, on radio, and in the horse racing media. ...
Administration of Racing in Australasia
Australia Racing in the Australian continent is governed by the Australian Racing Board. This body supersedes the power of the principal clubs, which were once the sovereign body of racing in every state until government reforms introduced separate governing bodies for the industry.
Victoria Victoria is considered to be the home of racing with international races like the Melbourne Cup. The governing body is Racing Victoria Limited. The principal club is the Victoria Racing Club, which races at Flemington; the two other metropolitan clubs are the Melbourne Racing Club, which races at Caulfield and Sandown, and the Moonee Valley Racing Club, home of the weight for age championship of Australasia, the Cox Plate. Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The Melbourne Cup is Australias major annual thoroughbred horse race. ...
History The Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...
The Melbourne Racing Club is one of three metropolitan race clubs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...
The Moonee Valley Racing Club is located at the Moonee Valley racecourse in McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...
The W.S. Cox Plate is a thoroughbred horse race held annually in late October by the Moonee Valley Racing Club in honour of W.S. Cox, the clubs founder. ...
- Racing Victoria
- Victoria Racing Club
- Melbourne Racing Club
- Moonee Valley
- Country Racing Victoria
New South Wales Racing in New South Wales is governed by the NSW Thoroughbred Racing Board. The principal clubs are the Australian Jockey Club, which races at Royal Randwick and Warwick Farm, the Sydney Turf Club, which races at Rosehill Gardens and Canterbury Park. Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...
- Racing N.S.W
- Australian Jockey Club
- Sydney Turf Club
South Australia Racing in South Australia is governed by Thoroughbred Racing S.A Limited. The principal club is the South Australian Jockey Club, which races at Morphettville, Cheltenham and Victoria Park. Jump to: navigation, search Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ...
- Thoroughbred Racing S.A
- S.A Jockey Club
Queensland Racing in Queensland is governed by the Queensland Thoroughbred Racing Board and the principal clubs are the Queensland Turf Club, which races at Eagle Farm, and the Brisbane Turf Club, which races at Doomben. Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ...
- Q.T.R.B
- Queensland Turf Club
- Brisbane Turf Club
Western Australia Racing in Western Australia is governed by the Western Australian Turf Club, which holds racing at Belmont Park and Ascot. Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ...
Tasmania Racing in Tasmania is governed by the Tasmanian Thoroughbred Racing Council and the principal club is the Tasmanian Turf Club. There are Tasmanian meetings every Sunday usually alternating between Elwick Racecourse near Hobart and Mowbray near Launceston. Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ...
Hobart Coat of Arms View from the port of the city centre and Mt Wellington Hobart is the state capital of Tasmania, Australias island state. ...
Launceston City Council, Coat of Arms Launceston City Council, Tasmania Launceston is a small city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, population of approximately 98,000, located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ...
The racing industry in Tasmania is currently being restructured and will eventually be jointly managed by the new Racing Services Tasmania and TOTE Tasmania.
- Tasmanian T.R.C
- TOTE Tasmania
- Tasmanian racing industry restructure
Northern Territory Racing in the Northern Territory is governed by the principal club, the Darwin Turf Club, which races at Fannie Bay. Motto: None Nickname: ? Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ...
Australian Capital Territory Racing in the Australian Capital Territory is governed by the principal club, the Canberra Racing Club. Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Pro Rege, Lege et Grege (For the Queen, the Law and the People) Nickname: (none) Other Australian states and territories Capital Canberra Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ...
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