Australian horse racing has been forever etched into society with the popularity of online gambling. Throughout history horse racing in Australia and else where in the world has gone through rough times when gambling became scarce due to government regulation. With horse racing and gambling having always been so closely related there were some hard times for the sport during the mid 1900’s because of government crack down on the organized crime aspect of the gambling business. With advent of things like mutual betting and then later with online bookmaking sportsman and horse racing enthusiasts have created a very healthy market for online horse racing gambling. There are tons of different iconic horse racing events spread throughout Australia that are very popular among the online gambling community.
Popular Australian Horse Racing Events
All throughout Australia there are both historic racetracks and historic events that take place at them. Aussie sportsman and punters have made many of these events what they are today due to the exposure that have gotten from them. In Australia the horse races and tracks are separated by region mostly with each region having certain events that are more popular than others. In Victoria there are several popular events that include the likes of the Victoria Derby, Victoria Oaks, Melbourne Cup and the Victoria Sire Produce Stakes. When it comes to New South Wales events they are highlighted by the likes of the Randwick Guineas, Sydney Cup and the Strom Queen Stakes. As far as Queensland Races are concerned the Queensland Derby, Queensland Cup, Queensland Oaks and the QYC Sires Produce Stakes. Last but not least is Western and Southern Australian races, the most popular of which among online gamblers are the Southern Australian Derby, WATC Derby, Southern Australian Oaks and the Perth Cup. All of these events are widely bet upon online and are all seemingly growing in popularity on that front.
The Australian Jockey Club Oaks
The Australian Jockey Club Oaks is better known as the AJC Oaks is one the most heavily publicized group 1 races in Australia. Sportsman and gamblers from all over the world take to the internet to get previews and highlights of the events that take place there. The race is considered by many to be one the most competitive 3 year old fillies’ races in the area. It takes place at the legendary Randwick racecourse and is run over a distance of 2400 meters. The race is a standard set weight race for fillies that offers a seemingly never ending growing purse. As of 2006 the purse was at a half of a million dollars and counting. The event has changed over the years in several different ways. Firstly up until the mid 1950’s the race was referred to as the Adrian Knox Stakes. In the years before the name change there were several changes in the distance of the race. In 1923 or so it was a 1600 meter run and in 1946 it changed to a 2000 meter distance.
Conclusion
Sportsman and avid punters from all over the planet love to bet on the Australian horse racing events. There has been many evolutions in the way the sport is bet on but none more important than the internet. Sports betting was one of the first forms of betting to hit the net and has been a leader in online gambling ever since. Some say that no sport has benefited more from online gambling than horse racing and greyhound racing. The exposure that sports receive from the punters is priceless and in no way replaceable. Some sports just work well in the gambling industry and horse racing just happens to be one of them.
