Durban July tops bumper sports betting weekend
Get ready for a super sporting weekend — to kick off the super sporting month of July.
For anyone who likes a spot of betting on 'The Game', it is a bonanza of action with a multitude of profit possibilities across a variety of sporting codes.
The iconic Durban July at Greyville on Saturday afternoon tops the bill. Africa's most famous and popular horse race is an annual showpiece that 'stops a nation' and even has millions of non-racing fans and one-a-year bettors trying their luck.
It will be the 129th running of the historic race, a Grade 1 event over 2200m with R5-million in prize money for successful owners.
For punters, the money is even better. The Pick 6 exotic bet alone is likely to amass a pool of R15-million – entry for which can be accessed via the Betway website or the TAB site.
The July is also a designated World Pool event, with punters around the globe betting into single, co-mingled Tote pools and building enormous pots for wagers such as Win, Exacta, Swinger and Quinella.
Betway account holders get in quick!
Three-year-old star Eight On Eighteen is a hot favourite to win champion trainer Justin Snaith a sixth July victory and his regular jockey Richard Fourie a fourth.
The wonder colt has been backed down to 14-10 on some bookmakers' boards – but good news for Betway account holders is that he was available at double that on the Fixed Odds section of the online betting site on Monday afternoon: 28-10. Get in quick! A Top 4 placing for Eight On Eighteen was fantastic value at R1.25 at the same time.
One of the delights of betting with a bookmaker is the 'Multi' option – sometimes known as the All-To-Come – which allows punters to bespoke tailor their multi-leg bets. A single bet can combine combinations of Wins and Places, with the multiplier effect boosting odds to dizzy heights.
As mentioned, the sporting fan's cup runneth over at the weekend. In addition to the Durban July, there's the following:
• Springboks vs Italy rugby Test in Pretoria
• Tour de France starts in Lille
• British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone
• The BMW International Open golf in Germany
• The John Deere Classic golf in the US
• Continuation of the Fifa Club World Cup in the US
• Continuation of the Women's Euro Football Championship.
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