Racing and Betting Articles

This collection brings together twelve long-form articles, redesigned for modern desktop and mobile screens and connected through a single article index.

Betting coups

Famous Betting Coups: Part One

Historic racing gambles, spectacular accumulators and memorable occasions when punters beat the bookmakers.

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Betting coups

Famous Betting Coups: Part Two

More celebrated racing gambles, including major Cheltenham coups and heavily backed winners.

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Betting coups

Famous Betting Coups: Part Three

Grand National gambles, high-profile wagers and further stories from betting history.

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Betting theory

Betting Fallacies: The Need to Win

Why the popular belief that a team must win does not necessarily make it a better betting proposition.

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Betting theory

Betting Fallacies: Winning and Losing Runs

A closer look at form sequences and why short-term runs can create misleading betting conclusions.

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Betting theory

Betting Fallacies: The Cup as a Great Leveller

Examining the familiar claim that cup football consistently favours outsiders and surprise results.

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Betting theory

Betting Fallacies: Fatigue and Managerial Changes

Two common football betting assumptions involving European fixtures and the arrival of a new manager.

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Scams and corruption

Famous Betting Scams: Part One

Stories of notorious racing plots, substituted horses and carefully planned gambles.

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Scams and corruption

Famous Betting Scams: Part Two

Historic sporting scandals involving players, fixed results and betting on defeat.

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Scams and corruption

Cricket, Betting and Corruption

How betting scandals damaged cricket’s reputation and exposed corruption at the highest levels.

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Scams and corruption

Football, Betting and Corruption

A history of football betting scandals, from early match fixing to later high-profile cases.

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Racing history

Mick the Miller

The story of the legendary Irish greyhound who became one of the first great stars of British track racing.

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