Legitimate Online Sports Betting and Horse Race Betting

Everyone dreams of having untold wealth at their fingertips, but the sad reality is that the only way that most people will ever manage that is by winning the lottery. That may explain why just about every country in the world has a lotto of some sort, with some even having so many different types that there is a drawing every night of the week.

When you think of thoroughbred horse racing, you tend to think of the big stakes races like The Kentucky Derby, but the truth is that the sport is in something of a decline in the US. A number of tracks have closed over the past decade, and others have been forced to try and get pokies in the clubhouse in order to bring in more revenues. That has helped keep some tracks keep their heads above water, but it isn’t doing much to introduce new fans to the beautiful sport of horse racing. The poker machines are a draw, but it’s hard to see the pageantry of the sport when your face is stuck in a machine.

While most people think of horses when you mention racing that involves live animals, there is a whole other facet of racing that is very much alive and well in many parts of the world. That would be greyhound racing, and while it may not be at the popularity level of the ponies, it is still a sport that is very well supported in the UK and Australia in particular. For those that know little about the sport, each race usually involved 6 or more dogs who race around an oval track, with all of them in pursuit of a mechanical hare/rabbit that always manages to elude the dogs (except on very rare occasions).

The NRL is the National Rugby League competition for Australia. Comprised of 16 teams from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and New Zealand the NRL is the premier Rugby League competition in the Southern Hemisphere. Betting on NRL games has never been easier or had a wider range of options for punters. Below you will find great offers and options from online Australian sports betting agencies.

The Caulfield Cup 2012 will be run on Saturday October 20 at the Caulfield Racecourse. Run over 2400 metres (1.5 miles) the Caulfield Cup is a Handicap race and horses which participate are capable of entering the Melbourne Cup which is held on the first Tuesday of each November in Victoria Australia. If a horse wins both the Caulfield Cup and The Melbourne Cup in the same year it has won the 'Cups Double'. Only 11 horses have manages to attain this in the history of the race. Horses from outside Australia and New Zealand compete and have been doing so since 1998.