The opportunity to bet early on fixed odds races with TAB Sportsbet and a vast array of fixed odds operators has never been greater. With final acceptances for Saturday metropolitan races now declared on Wednesdays, you can bet at any time from Wednesday to Saturday on most races if you choose to do so.
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The race for the Melbourne Jockeys Premiership is as hot as ever with both Luke Nolen and Craig Newitt sharing the spoils with two winners each at Caulfield on Saturday; if you were fortunate to back their mounts you would have won a tidy sum as their winners started $7, $35, $8.50 and $7.50 respectively on TAB Sportsbet final fixed odds.
History, the best tool for predicting the future, shows that jockeys who are in a tight struggle for premiership honours at the end of the racing season ride a lot of winners.
Caulfield, Race 4, Variety Victoria Plate (89) 2000m
The key form race is from Caulfield 27/06/2012 run over 2000metres on a slow 6 in which Storm Burst won by a decisive 1.8 lengths, with Epingle running a further nose away in 3rd place.