BETTING ON JUMPS RACING. IT'S A REAL THING NOW
RSN927 BETTING ON JUMPS RACING. IT’S A REAL THING NOW July 19, 2021 3:50 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor A mate texted me this morning, alerting me to some figures that are more significant than they first seem. They raced at both Sportsbet Pakenham and Warracknabeal was a flat-race program and Pakenham was exclusively jumps. The anti-jumps people have had a few key gripes including animal welfare, cost to put it on – believed to be around $4 million a year – and that “no-one bets on it.” Well, they did yesterday. Admittedly Pakenham was a showcase of the very best jumping horse...