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Posted on Friday, July 20th, 2007
A lucky horse punter in the UK scored an amazing winning horse wager - Scoop Six - worth 427,434 pounds sterling! And the amazing part is this British horse bettor made this wager while on a shopping spree with his wife and family. The brilliant but bored punter scooted away to a nearby high street bookmaker shop and placed his Scoop Six bet. And the rest, as they say… is HISTORY!
Bored shopper scoops ??400k winning betA canteen worker has scooped more than ??400,000 after placing a bet during a shopping trip with his wife.
Adam Phillips, from Littlehampton, became bored while touring the shops with his wife and son so stepped into a bookies he spotted.
But his moment of gambling relief paid off - when his ??2 six-horse accumulator rolled in later that afternoon.
The family’s dreams of moving to Spain could come true after the lucky break last Saturday.
And the lucky punter could become even richer if his last horse comes in to make it seven out of seven this weekend.
Mr Phillips won ??427,000 after placing a Scoop Six wager while his wife Sue and their young son Charlie enjoyed the carnival in Littlehampton’s High Street.
With an eye for the races he popped into the nearby William Hill shop, unaware he was on the verge of picking six winners.
And while his ??427,434 windfall may be the stuff of dreams, he stands to net another ??183,186 if he can select the winner of the Scoop Six Bonus Race at Newbury on Saturday. story link
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Manduro Takes Prince of Wales Stakes at Royal Ascot
Posted on Thursday, June 21st, 2007
Manduro won the Prince of Wales Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday, holding off Dylan Thomas by 1 lengths after overtaking Sir Percy in the final 300 yards. The 15-8 favorite trained by Andre Fabre, swept past leader Sir Percy as last year’s English Derby winner began tiring.
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Ramonti Grabs Queen Anne Stakes
Posted on Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
Frankie Dettori raced Goldophin’s Ramonti to a head victory in a thrilling renewal of the Queen Anne Stakes (Eng-I) at Royal Ascot in England on Tuesday. The win marked the first group I victory in England for Godolphin since 2005, when Punctilious captured the Yorkshire Oaks (Eng-I).
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Royal Ascot Racing To Air in the US
Posted on Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
The TVG network inked a deal with At The Races in the United Kingdom to air live racing from the prestigious Royal Ascot race meeting, which runs June 19 through June 23, for US viewers. The partnership also allows racing fans in the United States to wager on every race for the first time.
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Epsom Derby Jockeys To Wear Ribbons for Missing UK Girl
Posted on Monday, June 4th, 2007
All 18 jockeys riding in the Vodafone Epsom Derby at Epsom Downs on Saturday will sport yellow ribbons on their silks to highlight the continued search for Madeleine McCann, the missing British child who was believed to have been kidnapped during a family holiday in Portugal.
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British Horse Bettor wins ??2 MILLION
Posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
BRITAIN???S (United Kingdom) most prolific hosre gambler took the high street bookmakers for almost ??2MILLION over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Professional punter Harry Findlay, 44, backed SIXTEEN winners in two incredible days of horse racing in Britain UK.
Along with two mates, he staked ??61,000 on Saturday and ??82,000 on Sunday on the internet horse betting website RaceO ??? and landed both eight-horse accumulators for a ??1.85million profit.
He said: ???I???ve come close before so it???s a real buzz to land the big one twice.???
But Scot Harry is used to huge wins, having banked ??1MILLION when the horse Denman won at the Cheltenham Festival in March.
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Silver Birch Takes Grand National Racing
Posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
Silver Birch won the 160th edition of the Grand National Racing Day on Saturday, beating Mckelvey by three-quarters of a length. The Irish-trained Silver Birch, a 33-1 long shot ridden by Robbie Power, became a contender at the second-to-last fence at Aintree Race Course and held off Mckelvey.
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