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Betting on UK horse racing
1. Hi Pete and many thanks for joining us this month. First up would you tell us a little about yourself and your background? My pleasure. I am 37, English and for the vast majority of my working life have been involved in the betting industry. Predominantly this has been helping take on the bookmaker,…
Hi Nicky, first up would you tell us a little about your background. When did you start betting and what attracted you to horseracing? I’m from a farming background and my uncle kept horses, they were point to pointers and hunters. During the springtime my brothers and I would attend the local Bree P2P Meet…
Hi Scott, first up could we ask you to tell us a little about yourself and your background? Hi, I am from a small town in Cumbria where there isn’t really a great deal to do! As a child I spent the vast majority of my time playing football or wasting my pocket money on…
Would you tell us a little about your background, what attracted you to the horse racing industry? It all began for me when my grandad took me into a bookies as a young lad (on a ‘pit stop’ on the way to getting my haircut!). I don’t know what it was about the smoke- filled,…
Would you start by telling us a little about yourself? Where does your interest in horseracing come from? Sure. My name is Michael Carr, and I’m from Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. I started betting at an early age, about 16, I was drawn by the prospect of ‘getting rich quick’. Like all young gamblers I…