New Posts For Thread: How things have changed in the Betting Ringhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909407/how-things-have-changed-in-the-betting-ringThe Headlines in the Racing Post .'We laid Item £950 each-way at 9-1 and the punter took home more than £12,000 from us' - bookies reflect on day one of the Ebor festival,When i first went to York in the 1950s that bet would have hardly received aDelighted you have recovered the power back in your shoulder onlooker, my wife had frozen shoulder recently and could hardly dress herself from the pain, so i fully understand your prediciment .https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909407/how-things-have-changed-in-the-betting-ring?post_id=565546959#565546959Delighted you have recovered the power back in your shoulder onlooker, my wife had frozen shoulder recently and could hardly dress herself from the pain, so i fully understand your prediciment .Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:05:45 -0500Thank you - workriderThe health issue was my right shoulder deciding to Dislocate itself from the rest of my body -- not once, but twice - just when we thought we had got it going again. As I am right-handed, that rendered attempting to rapidly racehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909407/how-things-have-changed-in-the-betting-ring?post_id=565545227#565545227Thank you - workriderThe health issue was my right shoulder deciding to Dislocate itself from the rest of my body -- not once, but twice - just when we thought we had got it going again. As I am right-handed, that rendered attempting to rapidly raceThu, 20 Aug 2026 14:05:17 -0500Another example of how Everything has to be 'Hyped-up', nowadays. Racing Post states -- 'the punter took home more than £12,000 from us'Well, yes he did - 'take home more than £12,000' - BUT ...£1,900 of that was HIS OWN money = His STAKE.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909407/how-things-have-changed-in-the-betting-ring?post_id=565544987#565544987Another example of how Everything has to be 'Hyped-up', nowadays. Racing Post states -- 'the punter took home more than £12,000 from us'Well, yes he did - 'take home more than £12,000' - BUT ...£1,900 of that was HIS OWN money = His STAKE.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:26:04 -0500The bet would not have had a mention in 1958 because it would be as rare as hens teeth.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909407/how-things-have-changed-in-the-betting-ring?post_id=565544187#565544187The bet would not have had a mention in 1958 because it would be as rare as hens teeth.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:21:37 -0500£950 now is the same as £45.66 in 1958https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909407/how-things-have-changed-in-the-betting-ring?post_id=565544175#565544175£950 now is the same as £45.66 in 1958Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:19:42 -0500An amount of £950 in 1958 had the same purchasing power as roughly £31.33 in 1958.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909407/how-things-have-changed-in-the-betting-ring?post_id=565544161#565544161An amount of £950 in 1958 had the same purchasing power as roughly £31.33 in 1958.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:10:59 -0500Almost destroyed it tbf.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909407/how-things-have-changed-in-the-betting-ring?post_id=565544153#565544153Almost destroyed it tbf.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:07:03 -0500Its all changed in the betting ring since Betfair came along.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909407/how-things-have-changed-in-the-betting-ring?post_id=565544119#565544119Its all changed in the betting ring since Betfair came along.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:49:21 -0500The Headlines in the Racing Post .'We laid Item £950 each-way at 9-1 and the punter took home more than £12,000 from us' - bookies reflect on day one of the Ebor festival,When i first went to York in the 1950s that bet would have hardly received ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31909407/how-things-have-changed-in-the-betting-ring?post_id=565543725#565543725The Headlines in the Racing Post .'We laid Item £950 each-way at 9-1 and the punter took home more than £12,000 from us' - bookies reflect on day one of the Ebor festival,When i first went to York in the 1950s that bet would have hardly received aThu, 20 Aug 2026 00:39:23 -0500