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On-course bookmakers, (Funny stories), Got any?
On-course bookmakers, (Funny stories), Got any?
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A story told by Victor Chandler, when asked,
What is the strangest/funniest thing you have seen on a racecourse? When the bookmaker Lulu Mendoza threw a cigar down and it accidentally landed in his bag. Five minutes later, he and all his staff were throwing money on the ground trying to put out the flames and stamping on it. |
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^ Thats quality
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UTTOXETER ON SATURDAY,THE FIRM NEXT TO ME MUST HAVE THOUGHT THEY WERE STOOD AT CHELTENHAM ON GOLD CUP DAY,FOUR WORKMEN,TWO LAPTOPS,QUITE AMUSING WATCHING THEM TWIDDLING THEIR THUMBS
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THANKS FOR BACKING MY STORY UP WHIZZO
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I REMEMBER COMING BACK FROM YARMOUTH 1982 4 SMOKERS IN THE BACK SEAT PLAY CARDS,ONE OF EMS NUB END FELL DOWN THE BACK SEAT AND THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE,WE WAS IN THE CAR IN FRONT AND ALL YOU CUD SEE BEHIND YA WAS A WHITE WINDSCREEN ,THEY WERE STILL PLAYING
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Working for rossy bros at hull dogs a punter who usually bet outers to win a hundred with the fractions had been told to back a 7/1 shot to win £700.he stood trying to work it out and then gave up and asked for 100/14 seven times please.leon rossy replied "what do you think this is a fish and chip shop"
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working for rossys at donny one day ken had told me to take any 9/4 a chappel hyham newcomer.bookmaker on back line(bernard somebody)opened up using the daily mirror(i kidunot) 8/1.mad rush from floorman.gerraghtys man got there first.1000/120 bernard please."i dont lay fractions came the reply.so he had a 1600/200.
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True/ironic story (not funny at time). Goodwood main meeting, always called at the "George" at Eartham for a pint after racing on way back to digs. Night before stewards cup (due to water overnight) Alan Fothergill and myself decided to go back to the track to view the watering operation. Standing on the roadside at the 6f pole it was blatantly obvious that more water (we estimated almost double)was being applied to the far side (low number draws) than the stands side (high). The perceived situation that year was you wanted to be drawn low but after seeing what was happening we assumed the stands side must be quicker.Can't remember exactly how many combination tri-casts we had on the top ten drawn horses , most of the racing lads were "on" to some amount. me ,foth, kev, boo, stan, bob, spike, paddy,mark,powell, varl,brandon,brewer,uncle tom cobbly and all! The year 1999, get your formbooks out, winner Harmonic way(23), there was one horse in the first TWELVE home that we didn't cover,it was drawn 3,ie- LITERARY SOCIETY- spoiled the party and a nice little coup. Sadly at least two of the participants in the scheme are no longer with us.
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I've resurrected this thread hoping that you might enjoy it!
Please feel free to add to it! It's the banter that I miss the most! |
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Oh well, it was worth a try!
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did you get colin no arms his 99
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And he wanted Hundreds and thousands!
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Heard the story recounted the other day about a certain layer at Huntingdon many years ago taking fortunes for one runner in the Mascot race. It was noted all too late that the 'runner' in question was the only one in spikes and subsequently revealed as an athlete of some renown. I cant remember the winning distance but in a different environment the 'red light' would have been a certainty !!!
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funny story from York last week
punter asks bookie what the places here mate bookie 16 runner handicap sir its 1st 4 ok I will have a 3 figure e/w bet on the build up to the race horse gets withdrawn so 15 runner race horse finishes 4th punter wants paying as bookie told him it was 1st 4 brm gets involved tells bookie he has to pay because he doesn't have a leg to stand on its not that funny come to think of it. |
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democrat
It was Daniel Caines the olympic 400m runner! |
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I went from Leeds to a point to point course nr York and Beverley Dalton Park
with the late Tommy King.When we came out of the course in his car he snapped "Left or right!?" I said right he turned left and I shut up as he said he knew where he was going.As we drove along through the countryside I said I didn't recognize anything or any of the small villages we passed by ,45mins later I said to him "now I know where I am!" he said "Hows that?", I said "Look over there Tommy that's the F in Humber Bridge" ... |
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Thanks saxon - I know the name of the bookmaker - sad to say no longer with us.
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foxy, I'm a bit surprised you posted that. Not like you at all
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foxy • August 26, 2014 9:31 PM BST
funny story from York last week punter asks bookie what the places here mate bookie 16 runner handicap sir its 1st 4 ok I will have a 3 figure e/w bet on the build up to the race horse gets withdrawn so 15 runner race horse finishes 4th punter wants paying as bookie told him it was 1st 4 brm gets involved tells bookie he has to pay because he doesn't have a leg to stand on its not that funny come to think of it. 15 runners, how can it be 4 places then? |
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good morning intheknow
I did think about it but came to the conclusion people should know how much we are up against it,it seems each day something else pops up to make the game harder,i had a situation at cartmel on Saturday where I too could not believe what the brm wanted me to do. |
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tnm
very good question |
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foxy • August 27, 2014 8:55 AM BST
good morning intheknow I did think about it but came to the conclusion people should know how much we are up against it,it seems each day something else pops up to make the game harder,i had a situation at cartmel on Saturday where I too could not believe what the brm wanted me to do. The dirty beast! |
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Come on please funny stories...
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i was working for bk at huntingdon one year and rlyl gets me to bet on the mascot race with instructions to try and bet over.200% on board and off we go.3rd bet in £50 at 10.laid him 10 tenners.woman asks for £50 at four same runner.laid her a score.on the off holding about £250 and the gamble loses £220.gamble shoots clear -leads all-jumps last and im just trying to think of an excuse for rlyl when out of crowd comes a bloke in a gorrila costume and tackles him.i didnt know who had won cos i was watching the gamble chasing the gorrila all over the track.
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previous year sammy the squirrels putter on had stood behind me taking evens everytime i needed it.if he was winning me a 100 laid him even fifty.off we go again.even twenty.he won 300 we won 150.no reasonable bet refused.everyone happy.
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some things never change
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slippy blue.john power was the best bookmaker ever on a joint when he was in full flow he would be a nightmare to bet next to the books would go up say 5t2 he would wait and then go 3t1 waited to he got every penny and then go 7t2.
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would need some catching up to do nowadays as everybody now opens 7/2
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"You two fancy a Mint Imperial"!
Classic Gold! |
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At Newbury about two weeks ago.We had set up on the rails,in no particular rush although as it was a maiden I was looking forward to viewing the horses in the pre parade ring.A well dressed Lady had been hanging around whilst we were setting up and when i displayed my prices ,approached the rails and asked me what was the Maximum stake I took.Having been to many many tracks this year being offered £1ew from various well dressed Ladies assumed she had made a mistake and meant what was the Minimum I took.As I didnt want to offend,I replied its ok -we will take whatever you have got in your pockets.
Thats ok then she said-I`ll have £2500 each way number 14 which was a 7/2 shot (4.7 v small on Betfair (unraced)).Felt obliged to accept. She was Angela Dawes who had won £101 million on the lottery -not that I knew that at the time. Made for a very interesting day-horse lost but cost me a right few quid. |
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norfolk............have you ever met big mac..........if so whats he really like??
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No, I've never met him!
I only mix with aristocracy and the 'flash bookie'!  |
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Made for a very interesting day-horse lost but cost me a right few quid.
Why? Surely you trousered £5K off the bet? |
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Big_Issue,
We don't know if it placed or what price it returned! |
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During my time at University in mid-80s worked for a small independent. Everyday a scruffy bloke would come in and place 10 slipfulls of bets, everyday he would hand me the 10 slips over from the day before, asking me to check them as he "hadnt seen the results". Mostly all losers (as he well knew), one day I couldnt resist telling him there was £15 back instead of the actual £20.
I can tell you now, he was pretty quick to tell me I was effing wrong, and trying to "rip him off" considering he didnt know the results. |
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During my time at University in mid-80s worked for a small independent. Everyday a scruffy bloke would come in and place 10 slipfulls of bets, everyday he would hand me the 10 slips over from the day before, asking me to check them as he "hadnt seen the results". Mostly all losers (as he well knew), one day I couldnt resist telling him there was £15 back instead of the actual £20.
I can tell you now, he was pretty quick to tell me I was effing wrong, and trying to "rip him off" considering he didnt know the results. |
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I have actually done that trick but slight slant I had three winners in a Lucky 15 worked
out the return if the last had lost and went in the shop knowing I would get x£'s or considerably more which is a nice surprise its happened on a couple of occasions I have had a nice surprise.. |
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I was working at fairyhouse one day.A new bookie from Belfast joined the line.The fav was 4/5 to win the race but the new guy was roaring evens the field.A well known punter with a green and yellow scarf walked over to the Belfast bookie and called an even 50 on the fav.The bet was struck and no money changed hands.when the meeting was over the punter wearing the scarf walked over to collect his bet and the bookie handed him 50 quid.The Punter argued that his bet was 50 grand and if you knew who the punter was you would know it was 50 grand.the punter still laughs about the bet and the bookie was never seen at a race course again.
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THE YEAR WOULD BE AROUND 1983,THE VENUE WAS A GREYHOUND TRACK IN THE NORTH WEST CALLED PARK ROAD(ST HELENS)AND AT THE TIME A WELL KNOWN MIDLANDS BOOKMAKER(STILL ON THE RACECOURSES TODAY) HAD A BLACK GREYHOUND THAT WAS VIRTUALY UNBEATABLE CALLED BEN.BEN WAS SUCH A GOOD DOG IT WOULD GIVE GOOD DOGS 4/5 YARDS START AND BE PAST THEM BY THE SECOND BEND AND JUST GO FURTHER AWAY,THE DOGS FAME EVEN SPREAD TO LOCAL PRESS COVERAGE.ONE NIGHT THERE WAS AN OPEN RACE AND A FEARLESS BOOKMAKER CALLED ARNIE WOOD WHO KNEW NOTHING ABOUT GREYHOUNDS SENT HIS PADDOCK JUDGE DOWN TO LOOK AT THE DOGS BEFORE THEY PARADED TO SEE IF HE RECONISED ANY OF THE GREYHOUNDS(NAMES OF GREYHOUNDS WERE USUALLY CHANGED IN OPEN RACES),THE PADDOCK JUDGE RETURNED WITH THE INFO THAT THE ONE DOG WAS BEN,ARNIE THEN PROCEEDED TO LAY THE ASSEMBLED MASSES INFRONT OF HIS JOINT AS HE CHALKED UP EVENS WHEN THE OPENING SHOW WITH THE OTHER BOOKS WAS 4/6,EVERYONE WAS ACCOMMODATED,EVEN THE OTHER BOOKIES WERE BACKING IT,THE ONE AND ONLY TIME BEN MISSED HIS BREAK WAS IN THIS RACE AND FLYING INTO THE FIRST BEND THE DOG GOT KNOCKED OVER,SPEAKING TO ARNIE AFTER THE RACE I ASKED HIM WHY HE HAD LAYED THE DOG DOWN THE PAGE,TO WHICH HE REPLIED IN ALL SERIOUSNESS,"WHEN MY MAN CAME BACK FROM THE PADDOCK,I THOUGH HE SAID THE ONE DOG WAS BENT"
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