Oaks Double

I always remember when the Epson Oaks is, as it coincides with Betfair's birthday. It also coincides with my Betfair birthday, I joined them almost as soon as their doors opened way back in June 2000. Over the years I've slowly got better at getting something out of the Oaks but this year I went one better and did the double.

I'll often trade overseas races if the market is strong enough. I've even bothered to get up in the middle of the night to do the Melbourne cup, but most commonly Irish racing presents the next best opportunity next to UK racing. Often the liquidity isn't as strong as the UK but on the feature events there can be quite lively betting markets. This was the case with the Oaks this year. On June 6th I did the UK Oaks at Epsom and netted a useful total.

A few weeks later and we move onto the Irish Oaks. A bit of a problem for me as it was on a Sunday and I try to make sure I get at least one day off during the week. However on this occasion I made space for the Irish Oaks. To my surprise I beat my Epsom total, the first time I have ever managed that.