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Let's be frank here, all sports betting is hard. By nature, sports and their players are very unpredictable. It's hard enough just having a winning single bet. But with Parlay bets, you're going to be betting on a string of results. If just one of these bets fails, then you'll lose the entire wager. As such, you'll need huge amounts of luck. Nevertheless, there have been some very famous cases where a lucky punter has turned a tiny wager into millions of pounds, mainly on the horses.

If you want the added excitment of late betting in horse racing, then there are some important factors and guidelines you should follow. The first is to get yourself down to the track itself. This way you can inspect the runners and see any potential problems from close up. You're looking for signs that might make the horse weaker. Then have a look at the previous form. The track going conditions also matter, as does the weather. Then you want to check out the jockey and his racing history.

We can't help but admire the sheer cheek of the jockey who changed his name so that he could be on the horses he was riding. At 49 years old, this jockey probably saw this as his last hurrah and so wanted to make the most of his final furlong as a professional jockey. Though he was both a successful jockey and gambler in the real life, he wanted that little bit more. He was spotted betting on one of his own horses, and then all the other illegal bets, along with his name change came out.