£3,000,000 BETTING COUP 

where is this heaven place??

​@@paulrichards6894take what it's about please and stop being an absolute arse

@@michaelcoleman2061 i will give you a million \1 on anyone getting to heaven

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@@michaelcoleman2061 i asked a genuine question...where is heaven??

Turns out He was not a priest but a savoir for many people. Well done Barney. RIP

Did not know he,die

you have to admire the coup but if it happened every day racing would die a death

@@paulrichards6894 who’d care if you were in the coup lol

@@timothyedge4261 once in a while is ok but if it happened all the time people would stop betting

Terry Ramsden was another one who liked a flutter..

Wish you could tell me more about all these stories.

Ok.In the 1980's I was a member of a 3 person betting syndicate based on the Superform Eagleform ratings made famous by Don Scott and his colleagues.When we started using these ratings the Sydney and Melbourne betting rings were huge with rails, outer and other arenas as well as the tote..The basis of the ratings was backing overlays at better prices than what our ratings were assessed at which is similar to todays ratings services.We regularly flew to Melbourne weekly to ensure we got best odds.We very quickly accumulated significant amounts of money as we hit a golden patch.My colleague was a brilliant mathematician and logistics person.He organised the best, hotels, restaurants and equipment and eventually decided we needed some security so he hired a driver to pick us up from the airport, drop us at the races and do the return trip after the last race in Melbourne.On one particular day the trip to the races from the airport was all good.Johnny, the driver dropped us off and we arranged for him to pick us up at the back gate of Mooney Valley half an hour after the last race.We had a brilliant day.There was so much value in the betting rings in those days that we often secured huge odds about our fancied rated horses.Fortunately it was winter so we had jackets which helped cover up the bulges of cash in our pockets.We promptly headed to the back gate to meet Johnny in the hire car.Johnny did not arrive as he got the gates mixed up.Obviously we thought it was a conspiracy as it was now dark and the Mooney Valley trots crowd was arriving and coming through the gates.I am a trots lover, but I must say that standing in the dark with some very shady looking characters coming at us was rather daunting.We somehow slipped away and found a taxi which got us to the airport and the safety of our private room in the Ansett Golden Wing lounge where we threw the money on the table to count and enjoy our Crown Lagers.I personally had 114k on me which in todays terms must be about 300k.The relevance of this story is reflection on the great opportunities that existed in those days.That partiicular opportunity decreased quickly over time as more players got on board the ratings until the value disappeared.In its strogest period we could back up to eight horses in a race and have all of them running for a winning result.We then moved onto quinellas and trifectas using the same ratings but that is another story.Johnny got sacked !

I lived in Aus for a bit and the TAB made me laugh. Can't even take a price in shop and it took me 3 months to open up a Betfair account lol this was back in 2010...

I agree. WILD.

100%. Once in a lifetime character.

Brilliant man , brilliant gambling brain , brilliant what he done with his charity ,bed of heaven to the man ,xxxx

Wouldn't you?

He never knew the horses name?

He took from the bookies and gave it all to African children. This part of his life needs more attention.

Changed the betting game. I am 💯 convinced he would have still found a way to skin the bookmakers today. Even with all the technology and restrictions.

Gave it all away for the right reasons

In 1975 300k was 3 million today. Could buy a house for 3k.

GOAT ✅

Get over yourself

i dont mind these gambles once in a blue moon but at the end of the day it is cheating....if these things happened every day it would kill racing

​@@paulrichards6894you don't like Barney or his exploits do you? If you had a win would you go to Africa or any other place with people suffering and help them? No you wouldn't. He was clever...more intelligent than bookmakers in 1975 up to his passing. Horses get laid out for a touch every single day of the week even now. Cheating berates the man's legacy and makes his charitable work look sinister. Please stop this as you have made your point. Have some respect please

@michael...whats that to do with heaven...i pull up anyone who mentions the absurdity of a god the devil or heaven for that matter...you do know 2024 not 1624

​@@paulrichards6894...and thats the crux of your thinking Paul. Barney was a staunch believer and demonstrated his beliefs by what he perceived as giving back. The 2 situs are separate. He chinned the bookies...you called it cheating...and his beliefs are completely irrelevant unless God rode Yellow Sam. If you would like a chat on beliefs then plenty of outlets on here. This is a story of a man who caned the bookies. Clue is in the title.

What a coup this was. Even with the advancements in technology he WOULD find a way to put them away again.

£2 at 66-1 Or £15,000 at 20-1??? 🙄🙄🙄🙄

But not only him. How many other trainers give horses a quiet introduction ? Think of mark Prescott for one. It's just the nature of betting on horses.

There are more honest men doing life in jail than most jockeys, trainers, owners, stewards etc

Thats how it was then, strokes galore.mullingar😂

Oh the trainers Other owners Are not crooks He gave in to poor children Did the other crooks do that Mind your mouth Ira will find you

Go and have a rest up Neil. No greater cheats in the horse racing industry than the bookies who are bleeding the sport dry.

And the problem is? I never seen a bookie go the track on a bicycle

He had every rite to do that