New Zealand to Wager on French Racing
- Friday, 07 August 2009 00:00
Like their Australian counterparts, the New Zealand TAB will offer betting on French racing from two venues every Tuesday evening with the racing to be a mixture of gallops and harness.
The expansion will also allow the NZ TAB to also provide more extensive coverage of Australian, South African and British racing with a betting pools to be commingled with Tabcorp
"Australia has been offering betting on French racing for a number of months now and it has proved to be popular with punters across the Tasman," New Zealand Racing Board Racing Manager Michael Dore said.
"If it proves popular here then we could look to add more French racing to our weekly schedule.
"Our agreement with the PMU in France also means we will be able to offer betting on all the premier races from France such as the prestigious Group 1 Prix de l'Arc D'Triomphe race in October each year," he added.
Australian's have been able to wager on French racing since mid February.
The first two French meetings covered by the NZ TAB next Tuesday will be two thoroughbred meetings at Deauville and Vichy.
