Episodes
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Liv Noble #BettingPeople podcast
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
#BettingPeople: Lincolnshire Greyhound Trust (LGT) has become one of the most successful and respected greyhound homing centres in the country. After their Epping branch recently and successfully homed a greyhound called Goldie to the boss, Ben Keith, we at Star Sports thought it was about time we went to find out more about the charity, with great thanks to homer Liv Noble for giving us her time.
Monday Dec 05, 2022
David Smalley #BettingPeople podcast
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
#BettingPeople: David Smalley worked in academia and horseracing in tandem, in racing as a Starting Price Reporter and Columnist. He’s just written a book on his life ‘A Head Full Of Jolly Robins’. In this interview he talks about his varied life in ‘the game’.
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Jordan Hopkins #BettingPeople podcast
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
#BettingPeople: Jordan Hopkins has established himself as a serious judge of French racing form. His free tips on social media have attracted a growing following. So much so that he’s now recognised as a card that moves markets. He’s also sought after in the bloodstock industry and an authority in the studbook too.
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Roland de Wolfe #BettingPeople podcast
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Roland de Wolfe is one the highest staking punters in the UK, he came to prominence as a top poker player after a modest career started with him writing about it in gambling magazine ‘Inside Edge’. Roland circulates in high rolling circles where he’s happy to make five figure side bets on live events with like minded friends. Feared by the bookmakers and up until now preferring to operate in anonymity, Roland has made the decision to show himself, answer some questions and dispel some myths. in four parts, our 250th #BettingPeople interview … with Simon Nott.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
James Maloney #BettingPeople podcast
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Racing Post/SIS Betting Shop Manager of the Year 2022 – James Maloney, the manager at Star Sport’s flagship in Mayfair talks about his career in betting shops, youth spent at racecourses, dog tracks and the bookies, in three parts… with Simon Nott.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Ron Wadey #BettingPeople podcast
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
#BettingPeople: Ron Wadey is a contemporary of Fred Done when he started building his betting shop empire in Warrington, he eventually sold out to Ladbrokes for eye-watering sums and then embarked on a new career as a racecourse bookmaker where he still bets with his son Colin. Meeting Ron Wadey, a no nonsense Northerner, with Simon Nott.
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Dave Edwards #BettingPeople podcast
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
#BettingPeople: Dave Edwards saw active service with the RAF in Afghanistan during his military career. Now his on battles are on the exchanges, successfully trading on predominantly football and horseracing. In this four-part interview he explains how.
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Ken Pitterson #BettingPeople podcast
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
#BettingPeople: Ken is known to racing fans nationwide as the paddock judge expert on ITV Racing. He’s also been a mainstay of William Hill Radio and the Racing Post Weekender. In this four-part interview, Ken tells us what to look out for as clues to winners in the paddock and tells us about his background in the racing game.
Monday Oct 17, 2022
David Ashforth #BettingPeople podcast
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
#BettingPeople: Prolific author and former Racing Post and Sporting Life Journalist David Ashforth talks about his life writing about horseracing.
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Jim McIngvale AKA ‘Mattress Mack’ #BettingPeople podcast
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
#BettingPeople: ‘Mattress Mack’ is a businessman from Houston Texas who has become known as one of the biggest punters in the USA. He bets in millions on the outcome of US sporting events. His first game was an offer to customers that if they spent $3000 on furniture and the Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl, he’d give them their money back. They did and he lost $9,000,000. In this two-part interview, ‘Mattress Mack’ tells his story.