It's the same situation over here Beth, 99% of punters follow racing for the punting aspect, but we Aussie punters are passionate about our champion gallopers and most punters have a list of favourite horses as long as a kangaroo's leap.
In John's case, just because you only want to bet on racehorses, doesn't render you blind to the performances of outstanding gallopers.
John's the first punter I've ever met that doesn't know a good horse when he sees one, perhaps that's the reason he's not much good at this caper.
