Some you win

It was during 1975. I have just completed my military service and was working for Makro Wholesalers, situated against the hill, on the border of Edenvale and Germiston.
I punted small every Saturday. I won small amounts and soon the bug bit most of the workers in Makro. One Saturday morning I collected all bets as usual. An Indian fellow gave me 50c (that was the minimum bet those days) to play a jackpot. I was to choose the numbers.
The manager, who punted as well, gave me an hour to get back. So off I went in my old jalopy. Up Fishers hill. In Primrose I stopped at a traffic light. Next to me, to my right, a beautiful blonde in a Merc Sports was looking in my direction. I simulated a kiss at her. She smiled, waved at me and turned to the right. I caught a glimpse of her number plate, 8959.
At the Germiston Tab I wrote out all the tickets. Then I remembered my Indian friends’ 50c. I filled in his jackpot, 50c, 8959.
Back at Makro we listened on the radio for the results. The first leg no 8 arrived, the second leg no 9 arrived, the third leg no 5 arrived, at this stage most tickets have found the bin. Looking at the results, the image of the blonde and Merc sports came back to me. I got hold of the Indian colleague and with a few extra chaps we waited for the results. A loud cheer went up when the 9 was announced as the winner. After all these years it still feels unreal to me.
The jackpot paid R18 000 something. I received 10% from the colleague (without even asking). This resulted in me buying a brand-new Fiat 125S, 5 speed.
The Indian chap bought 4 Kombi’s and started a commuter business from Actonville, Benoni to Makro

Awesome story!

Magic story

When I was a bookie in the tats in Bosman st, when they changed the result of the July and gave it to Space Walk, the difference to me was huge, so from making a big loss to a big profit and was able to put in an entertainment area and pool, cash !
I try to forget about the many losses, but will always remember that half an hour sitting and praying in the toilet.

Lol

I am sure we have a thread on winning stories on the site to give us a few happy memories on this very very rainy day in Pretoria

It was couple years ago on gold cup day, was down a few grand and it was time for the main race , I was very confident on equal image winning that day. I remember equal image and desert links were joint favourites before the off so I went down to the bookies. I remember seeing 7-2 equal image and 4- 1 desert links so I told the bookie thousand on the top one. Walked back to the grandstand watch desert links under Greg Cheyne win a cracker and equal image run like crap. I have a habit of always looking at my tickets before I tear it and what do you know , they gave me 4000 to a 1000 desert links.

Element - top story - you giving away your age bud
This was the year I was born...

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You still a lightie bro.

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Thanks Agra .. lol.

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No problem Element

No need to hide behind numbers. ......Neven..... age is wisdom

BTW - 1975 first year varsity for me

Agra and element - Balies -D

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Watch it.

I will postpone another race meeting for you... Lol

3 postponements bro.....very , very unlucky

agraa if my cal are correct i take you are give or take 56 not to bad(tu)