The rivalry between Arsenal and Manchester United was never as strong as it was in the early 2000s. The two teams battled it out for… Read More »Arsenal Bottle 2003 Premier League After PaddyPower Early Payout
This loss was named as the biggest upset of the year by The Ring magazine. In 2003, Corrie Sanders took on the WBO Heavyweight Champion,… Read More »Wladimir Klitschko Loses to Corrie Sanders Despite Odds of 1/20
On the 23rd of September 2002, a 4 year old filly named Beechy Bank became the longest priced winner in horse racing since Equinoctial’s 250/1… Read More »Beechy Bank Lands Punters Thousands After 200/1 Shock Win
In February of 2002, 11x NBA All Star, Charles Barkley, was visiting Las Vegas. He was still fairly new to retirement from basketball, and was… Read More »Charles Barkley Bets $550,000 on the Super Bowl Winning $1.5 Million
There is a whole lot more to Bill Benter’s story than this one bet – but it is certainly his most famous. Benter was a… Read More »Bill Benter Wins HK$118 Million on Triple Trio in Hong Kong: Left Unclaimed
He was old, his shoulder required surgery, and his game relied on his big serves and ability to rally – nobody thought Goran Ivanisevic had… Read More »Goran Ivanisevic is First Wimbledon Wild Card Winner at 250/1 Odds
There are bigger acca wins out there, but this historic £500,000 accumulator win is noteworthy because it was won at odds of over 1.6 million… Read More »30p Bet Wins £500k on 15 Leg Multi Sport Acca
No one expected much of Rulon Gardner in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The farm labourer from Wyoming was a relative unknown in the Greco-Roman wrestling… Read More »Unknown Wrestler Rulon Gardner Defies 2000/1 Odds to Win Gold at Sydney Olympics
Fred Done, the Salford born founder owner of Betfred, has always been a massive Manchester United fan. He is also a man who enjoys his… Read More »Betfred Make History Paying Out £500k on United to Win the League
When Frankie Dettori won all seven races at Ascot in 1996, now referred to as his ‘Magnificent Seven’, he made history for himself and for… Read More »£62 Bet on Frankie Dettori’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ Wins Punter £550k