PokerStars ambassador Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg proved he does not simply run good on the poker tables as we speak because the streaming star took to X to disclose a powerful 150/1 (+15,000) horse racing win on outsider Poniros on the prestigious Cheltenham Competition.
Poniros, who gained Friday’s curtain-raiser, the Triumph Hurdle, was the rank outsider of the sphere, obtainable at odds as giant as 200/1 in some locations simply earlier than the off.
Regardless of by no means having jumped a hurdle in competitors earlier than, the 4-year-old—skilled by legendary Irish handler Willie Mullins—stormed up the Cheltenham hill to take the win underneath a decided experience from jockey Jonjo O’Neill Jr.
Including to the poker connection, Poniros is owned by Tony Bloom, the high-stakes gambler and Brighton & Hove Albion chairman, who presently ranks twenty ninth on England’s All-Time Cash Listing, based on The Hendon Mob.
The annual Cheltenham Competition stands because the world’s premier jumps horse racing occasion and dominates the UK and Irish bookmaking scene for 4 days every March.
Spraggy, who hails from Stroud in Gloucestershire, comes from mere miles from Cheltenham Racecourse, extensively thought to be the jumps capital of the world.
A Day to Bear in mind
In a sequence of posts to his 60,000 followers on X, Spragg revealed the win on Poniros netted him $1,820 from a $20 stake.
In some of the thrilling victories of the 4-day pageant—showing crushed approaching the ultimate hurdle, the outsider powered up the stiff Cheltenham hill underneath a masterful drive from jockey Jonjo O’Neill Jr to beat sizzling favourite Lulamba by a neck.
Spragg, who commonly streams to over 100,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, did not cease there. He picked up two extra winners with Jasmin De Vaux, additionally skilled by Mullins, returning $600 at odds of 5/1 (+500), and mare Dinoblue returning $516.16 at extra modest odds of 11/8 (+137).
In complete, the poker star gathered nicely over $2,000 in revenue heading towards the assembly’s showpiece race, the Gold Cup.
Nevertheless, his luck didn’t final. He tipped odds-on favourite Galopin Des Champs for a historic third consecutive Gold Cup win—just for the horse to be crushed into second. The consequence prompted a tongue-in-cheek tweet from Spragg: “Horse racing’s a joke.”
Sticking to Poker
Regardless of his success at Cheltenham, Spragg gained’t be making a profession swap to horse racing anytime quickly. Responding to a follower, he admitted he “bets horses annually”.
Nonetheless, he’s way more at residence in acquainted territory. Recent off successful back-to-back Greatest Streamer Awards on the GPI Awards in Las Vegas, Spragg is again on the digital tables, presently competing within the PokerStars Sunday Million Season, which boasts a $6 million assured prize pool for its nineteenth anniversary.
That stated, a 150/1 winner isn’t a foul technique to cowl just a few buy-ins.
