Mark Stafford
Tips for the Melbourne Cup
Twenty-four horses line up for the Melbourne Cup, the horse race that - as the saying goes - stops two nations at 5pm on Tuesday.
It's one of the biggest events of the year for betting in… Audio
Rugby World Cup: Optimistic man bets $50,000 on All Blacks win
Is he optimistic? or does he just have too much money? We're wondering which applies to the man who has bet $50,000 on New Zealand to win the Rugby World Cup. And that same bloke has bet another… Audio
TAB refunds bets on Warriors after 'disgraceful' referee call
The TAB is refunding $44,000 of bets made on Saturday night's National Rugby League game between the Warriors and the Parramatta Eels in Sydney, which the Warriors controversially lost, 22-24.
The… Audio
EU tax blacklist could block Pacific trade - expert
A Vanuatu-based business adviser is warning Pacific nations placed on a new EU tax blacklist they could get locked out of trade with Europe. Audio
Kiwis bet more than $2m on Melbourne Cup
More than $2 million in bets had been made in New Zealand on the Melbourne Cup by midday - up $500,000 on the same time last year. TAB bookmaker Mark Stafford spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio
Melbourne Cup: 'Massive' if James McDonald, Yucatan can win
Twenty-four horses will compete in today's Melbourne Cup. There are two New Zealand-bred horses in the 2018 race - Who Shot The Barman and Zacada. It's a national public holiday in the state of… Audio
Two Kiwi horses left in Melbourne Cup
Today the fastest horse over 3.2 kilometres will win just under 4 million New Zealand dollars at the Melbourne Cup. This year there's only two New Zealand horses left in the race after the… Audio
Is the Rugby Leage World Cup at risk of match fixing?
The TAB joins us to talk about the recent police investigation into the NRL. Audio
TAB on the outcome of the Melbourne Cup
Mark Stafford of the TAB says Almandin was the fourth favourite to win the Melbourne Cup today, but is still a healthy payout for anyone who bet on it. Video, Audio
TAB betting update
Mark Stafford of the TAB tallks about the latest facts and figures from the Melbourne Cup bets. Audio
Lack of Kiwi horses won't dent NZers interest in Cup
A lack of Kiwi horses hasn't dented interest in the Melbourne Cup on this side of the Tasman. Mark Stafford of the TAB says champion jockey Audio
TAB on the Melbourne Cup
The TAB's Mark Stafford comments on the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. Audio
TAB preparing for big Melbourne Cup spend
The excitement of the Rugby World Cup doesn't appear to have dampened New Zealanders' enthusiasm for the Melbourne Cup. Audio
New Zealand punters wary of France
When it comes to this weekend's Rugby World Cup quarter final its seems New Zealanders are more wary of the French than the rest of the world. Mark Stafford is with the TAB. Audio
NZers secretly backing the wallabies to win
Many New Zealanders are secretly backing the Wallabies to win the Rugby World Cup. Audio
World in Sport for 16 September 2015
This week, we look at Fiji, Samoa and Tonga's hopes on the eve of the Rugby World Cup, the Commonwealth Youth Games come to a close in Samoa and the Vanuatu and Fiji
cricket teams come up short. Audio
All Blacks hot favourites to win World Cup
The TAB is making the All Blacks clear favourites to win the Rugby World Cup. Audio
World in Sport for 2 September 2015
Samoa's preparations for the Commonwealth Youth Games have been given the seal of approval; The Papua New Guinea Hunters are playoffs-bound; Fiji and Vanuatu's cricketers seek promotion; And Rugby… Audio
Rugby World Cup - Mark Stafford
The All Blacks World Cup squad is being announced on Sunday. And while there's great excitement and anticipation around that, others are betting they won't be raising the cup at the end of the… Audio
Early odds for the Rugby World Cup
If the All Blacks weren't strong favourites to win the Rugby World Cup, they are now after smashing the Wallabies 41- 13 to keep the Bledisloe Cup. Audio
