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Aug 2026

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AK Bets are the new kids on the block in UK & Irish bookmaking. Fed up with the direction bookmaking was heading AK Bets founder Anthony Kaminskas decided to set up his own betting website which built upon the foundations laid down by the AK Bets brand On-Course at Irish racetracks. The AK Bets Podcasts feature discussions on a wide range of sports from industry experts and sports betting gurus to ensure that you, the listener, is fully informed on major events coming up in the sporting calendar. If you like a bet or just want to learn more about the highs and lows of bookmaking this is the podcast for you. Looking for an exciting new bookmaker to place your bets with take a look at AKBets.bet or Download the App now.

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September 21, 2026Episode 1101 hr 28 min

The Racing Room - The Thieves Of Joy

Send us Fan Mail Intro: John Hunt Walk & Frankel Movie (0-6mins) Weekend Racing Review: On & Off Track (6-15) Fred Done: End Of Days Interviews (15-32) On-Course Turnover Bucks The Trend (32-39) Fixtures to Cull: Cutting Comment X Account (39-42) Harry Stewart-Moore on the House Of Lords (42-51) France Galop Pause Track Closures (51-53) Amo Racing Team Up With Emmet Mullins (53-55) Luke Comer: The Disqualified Sponsor (55-58) Impact of AI on Betting Markets (58-62) Death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (62-63) Your Qs Answered: Frankie Dettori Again (63mins-End)

September 14, 2026Episode 1091 hr 20 min

The Racing Room - Godwin's Law

Send us Fan Mail - Intro: What happened to City Racing (0-4mins) - Weekend Irish Betting Ring Review (4-10mins) - Weekend Racing Review (10-21mins) - History Maker: Saffie Osborne (21-35mins) - French Racing Shows UK The Way (35-41mins) - Deva Racing: Issues Go Back A Year (41-44mins) - Social Media Abuse: Owner Banned (44-46mins) - Bet365 Job Losses & Bad Takes (46-49mins) - Ruth Evans: New UKGC Chair (49-55mins) - Bally's Black Market Millions (55-58mins) - Trip Advisor: Horse Racing Ban (58-64mins) - Your Questions Answered (64mins-End)

September 7, 2026Episode 1081 hr 22 min

The Racing Room - Thatcher's Britain

Send us Fan Mail Intro: Under 8 Footie Aggro (0-6mins) Racing Review: On & Off Course (6-20) Bresbet & Bet St George Cease Trading (20-27) Martin Cruddace on Nick Lucky Daily (27-38) Paddy Power Shop Closures (38-44) Free Doncaster Tickets (44-45) Fixture List Chat (45-49) BHA Powerless re: Deva Racing (49-53) Trainer & Jockey Abuse Declining (53-59) Trainer' Minimum Wage Story (59-63) Big Proxy Betting Story in the USA (63-67) Your Q's Answered - Pacemakers (67mins-End)

August 31, 2026Episode 1071 hr 25 min

The Racing Room - Owen Goal

Send us Fan Mail Intro: Meet The Owens & Low Flyovers (0-11) Racing Review: On & Off Track (11-15) Gordon Brown: Child Poverty Solved (15-29) Fixture List 2027: Same Old, Same Old (29-43) Licence Suspended: Bresbet & Co (43-48) Irish Pub Betting Crackdown (48-54) Dan Skelton: The Rise & Rise Of (54-62) UK Affiliates Pivot to The Black Market (62-66) Your Q's Answered: ChatGPT & Bad Beats (66-End)

August 24, 2026Episode 1061 hr 4 min

The Racing Room - The Good Knight

Send us Fan Mail - Intro: ITV's 1.2 Moment & Catterick's Sausage Rolls (0-9mins) - Weekend Racing Review: On & Off Track (9-15mins) - Controversy: Saturday Race at the Curragh (15-19mins) - Pacemakers: What Can We Do About Them? (19-28mins) - ITV Racing: Prime Minister Sketch (28-35mins) - QuinnBet: Large Fine for Failings (35-40mins) - Greg Knight: Common Sense On The High St (40-45mins) - Flutter: More Bonuses for the Top Brass (45-47mins) - Lewes FC: New Sponsor (47-50mins) - Dunstall Park: Behind Closed Doors Already (50-53mins) - Your Questions Answered (53mins-End)

August 14, 2026Episode 1051 hr 9 min

The Racing Room - Burnham All Down

Send us Fan Mail A Very Quick Intro (0-1mins) Andy Burnham: Dodgy Businesses (1-32mins) Vicky Foxcroft: New Gambling Minister (32-39mins) Tether Bet: Closed Down (39-41mins) US Racing: SP Gamble (41-47mins) Deva Racing: Missing Money & Solutions (47-59mins) Paddy Pilley: 14-Month Ban (59-61mins) Rossa Ryan: Appeal Decision (61-64mins) Your Questions Answered (64mins-End)

August 10, 2026Episode 1041 hr 8 min

The Racing Room - Mullen It's Over

Send us Fan Mail 0-4mins - Intro: No Harry & Betting Big Bucks 4-13mins - Racing Review: On & Off Track 13-28mins - JCR & RCA Fall-Out Intensifies 28-36mins - Flutter: On The Floor & A New CEO 36-40mins - Rossa Ryan: Ban Reduced to 10 Days 40-52mins - The SP Debate: Take 2 52-55mins - Timeform: No More Racecards 55mins-End - Your Questions Answered

August 4, 2026Episode 1031 hr 25 min

The Racing Room - Board Games

Send us Fan Mail 0-8mins - Intro: Rossa Ryan, David Easterby & Galway 8-12mins - Greyhound Review: Towcester & New Zealand 12-23mins - Racing Review: Goodwood & Galway 23-27mins - UK Racing 1: Wolverhampton Gamble 27-42mins - UK Racing 2: THAT Stewards Enquiry 42-45mins - UK Racing 3: On-Course Bookie USP 45-49mins - Betfred Shop Closures Confirmed 49-59mins - Harry Stewart-Moore on the Soumillon Case 59-65mins - JCR & Ascot Leave RCA 65-67mins - Wincanton Loss, Aintree Gain 67-69mins - Chris Gordon Case Settled 69mins-End - Your Questions Answered & GAMSTOP

July 27, 2026Episode 1021 hr 22 min

The Racing Room - Armytage Shanks

Send us Fan Mail Intro: That YouGov Poll & The Moon (0-5mins) Greyhound & Racing Reviews + Rossa Ryan (5-17mins) EXCLUSIVE: Betfred Shop Closures (17-21mins) Andy Burnham & Social Harm (21-30mins) New BHA Chair Simon Cox (30-36mins) Deva Racing Fallout (36-45mins) Kia Again - Will He Sue The Racing Post? (45-53mins) Chelmsford to Re-Open Under ARC (53-56mins) Jockey Club Restructuring: Jim Allen to Leave Epsom (56-59mins) Everton Shirt Sponsors (59-62mins) US Poker Debts & Prison Time (62-64mins) Your Questions Answered: The Pod Is 2 Years Old (64mins-End)

July 20, 2026Episode 1011 hr 12 min

The Racing Room - Shooting Star

Send us Fan Mail 0-8 Intro: Golf and World Cup chat 8-11 Racing Review 11-13 Black market turnover to hit £36 billion by 2031? 13-18 Entain job losses 18-24 Sponsorship ban for unlicensed betting firms 24-28 Problem gambling rates fall 28-32 Cheltenham move to clean up starts 32-34 Racecourse attendances flatline 34-38 Owner threatens to quit after horse made NR in error 38-44 Peter Savill /BHA panel 44-49 Chester in the firing line 49-57 Star to lose Greyhound Derby 57-End Your questions - includes an update on the bet365 story