Matt Edwards first Became a bookie at 21 years of age. He made $2,000 on his first day in 1980, and since then he’s been in the industry over 40 years. Now a senior analyst and ex-bookmaker Matthew Edwards with support from other racing experts view every televised race in Australia every day (about 350 races per week) and access track conditions, jockey weights, times, track work, barriers etc.