SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM
SEX WORKER OPENS UP ON RACING INDUSTRY LINKS
She is horse racing’s hottest date – and proud of it.
The racing world sees itself as a broad church which welcomes everyone from butchers to bakers to candlestick makers.
But Carly Electric believes she has a unique role as the only sex worker in the Australian horse racing industry.
“A line I use a lot with clients is that ‘I’m your best bet’ – bookies surely don’t need everyone’s cash,” Electric told Racenet.
“From my understanding, I am the only sex worker in the horse racing industry, let alone a sex worker who can do form and owns horses. I saw pretty quickly there are not many women like me inside the horse racing industry.
“I am the first, but I won’t be the last.”
Electric is currently in the ownership of three racehorses, including well-performed Bjorn Baker-trained Sydney sprinter Iowna Merc and Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Botttrained Greyt Thinker.
A former designer, Electric became a sex worker six years ago and says she now jets all over Australia to go to race days where she charges clients $2500 for a “race day experience.”
Other services are extra. Electric charges $10,000 for spending a weekend with her.
She says she “definitely has a lot of clients inside the racing industry” and knows trainers and jockeys all over the country.
Electric, who lives on the Gold Coast but grew up in Melbourne, believes she has found a niche business by taking clients to big race days like Melbourne Cup and Victoria Derby day.
“With racing being such a male-dominated industry, men love having a chat about what they are backing, what won, what race tracks they like to go to,” Electric said.
“Not a lot of men can talk to women about it, so they find it really fun that we can have an amazing time together and talk horses non-stop.
“It makes men feel very comfortable because it’s actually in their own comfort zone, in the realm of what they know, going to the races, and punting.
“There are times when I will talk about horses for eight hours straight, I am totally fine with that.
“Maybe if they were booking somebody else who didn’t have the same interests as me, they might struggle to find things to talk about.
“I would have to say I’m at a point now, where there is less physical labour that I actually have to do.
“I am at a point where there is a lot of purely companionship in what I do.
“However, of course, I would have to say there is maybe a 40 per cent chance that I am going to be intimate with them. I go all around the country, I honestly fly from race day to race day.
“Last year I flew from (Victoria) Derby day to doing Melbourne Cup day at Randwick. I definitely have a lot of clients inside the racing industry.”
Electric says she was bitten by the racing bug as a young girl, when champion trainer Lee Freedman was a school Dad at the school where she was educated in Melbourne.
She pinpointed that as the moment she wanted to get involved in racing, laughing that Freedman “walked through the school like a celebrity.”
Later, Electric developed a subscription-based tipping service on social media called TNT Punting.
She has now let the paid service lapse, but it grew her interest in racing.
She also embarked on horse racing ownership – initially spending $500 for a small share of a racehorse in Queensland.
Electric says she feels widely accepted within racing and believes the sport has come a long way in a short time with regards to female involvement.