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Victoria can proudly boast many of the best country racetracks in Australia. Quite a number of them offer spacious, testing courses which offer every runner a chance. The best courses, in my opi...
Can any Practical Punting Monthly readers remember back to the 'dark' days before 1985, when there wasn't such a magazine as this? Doesn't bear thinking about, does it? In those bygone days, punt...
The late Don Scott once wrote that the best form of exotic betting is the trifecta. I think he was right. Don said picking a trifecta winning bet was a test of skill rather than a game of chance. ...
I’ve spent years trying to beat the TAB and bookies and I’ve lost my bank more times than I can remember. There have been a few big wins; as many as a man with only three fingers could count on ...
Greyhound racing is probably the best system under which a punter in Australia can risk - or rather, invest - his hard earned dough. To my way of thinking there is nothing so good as a standout "...
Each to his own. Know the old saying? In a way, it sums up betting. Some punters like to bet for a win, others for a place, still others love the quinellas or trifectas, or doubles. It's all a mat...
The shortest way home is always on or near the inside rail. Well, that's technically true, as we all know, but we also know that many times it doesn't find you the winner of a race. Especially whe...
They call it 'deep state' handicapping. It's the method used by shrewd computer geeks to make millions of dollars on Hong Kong racing. The average punter has no idea of the penetrating analys...
South Australian jockey Caitlin Forrest has died in hospital overnight from injuries suffered in a fall at Murray Bridge yesterday. The 19-year-old had been leading the race when her horse broke ...
There are two groups of punters who invariably go to the races, or their TAB agencies, with the percentages piled high against them. They are the backers of favourites and longshots. No matter wh...
Juvenile Shadows In The Sun can showcase his claims for another shot at Group One company when he steps out at Rosehill on Saturday.The gelding has been nominated for the Group One TJ Smith (1600m)...
More than three decades after he strapped a South Australian Derby winner for his father Bart, Anthony Cummings has his own name on the trainer's trophy after Shadows In The Sun led all the way in ...
It appears that divine intervention might be our best hope of isolating the winner of tomorrow's Australian Guineas; the mile Group 1 for three-year-olds surely one of the more open feature races w...
Gai Waterhouse's run of Saturday trebles has come to an end at Rosehill but she still posted a double including the Listed Lord Mayor's Cup with Kinnersley.Waterhouse had prepared a winning treble ...
Craig Williams will be trying to extend his unbeaten record on Amberino in the Listed Lord Stakes (1700m) at Caulfield.Trainer John Moloney said he was pleased to engage Williams for the five-year-...
Early price movers for the big Saturday meetings:CAULFIELD1 Smokin' Joey $6 - $5 ($600 & $500 @ $6, $500 e/w @ $6/$2.25), Speediness ($1000 @ $6.50), Utah Saints $15 - $16 ($400 @ $15, $300 @ $16),...