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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...
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 ...
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. ...
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...
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...
There are so many racetracks in Australia, all of varying sizes and designs, that punters must investigate the 'form' of these tracks, as well as the form of the horses. It is important to know ...
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 ...
Darley's domination of the feature juvenile races continued on Saturday when Helmet overcame an interrupted preparation to win the Group One Sires' Produce Stakes at Randwick.The colt's half-length...
With Golden Slipper favourite Sepoy still on target for Saturday week's $3.5 million showpiece, just who joins him from the Peter Snowden stable will become clearer in the next 48 hours.Snowden wil...
Darley has streamlined its Golden Slipper team to one colt and one filly ahead of acceptances for Saturday's $3.5 million race.The racing and breeding powerhouse could have had up to four horses in...
Helmet failed to pass a crucial barrier trial test at Randwick on Friday, leaving his possible participation in Saturday week's Golden Slipper in doubt.The talented colt was ordered to trial to ste...
Helmet's half-brother Epaulette stamped himself as the Darley operation's big hope for back-to-back Golden Slipper wins with a determined first-up victory in Sunday's Black Opal Stakes in Canberra....
TRAINER Peter Snowden is poised to complete the Sydney juvenile triple crown if either Helmet or Disputes wins the Group 1 Moet & Chandon Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday, rep...
Peter Snowden expects this year's $1 million Golden Rose to be a cracker and is excited to have leading contender Helmet.Snowden-trained two-year-olds swept the Group One juvenile features last sea...
Peter Snowden is hopeful the outside barrier will prove a blessing rather than a hindrance to Helmet's chances of international success in Dubai.Helmet will be Snowden's first international runner ...
Darley's juvenile juggernaut rolled on at Rosehill on Saturday but trainer Peter Snowden slammed the door shut on a Blue Diamond start for Helmet.The Exceed And Excel colt became Snowden's ninth in...