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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...
Ready To Lift capped a great day for Gerald Ryan at Rosehill with her Kingston Town Stakes victory giving the trainer a winning treble and reinforcing her claims for the Metropolitan Handicap.Earli...
Journeyman jockey Andrew Gibbons has made the most of his opportunity with the country's biggest stable, steering the Darley-owned Jerezana to a comprehensive victory in the Ramornie Handicap at Gr...
Veteran New Zealand rider Grant Cooksley has introduced himself to Brisbane racing with a winning double at Eagle Farm.Cooksley won Saturday's Canadian Club Handicap (1800m) on the Pat Duff-trained...
Apprentice Blake Spriggs hopes its a case of deja vu when he partners six horses for trainer Brett Cavanough at Goulburn on Monday.The last time 17-year-old Spriggs received a call to arms from Alb...
John Thompson has celebrated his first Group One win since being appointed head trainer for Nathan Tinkler's Patinack Farm with Small Minds winning the Australasian Oaks at Morphettville.For good m...