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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 ...
Early market movers for major meetings on Sunday, December 26 (from TAB Sportsbet)RANDWICK1 Sincero $2.10 - $1.85 ($2,250, $1,100, $1,000 twice @ $1.95, $6,000 & $1,500 @ $1.90, $3,000 e/w @ $1.85)...
Tom Miscannon might live in Florida, but he is midway through a trip that will see him visit more racetracks in south-east Australia in three weeks than most Victorians will see in a year. It is...
Tom Berry should be celebrating his second Magic Millions Classic win but admits the controversial protest has taken some of the gloss off his achievement.The 20-year-old jockey rode Driefontein wh...
Predictions of a major downturn in yearling sales proved unfounded at the first four sessions of the Magic Millions sale with just a 16 per cent drop on 2008 figures.Aushorse Marketing said the Gol...
The Brassel family is well-known throughout Australian racing due to their long association with the print media. Tom Brassel was for 20 years turf editor of the now defunct Daily Mirror and is no...
BENDIGO Acceptances on Wednesday 29th December, 2010TAB MEETING. Rail: Out 9m Entire Circuit--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-01.00 GROGANS MACHINERY...
Coolmore Stud insists So You Think still has much to offer on the racetrack and the breeding conglomerate has no plans to retire the Group One star despite his defeat in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomp...
The Championships Day 2 delivered on its promise to showcase the grand finals of Australian racing, according to Racing NSW CEO Peter V’landys, after a thrilling day at Royal Randwick in front of ...
Zac Purton, Hong Kong's reigning premier jockey, can take a step closer to creating Australian racing history if he wins Saturday's A$3 million G1 Cox Plate aboard Sacred Falls at Moonee Valley. ...