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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...
Australian sprinter Ortensia has drawn favourably for her international debut in Sunday's Group One Hong Kong Sprint.The Tony Noonan-trained mare came up with barrier five at Thursday's draw with c...
Going the early crow...Racing Victoria execs are already talking of international interest in the 2011 Melbourne Cup! Apparently, Americain's win has stirred passions. Several top international tra...
Craig Williams has landed the plum ride on top Japanese stayer Jaguar Mail in next week's 2400m Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin. He now has rides in three of the four Grp 1 races on Hong Kong's biggest r...
Melbourne Cup winner Americain has injury problems after his game 3rd in Sunday's Grp 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) at Sha Tin. He was galloped on when the pace slackened soon after the start. This caus...
Sons of the late Red Ransom have been getting a lot of airplay in Australia at present as a significant group of them retire to stud this spring, so many breeders will be interested to see that Sno...
Craig Williams is delighted by the progress Dunaden has made since his Melbourne Cup win. He arrived in Hong Kong from Japan (where he has a 6 weeks contract) on Tuesday to ride Dunaden in a key tr...
Surprise...Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden is going to Hong Kong where he'll clash again with Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux in the Grp 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) at Sha Tin on Dec 11. Last year's Melbourne ...
DAMIEN Oliver clinched the ride on Dandino in next month’s Hong Kong Vase when he rang trainer Marco Botti in England. The conversation swung Oliver over the line for the ride in the $2 million G...
SO YOU THINK added his name to the stellar list of horses who have won the Irish Champion Stakes when he saw off Snow Fairy in a thrilling finish to the Red Mills-backed Group 1 at Leopardstown on ...