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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...
He's back...Popular Noel Callow will be back riding in Melbourne on Sunday. He can take rides at 57kgs following a 6 month layoff. Callow rode in eight heats at the Cranbourne trials on Monday. He ...
Big success for Aussie jockey Noel Callow in South Korea. He won the Seoul International Jockeys' Challenge.
Globetrotter...Noel Callow, who recently quit riding in Singapore, will be starting a new month's riding contract in Kuala Lumpur this weekend. NC had hoped to land a stint with TVN but it didn't h...
The fightback begins...Danny Nikolic has lodged an appeal to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal over his two year disqualification by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board. The RA...
At last, sanity prevails...On appeal Talia Rodder has beaten that much criticised 6 weeks suspension for her ride on Serene Tanie. The Victorian Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board upheld her app...
A shattered Chad Schofield will consider a VCAT application after the Racing and Disciplinary board dismissed his appeal against a 32-meeting suspension on Friday. The 20-year-old declined to co...
Will racing's followers consider the verdict a surprise or as expected? The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board has found Danny Nikolic guilty of two misconduct charges. After four days of eviden...
Bit of a raw deal for Chad Schofield with his appeal against a careless riding suspension thrown out. The RAD Board, headed by Judge Russell Lewis, dismissed Chad's appeal against the decision and ...
DISQUALIFIED jockey Danny Nikolic has lodged an appeal with the Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal against two decisions made by the Racing Appeals & Disciplinary Board.
Chad Schofield can continue his association with classy filly Go Indy Go when she resumes in the Cap D’Antibes Stakes at Flemington on September 13 thanks to a variation by the Racing Appeals Bo...