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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...
áDoing the form on tough fields is always a daunting task but I have a method of attack which helps me find my A selection fairly quickly. What I do is compare TAB 1 against TAB 2, TAB 3 against TA...
This selection technique is the result of an interest in horses and playing with squared paper. During my misspent student days I came across "minimal pairs" in Linguistics. There the device was u...
from RACING POST in Hong KongHorses which miss the start and horses drawn in the outside barrier are not usually a recipe for success at Happy Valley, but the chemistry of both of those factors mig...
Many punters believe that it is possible to play the “races” without any special effort on their behalf: on race morning or while in their local TAB agency they can pluck a few selections from the...
Oh Josh! Oh Claudia! Someone pulled the chain on jockey Josh Adams and stable girl Claudia Miller while they were apparently enjoying each other's company in a toilet cubicle of a Sydney mid-city ...
It always pays to have a look at the photo form prior to a race just to remind you of the strength of the form in the printed guides but it also helps to look after the races as well. The last race...
Sixty per cent of all races are won by well-backed horses. I don't think anyone will disagree with this claim. If it is, indeed, correct, and I have no reason to doubt it, there does not seem to b...