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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...
Former New Zealand stayer Maythehorsebemagic showed he would be a force in next month's Warrnambool Cup after landing a betting plunge at his Australian debut at Caulfield.The seven-year-old joined...
Punters hit the mark on some horses, but missed on others in major races on Saturday, according to TAB Sportsbet. White Universe had a flood of money for it to win race 7 at Flemington and it prove...
Top Sydney jockey Tommy Berry has a knack of making instant impressions and on Sunday night he showcased his untapped talent to win the Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup. Berry, partnering the Michael...
Zabeelionaire landed some good bets with his SA Derby win at Morphettville...TAB Sportsbet took bets of $5,000 @ $3.80, $5,000 @ $3.70 and $4,000 @ $3.60, just to name a few, on the Leon Corstens-t...
John O'Shea has booked Melbourne jockey Craig Newitt to ride Chairman's Handicap winner Jessicabeel in the Saturday week's Grp 1 Sydney Cup at Randwick. Craig Williams rode Jessicabeel to her stron...
Impressive filly Gregers is set to continue her charge towards the Group 1 Thousand Guineas at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The David Hayes trained three-year-old stamped her class with a dominant ...
Emotional scenes engulfed Goulburn on Monday when Wendy Walter trained her first winner at the track where her late husband Guy trained his last. Wendy Walter and stable jockey Blake Shinn wer...
Protectionist claimed the third and most important victory of his second stint with Andreas Wohler when successful in the Grosser Preis von Berlin at Hoppegarten on Sunday. The six-year-old won t...
Leading rider Hugh Bowman has secured the ride on Ghibellines in the Golden Slipper, with Kerrin McEvoy staying aboard Earthquake . Ghibellines firmed to $13 for the $3.5 million race with ...