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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 ...
Trainer Ron Leemon may have found himself a future star. The name is Manawanui, who scored a scintillating win at Canterbury on Wednesday. The low profile trainer is not rushing into decisions abou...
Many expected Gwenda Markwell to train the winner of the Australia Day Cup at Warwick Farm but it was the lesser fancied of her two runners, Lang, who was able to claim the Listed feature.The Markw...
The mother and son training partnership of Barbara Joseph and Paul Jones celebrated a hometown victory with Fill The Page in the $200,000 Listed Canberra Cup on Sunday.It was Joseph's first Canberr...
Imported galloper Fanjura kept his perfect Australian record intact when he scored an impressive win in the Group Three Easter Cup at Caulfield.Trainer Lee Freedman already has his sights on the sp...
It took Australia's most successful jockey Robert Thompson 35 years but he finally achieved one of his long-held ambitions by winning the Group Three Cameron Handicap at Newcastle on Absolutelyfabu...
PREMIER Sydney trainer Chris Waller will train all yearlings purchased this year by leading syndicator Star Thoroughbreds. Denise Martin, owner of Star Thoroughbreds, made the shock announcement ...
Why should you join the PPD Club? The answer's simple
The Victoria Racing Club has weathered the financial crisis with only a modest attendance decline of around 27,000 at its four-day Melbourne Cup carnival.The total for the week at Flemington was 36...