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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...
Well, how bad a run was that? I'm referring to the flop of Squamosa in the Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford on Friday. The horse gave in like the proverbial pricked balloon as soon as he entered t...
As stable star Hay List continues his recovery from a leg infection, trainer John McNair is turning his focus to the rest of his team.My Vegas and Royal Discretion will contest the Takeover Target ...
Premier jockey Nash Rawiller kicked off his 2011/12 Sydney campaign with a victory during the week and will be out to dominate Sydney's first stakes races of the new season on Saturday.Rawiller rid...
Talented colt Squamosa will make his long-awaited comeback in Saturday's Listed June Stakes at Randwick.Trainer Gai Waterhouse confirmed last year's Group One Golden Rose runner-up would be taking ...
Trainer Sue Grills is confident defending titleholder Border Rebel is going as well as he was 12 months ago heading into Friday's Listed Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford.But whether or not that wi...
Gai Waterhouse seems to be shaping up with a good hand for the spring...Tullamore is a Cups prospect, and Squamosa could be anything. Jim Cassidy reckons Squamosa is headed for the top. He says: 'H...
No worries, mate...The spring campaign of well-backed Cups hope Shamrocker is still 'on track' despite her lacklustre performance in Sat's Underwood. Trainer Danny O'Brien says the mare will conti...
Group One-placed three-year-old Squamosa remains three weeks away from racing despite a commanding barrier trial win on Monday.Squamosa dominated his 1050m heat at Randwick against his own age but ...
Racing NSW handicappers have indirectly played their part in helping Nash Rawiller reunite with Gai Waterhouse's exciting sprinter Squamosa.On the back of a hefty ratings penalty for a brilliant fi...