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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...
The Gai Waterhouse-John Singleton road show rolled on at Rosehill on Saturday with Jim Cassidy back in the fold to steer More Strawberries to a fighting win in the Tea Rose Stakes.Cassidy had not r...
The Group One gap left in the Gai Waterhouse stable by the retirement of Tuesday Joy is set to be filled by her close relation More Joyous in the Flight Stakes.The decision to retire Tuesday Joy wa...
The Kav Show's off and rolling for the spring and it's a spot of 'December' that may give him a big November...Yep, the imported December Draw seems to have Cups written all over him. He was impres...
There is a sense of anticipation for Grahame Begg as Secret Admirer makes her return in the Toy Show Quality at Warwick Farm, reports The Age/SMH.It says: The daughter of Dubawi has not been seen o...
Group One winning filly Streama will be joined by her less experienced but talented stablemate Appearance in Saturday's Surround Stakes on their home track of Warwick Farm.The Group Two Surround St...
It has been a long road back but trainer Kim Waugh believes Kimillsy is on the verge of another race victory.That could come as early as Saturday at Rosehill with Waugh electing to run the five-yea...
Running second has been the unwelcome trend for Grahame Begg in the new season but the Randwick trainer isn't fazed by the run of close calls.Instead, he heads to Rosehill on Saturday expecting hig...
Secret Admirer and Ilovethiscity have given Brenton Avdulla his two biggest moments in racing and the young jockey believes more good times lie ahead with the pair who return on Saturday at Warwick...
Tye Angland would like nothing more than to leave Sydney racing on a high before he begins a new challenge in Hong Kong.Angland's sole chance at a Group One win at Randwick on Saturday comes in the...
Unbeaten Australian mare Black Caviar won by only a head to secure a dramatic 22nd career victory in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. Jockey Luke Nolen appeared to relax in the lead on th...