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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 big spring Cups in Melbourne have so far eluded Gai Waterhouse but the trainer believes Herculian Prince might be able to change that following his impressive win at Randwick on Saturday.A form...
Herculian Prince's win at Rosehill has sent punters and bookies into a tizzy. The Gai Waterhouse trained stayer is now in to $4.20 for the the AJC Metrop 2400m on Oct 2. But will he run in that rac...
Former New Zealander Herculian Prince has taken a couple of preparations to familiarise himself with Australia but has found form and will be given his first stakes test in the Neville Sellwood Sta...
LAST weekend's racing brought more bad news concerning the growing group of horses on the cusp of securing a Caulfield Cup start, with Sydney winners Herculian Prince and C'est La Guerre moving up ...
Kerrin McEvoy was the star of the show at Canterbury where he celebrated a winning treble, but unfortunately for Darley trainer Peter Snowden only one of his stable jockey's triumphant rides was fo...
THE decision by Gai Waterhouse to miss Saturday's Caulfield Cup with the AJC Australian Oaks victor Once Were Wild has ensured The Metropolitan-winning stablemate Herculian Prince a start in the $2...
Kathy O'Hara is hoping to play her part in continuing Gai Waterhouse's run of feature race success at Rosehill on Saturday.O'Hara has been called on by Waterhouse to partner Group One winning staye...