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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 ev...
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 man...
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 ...
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 th...
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...
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 ...
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 doe...
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 ...
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 av...
South Australian jockey Caitlin Forrest has died in hospital overnight from injuries suffered in a fall at Murray Bridge yesterday. The 19-year-o...
THE Victoria Racing Club's dream of making this year's 150th Melbourne Cup a vintage event took a significant turn for the better yesterday when Ir...
Australian punters have seemingly accepted the inevitable and rallied to the international raiders in the Melbourne Cup with most money for Profoun...
A vital inside draw at Happy Valley tonight is all that the Me Tsui Yu-sak-trained Prosperous needs to get back into the winner's photo after the A...
The Melbourne Cup favourite Septimus took his first steps outside of the comfort zone he's enjoyed for the past two weeks, producing a less-than-co...
I think that just about everyone would agree that Brigitte Bardot - at her peak and probably still - had fantastic conformation. To avoid confron...
Some years ago, a close friend of mine travelled the Victorian country racing circuit. He was at just about every major bush meeting held for a pe...
Much research has been done into staking and selection systems, but quite obviously - as many punters will attest still not enough to make racing ...
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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 ...
THE Victoria Racing Club's dream of making this year's 150th Melbourne Cup a vintage event took a significant turn for the better yesterday when Irish trainer Dermot Weld indicated that his mare Pr...
Australian punters have seemingly accepted the inevitable and rallied to the international raiders in the Melbourne Cup with most money for Profound Beauty to give Irishman Dermot Weld his third vi...
A vital inside draw at Happy Valley tonight is all that the Me Tsui Yu-sak-trained Prosperous needs to get back into the winner's photo after the American Club Challenge Cup (1,000m). Already a wi...
The Melbourne Cup favourite Septimus took his first steps outside of the comfort zone he's enjoyed for the past two weeks, producing a less-than-convincing track gallop at Sandown.Septimus and stab...
I think that just about everyone would agree that Brigitte Bardot - at her peak and probably still - had fantastic conformation. To avoid confrontation with female liberationists, I am sure that ...
Some years ago, a close friend of mine travelled the Victorian country racing circuit. He was at just about every major bush meeting held for a period of some six years. He eventually gave it awa...
Much research has been done into staking and selection systems, but quite obviously - as many punters will attest still not enough to make racing a safe and reliable business! As has been state...
Much research has been done into staking and selection systems, but quite obviously - as many punters will attest still not enough to make racing a safe and reliable business! As has been stated ...