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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...
Jumbo Prince is the punters’ pick to take out the Grafton Cup tomorrow, reports TAB. The Michael Nolan-trained four-year-old is the best backed runner ($8 into $6), holding 30 percent of t...
At last, someone's had a go at those BIG fields at the tricky Doomben track. Trainer Peter Moody believes there are too many runners in most races and that owners are currently wasting their time s...
The Hong Kong battle goes on...Aussie star Brett Prebble is back within a win of the premiership lead held by Douglas Whyte after riding a winning double on Victory Style for trainer Manfred Man Ka...
Although many punters are reticent to dabble in multiple bets in the one race, there is a case to be made out for such an approach being a winner. Like everything else in racing, it needs to be ...
No surprise that there's been a cynical reaction amongst punters to the news that leading UK bookmaker William Hill has completed its acquisition of Sportingbet's Australian business - for a whack...
More great tipping by the PPD Club's 'king of the longshots' Brian Blackwell ...Last Saturday, BB handed out the tip for EVANGELISTA 1st $14.10 at Rosehill, and his only other longshot tip wa...
From RACING POST in Hong KongIt's a sharp drop in the class of horse at Happy Valley tonight after last weekend's feast but there are still winners to find, and the Michael Chang Chun-wai-trained K...
The Tony Cruz-trained Mega Champion has forged an excellent record over the Happy Valley 1,650m and looks the horse to beat in the Hong Kong Club Challenge Cup over the trip tonight.In his early da...
Lawrie Fownes has experienced some great days in racing, but the former trainer says he has never seen a greater feat than that his son Caspar achieved on Sunday. The proud father was lost for word...