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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...
It was only fitting that the Group I ATC Coolmore Classic should be won by the progeny of a Coolmore based sire with Encosta de Lago mare Aloha delivering victory for leviathan owner breeder Gerry ...
Get rid of your assets and pay the debts...Overnight reports say embattled tycoon Nathan Tinkler has sold his #1 thoroughbred asset All Too Hard as part of a deal worth $30 million. Fairfax media c...
A start in the $140,000 Wagga Gold Cup next month hinges on the performance of Ring Da Belle in the $30,000 Murrumbidgee Cup (1800m) at Wagga on Sunday, reports Racing NSW. Trainer Paul Murray sa...
A dynamic win by Palacio De Cristal in the Group Two Villiers Stakes at Randwick has trainer Grahame Begg aiming higher in the autumn.The mare came from last to reel in the field and lead in a quin...
WITH more than 1000 thoroughbreds on his books, you'd think that retail magnate Gerry Harvey's enthusiasm for anything less than a valuable group race win would have been dulled over the years. But...
Claire Bird has experienced the thrill of Doncaster success watching from the Randwick grandstand, but never from horseback on the hallowed Randwick turf.That could change on Saturday.Bird became i...
Veterinary checks on Monday will determine the racing future of Puissance de Lune. Owner Gerry Ryan has ruled Puissance de Lune out of the rest of the spring after speaking on Sunday with trainer...
IT WOULD seem there is as much chance of the multi-million-dollar Magic Millions concept coming to Victoria in the near future as there is of the Melbourne Cup being run in Queensland, reports The ...
Melbourne Cup favourite Americain could be a surprise runner in Saturday week's $3 million Cox Plate following an encouraging workout at Moonee Valley on Thursday.Connections had consistently named...