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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 ...
If you want to secure 'value' with your betting, how can you do it if you don't have a guideline price about a selection? This is a question few punters want to confront. I think they should c...
There are many ways by which you can turn a field of horses into a field of horses PLUS estimated 'true' prices. There are mechanical ways and 'instinctive' ways. In this article, I'll be looking...
Many punters who don't have the time, or the inclination, to go through the sometimes challenging process of drawing up a priceline on a race, might like to consider the approach of a friend of mi...
One racing publications price assessment for Catapulted in Race 8 at Eagle Farm this weekend was an amazing $7.50 and I am sure all punters would have run barefooted over broken glass to try and ge...
In the first article in this series, I talked about the difficulties of framing your own betting market on a race - and advised you of ways and means to do so. This article takes the subject furth...
A common gripe about harness racing is that there are too many short priced favourites. Some punters complain that because the form is so exposed and the animals so reliable, there is no value to ...
Ratings, though some scoff at them, are a terrific way of placing a value on each runner in a race. A second way to get a race completely in focus is to assign a price to each runner. But compili...
A friend of mine told me recently that he always knew when he was getting a 'value' price on a selection. He experienced, he said, a tremendous rush of anticipation a tingling feeling he often fel...
I don't care about the price, at least I've backed a winner," I heard a chap say at my local TAB recently. He'd just had $10 on a winner that paid $2.20. Good luck to him, but ... long term, what'...