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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...
Early-bet punters were keen to play when the Gai Waterhouse trained Dreamscape was posted as a $6 chance for Saturday's Liverpool City Cup. TAB Sportsbet says the first bet taken was $1000 @ $6 qui...
Any doubts over the ability of More Joyous to run 2000 metres were emphatically put to bed when she exploded away from a top-class field to add the Queen Elizabeth Stakes to her Doncaster Mile triu...
The James McDonald show rolled into Gosford on Sunday as the outstanding young jockey capped a memorable weekend with victory aboard Pampelonne in the $250,000 Gosford Guineas.Fresh from his four-w...
Gutsy Sydney galloper Black Piranha capped a remarkably successful Queensland campaign and earned a tilt at the Doncaster Handicap with a narrow win in the $100,000 Sunshine Coast Cup.Black Piranha...
Unbeaten Frankel capped a brilliant career as he overcame testing conditions to claim his 14th consecutive victory in the Champion Stakes. The world's top-rated racehorse, trained by Sir Henry Ceci...
There were many deserved winners at the Gold Coast on Saturday, but none more so than courageous jockey Justin Stanley.Nearly five years after he suffered horrific injuries and almost lost his life...