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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...
The connections of Japanese stayer Fame Game have confirmed that he will make the trip to Australia for the 2015 BMW Caulfield Cup and Emirates Melbourne Cup. The two-time winner of the Grade 3 D...
Unluckiest runner in the rough-house Blue Diamond at Caulfield? Probably 4th placegetter Willow Creek 11/1, who was held up for runs but finished only about a length from the winner. Evidentia was ...
HALL of FAME trainer John Hawkes has guided a few champion thoroughbreds, reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald.His article adds: Many more top-class thoroughbreds and a large number of ...
Gai Waterhouse’s bid for a sixth Golden Slipper in 2015 won’t be short on numbers with the Hall of Fame trainer entering more than 100 youngsters for the $3.5 million race, reports Racing Network...
Trainer Ricky Maund will watch General Truce's bid to give him his first Group One win in the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington on television at another race meeting.Maund, 38, has had limited Gro...
Queanbeyan trainer Neville Layt will rely on two long-standing friendships to help put the finishing touches on Karuta Queen's Magic Millions preparation.Layt revealed he would stable Karuta Queen ...
Jockey Stathi Katsidis is closely monitoring his weight ahead of a possible surprise Melbourne Cup tilt with Queenslander Hume.Katsidis has managed to sway experienced trainer Brian Smith to start ...
THE Cummings clan has weight of numbers on its side in a bid to win Saturday's Caulfield Cup but Anthony Cummings will first try to snare today's group 1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield with emerging...