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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...

Danny Nikolic surprisingly hasn't got a ride in Saturday's Underwood Stakes which he has won four times, but he'll do his best to win the other Group One feature on the Caulfield program, the Ruper...

Trainer Mathew Ellerton finds himself in familiar territory with Sunburnt Land who is first emergency for Saturday's Gilgai Stakes at Flemington.This is the third time this spring the five-year-old...

Talented former New Zealander Alamosa will be on trial for the Cox Plate in Saturday's Group One Toorak Handicap at Caulfield.Mick Price has freshened Alamosa with four weeks between runs and the C...

Well known bloodstock agent James Bester has paid $1.2 million for a Redoute's Choice colt at the second session of the Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney.The colt was the only million dollar plus year...

Well known bloodstock agent James Bester has paid $1.2 million for a Redoute's Choice colt at the second session of the Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney.The colt was the only million dollar plus year...

Trainer Paul St Vincent is likely to turn his attention to the Sydney autumn carnival with Ramornie Handicap winner The Jackal after his hit-and-run visit to Eagle Farm on Saturday.The Jackal will ...