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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...

Macknuckle has been doing the small stable of Bernie Howlett proud and the experienced horseman can't see any reason why the gelding won't make it a hat-trick of wins on Saturday at Rosehill.Howlet...

A decision on Sydney's autumn carnival dates for the next three years has still not been reached, with Racing NSW chief executive Peter V'landys expecting to have the matter finalised in the next f...

A brilliant first-up win for the season makes  Born In China the horse to beat again rising in grade tonight (Oct 7) in the Ireland Trophy (1,200m) at Happy Valley. The Francis Lui Kin-wai-traine...

The barrier draw has made the race less clearly defined than it might have been otherwise but John Size-trained  Thewizardofoz  should throw down the gauntlet to other Derby-bound four-year-olds b...

It's a familiar tune, but the switch to champion jockey Joao Moreira and some key race changes should see  Lucky Profit  back in the winner's photo after the Rotary Centenary Challenge Cup (1,2...

Trainer Ricky Yiu Poon-fai took a little time to hit his straps this season, but the yard is in full flight now and Jade Christy should continue that roll by winning the Chinese General Chamber Of ...