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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...

LATEST NEWS: Danny Nikolic has been cleared of any wrongdoing on four serious charges levelled against him over his rides on 10 horses from October 2009 to February 2010. Nikolic had previously pl...

Looks like Ron Maund (65) may call it quits on his training career after copping a year's ban over a positive swab. Toowoomba-based RM pleaded guilty at a Queensland Racing stewards' inquiry. The i...

  RACING NSW stewards have found Hall of Fame trainer Gai Waterhouse guilty on two charges

Will racing's followers consider the verdict a surprise or as expected? The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board has found Danny Nikolic guilty of two misconduct charges. After four days of eviden...

Jockey  Luke Currie has been stood down from riding after returning a positive swab, leaving connections of Tuscan Fire looking for another rider for the stayer in the Caulfield Cup.

Trainer  Darren Smith  has been banned for 15-years by Racing NSW Stewards on Friday for 42 charges relating to cobalt use.  Racing NSW Stewards say Smith had purchased a product from disqua...