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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...

Old-timer Zipping is a 'hot' odds-on fav for Sat's Sandown Classic 2400m at Sandown Hillside. The 9YO is at $1.60 (that's 13/8 ON in the old language) and there's a big gap out to $6.50 (11/2) to t...

Manighar was the big mover in feature race markets after a sensational day's racing at Flemington and Warwick Farm, says Alan Eskander of Betstar. He told PPD: 'Although reigning Caulfield Cup winn...

The Luca Cumani trained Manighar is the first firmer for this year's Melbourne Cup, says TAB Sportsbet's Glenn Munsie. Bets of $800 and $600 @ $81 have seen the grey gelding firm into $51. At his l...

Trainer Peter Moody will divert his Group One attention from Black Caviar to Manighar and Lights Of Heaven in Saturday's Doomben Cup.Moody's one regret going into the race is that the two have to r...

The Luca Cumani trained Manighar has been a price firmer for Sat's Caulfield Cup, according to bookies IASbet.com. It opened Manighar at 12/1 and he's now 10/1. Other firmers: Monaco Consul 30/1 to...

Manighar, the import who had never raced at less than 2400 metres until joining the Peter Moody stable, gave the leading trainer and his stable jockey Luke Nolen their first win in the $1 million A...