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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 Betfair stats on tonight's big card at Royal Ascot UK (to be shown live on TVN and Sjy):Race 1 - Queen Anne Stakes Canford Cliffs$2.24 out to $2.40. $250,000 traded at $2.38 and $2.40. 49 pe...

Last year's Melbourne Cup winner Americain returns to racing in France next week. The Alain de Royer Dupre-trained stayer is one of 21 noms for the Listed Prix de Reux (2500m). Americain is expecte...

Frankel lived up to the billing as he ran out a brilliant winner of the Qipco Sussex Stakes at Goodwood, UK. The build-up to the contest was intense as the star three-year-old miler took on Canford...

After his Singapore stint, Glen Boss could be quickly back on the big-race path...He has two prime rides for the new season, Cups hope Shamrocker and Golden Rose aspirant Smart Missile. Bossy rode ...

Little-known French trainer Mikel Delzangles and his unconsidered Makfi swept aside the superpowers of Britain and Ireland to cause a 33-1 upset in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.Aidan O'Brien field...

Little-known French trainer Mikel Delzangles and his unconsidered Makfi swept aside the superpowers of Britain and Ireland to cause a 33-1 upset in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.Aidan O'Brien field...