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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...

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...

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 "...

Previously we looked at the different levels of favouritism and how they performed. This month we’ll look at TAB or saddlecloth numbers to see if we can fathom their affiliation with Lady Luck by ...

WHAT YOU KNOW... AND WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW...It's too easy to let the papers do your work for you.So simple. You read about a horse you've never heard of, starting at an unfamliar venue, and with a h...

UK trainer Mark Johnston (remember Double Trigger?) has made a snide attack on Scenic Blast in the wake of the Aussie sprinter's demolition of the King's Stand at Royal Ascot. Johnston, who rarely ...

What went wrong with the much-hyped UK raider Cima de Triomphe in the Caulfield Cup? No-one seems to know. Trainer Luca Cumani's wife Sara Cumani was shocked by CDT''s performance, but says he may ...

Scared off by the amazing Black Caviar, trainer John McNair is likely to take his sprinter Hay List to Dubai or Europe. Hay List was made to look second-rate as Black Caviar strolled home in Sat's ...

One of the oldest maxims in racing is that you cannot win by betting on every race. For many years, I have added to this my own ruling that you cannot win by betting on every type of race either. ...

THAT CUP - SOME THOUGHTSWell, it's here again. And the tipsters are all over us. Frankly it doesn't matter what the trainer thinks now, or what a jockey thinks. All the planning and preparation has...