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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...

Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock adviser John Ferguson has insisted the ruler of Dubai's spending on racing and breeding would be unaffected by the financial crisis facing the emirate.On Wednesday, Dub...

It's all about problems, puzzles and challenges as the Jockey Club sheds the annual burden of an US$8 billion tax guarantee to begin a bright new era next Sunday at Sha Tin, reports Alain Aitken in...

Key positions have been announced to head Sydney's new race club which it is hoped will be up and running by the end of the month.The only obstruction to the merger of the Australian Jockey Club (A...

  In a paper on horse racing put together by three members of Curtin University (West Australia) Department of Finance and Banking, there is a succinct paragraph about barrier positions. It s...

An academic colleague vaguely interested in horse racing (a rare breed!), asked me if I had heard of a book he was reading about horse racing and written by a psychology professor in America. I us...

The handling of your money at the racetrack, or in a TAB agency, is as important as the selections you make. This is the view of most serious punters, particularly professional punters who have to...