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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...

Peter Moody is wasting no time with promising stayer Macedonian.The three-year-old won his only start over 1600 metres in December last year and will resume over a more testing 1800 metres in Wedne...

Melbourne Cup Carnival winners  Prompt Return  and  Antelucan  are late entries for next year’s Group 1 Sportingbet Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m). The two-year-olds head a list of 532 juveniles sti...

The two leading Magic Millions contenders put their credentials on the line in separate races at Eagle Farm on Saturday.Boom colt Sizzling contests the Phelan Ready Stakes while Snipzu is scheduled...

Professional punters in Australia - and anywhere in the world for that matter - will devote hours to the study of a race, investigating every factor relevant to every runner. It's known as 'crammi...

COMPLETE autopsy results from Japanese horse  Admire Rakti  are not expected until next month. Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey said preliminary results indicated  Admire Rakt i,...

J apanese galloper Just A Way has been crowned the Longines World’s Best Racehorse for 2014 in London, reports Racing Victoria (www.racing.com). The brilliant six-year-old son of Heart’s Cry won...