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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. ...
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...
There are two groups of punters who invariably go to the races, or their TAB agencies, with the percentages piled high against them. They are the backers of favourites and longshots. No matter wh...
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...
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...
The shortest way home is always on or near the inside rail. Well, that's technically true, as we all know, but we also know that many times it doesn't find you the winner of a race. Especially whe...
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 ...
In this special series, our regular contributor Denton Jardine analyses the entire process of 'framing a betting market' from a punter's angle. How can you draw up your own reliable set of prices,...
The impact of 'weight' on any horse is invariably a key talking point every raceday. When it's said that a horse is 'well-weighted' for a race it means that it's considered the horse is favourably...
There are many problems associated with beating the trifecta. Punters probably don’t realise the task they are taking on when they tackle this bet. Question 1: Can you predict the 1-2-3 finishin...
Game over? Boom 2YO Sepoy is at long odds-on to win Sat's Todman Slipper at Rosehill. TAB Sportsbet's early Fixed Odds market has him at $1.25 (that's 4/1 ON) in the 5 runner field. Foxwedge is nex...
All the key changes to the TAB’s Future Race markets following yesterday’s races at Caulfield: No changes of note in the Manikato Stakes and Cox Plate Victoria Derby (Tarzino $3.80 favo...
That quarantine fiasco bubbles on, still threatening international participation in the spring Cups and Cox Plate...Latest reports say it's become a finger-pointing blame game between Racing Victor...
Trainer Tony Gollan and jockey Corey Brown will wait until race day before finalising a game plan to win Saturday's Group Three Healy Stakes at Eagle Farm with Temple Of Boom.Temple Of Boom produce...
FAME Game continues to dominate TAB betting on the Melbourne Cup , but Preferment now looms as a likely threat after drawing perfectly at last night’s barrier draw. Preferment is the second ...
Gai Waterhouse says Zutara is back on track for Saturday's Group Two Wakeful Stakes at Flemington after missing a place at Caulfield at her first appearance in Melbourne.The Encosta De Lago filly d...
Glen Boss has boldly declared imported stayer Changingoftheguard is back in Melbourne Cup contention.A powerful run over 3000 metres at a foggy Sandown on Sunday morning lifted spirits after an ind...
MELBOURNE Cup favourite Fame Game has firmed from $4.00 into $3.80 and is now the shortest price favourite to win The Race That Stops The Nation since So You Think ($3.00) in 2010. Over 25% ...
Pin `em Down, on target for a Magic Millions Guineas start before he was seriously injured in a lead-up race last month, remains in the care of Sydney veterinarians.Trainer Paul Murray said surgery...