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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...
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...
They call it 'deep state' handicapping. It's the method used by shrewd computer geeks to make millions of dollars on Hong Kong racing. The average punter has no idea of the penetrating analys...
South Australian jockey Caitlin Forrest has died in hospital overnight from injuries suffered in a fall at Murray Bridge yesterday. The 19-year-old had been leading the race when her horse broke ...
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...
A change in routine and a return to weight-for-age conditions has trainer Neville Parnham hopeful of back-to-back Kingston Town Stakes wins with Playing God.The four-year-old needs to bounce back f...
Playing God, $3.60 fav for the Kingston Town Classic at Ascot WA, has come in for early support to win the Grp 1 race on December 3. A TAB Sportsbet customer placed a $10,000 double with the first...
The 2012 Melbourne Festival of Racing is likely to be one of the winners out of Playing God's breakthrough victory in Saturday's $500,000 Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) at Ascot in Perth. Af...
Perth trainer Neville Parnham is flying Playing God across the Nullabor for the Orr Stakes but has already conceded that he can't stop the winning run of Black Caviar."I am looking forward to Satur...
WA star Playing God is a clear $5.50 (9/2) fav for Sat's Australian Guineas at Flemington, according to the market released on Thursday aftermoon by TAB Sportsbet. The Neville Parnham trained colt ...
Trainer Neville Parnham has booked Hong Kong-based Brett Prebble to ride top Perth 3YO Playing God in Sat's Grp 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington. Prebbble's in great form - be notched 4 w...
The 'mail' is hot from West Australia for Playing God...and trainer Neville Parnham seems as confident as everyone else that the classy 3YO colt will prove a tough nuty to crack in Sat's Australian...
Neville Parnham has flagged the possibility of Australian Cup hope Playing God extending his eastern seaboard tour to contest next month's AJC Australian Derby.Parnham said the Australian Guineas p...