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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. ...
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 ...
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...
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 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...
In this series of articles, Denton Jardine and The Optimist chat about ideas for successful trifecta betting. As the series continues, we will also be bringing you the ideas of various experts fro...
I am often asked which of the popular exotic forms of betting is the best for a punter. Of course to a large extent it depends on your punting personality, along with your betting bank, and to per...
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...
With 2008 racing ahead and the autumn carnivals looming, ?it’s time adopted “cool” as a punter. That is, you ?look and act the part to impress your friends at the races. Here are just a few hand...
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...
There's a horse racing in Victoria named Bencreato. Many punters will know of him - and recognise him. Why? Because Bencreato always wears vivid lime-green blinkers when he races. You can't miss ...
Flemington trainer Mark Kavanagh has drawn on his experience with Maldivian and will dress Dr Doute's in blinkers in the hope of a form reversal in the Australian Guineas on Saturday.Maldivian seem...
Lord Tavistock is likely to wear blinkers for what trainer Mick Price described as a spring grand final in Saturday's Caulfield Guineas.Price will put the three-year-old colt to the test in blinker...
Trainer Steve O'Dea is unlikely to risk a gear change on Queensland filly Kiss Me Katy in Saturday's Group Three Silver Shadow Stakes at Randwick.Kiss Me Katy has worn blinkers her entire career bu...
The Mark Kavanagh stable is using a bit of insurance by applying blinkers to Whobegotyou for the first time in Saturday's Dato Tan Chin Man Stakes at Moonee Valley.The Cox Plate favourite has been ...
Blinkers will go on Rebel Raider in Saturday's Victoria Derby as trainer Leon Macdonald takes a leaf out of Mark Kavanagh's book.Kavanagh applied blinkers to Maldivian with stunning effect in the C...
Peter Moody is hoping the addition of blinkers will spark a form turnaround with classy filly Bring Me The Maid in Saturday’s Schweppes Thousand Guineas . The champion Caulfield horseman is l...