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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. ...
The Craig Williams suspension affair is a joke on racing. What other industry would sideline one of its biggest stars on the eve of the nation's greatest sporting event? The question has to be aske...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Although they are extremely popular, quinellas are probably the least understood of all the exotic bets. Many canny professionals make a living from quinellas, while the average punter loses his m...
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...
Many punters, and form analysts say you should always forgive a good horse one bad run. I don't completely subscribe to this theory. What I do subscribe to is that we should fully investigate the...
Inexperience in the saddle and a wide draw won't be used as excuses if Somepin Anypin's winning run comes to an end in the Hobartville Stakes.Somepin Anypin will be chasing a hat-trick of Sydney wi...
Group One-winning sprinter Gold Trail will round off his preparation for Singapore's KrisFlyer Sprint with a barrier trial hitout at Warwick Farm on Friday.The gelding will then travel to Melbourne...
Trainer Danny O'Brien says the Group Two Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley will bring on his Australian Cup contender Vigor for what he hopes will be the six-year-old's best campaign yet.Vigor had ...
From NEIL FRANKLYNLAME EXCUSE4g : D Green : Waterlea5 starts : 2 winsWin distance range : 1000mTrack conditions won on : DeadThis bloke didn't show much during his first three starts but made up fo...
Trainer Barry Baldwin admits Havatryst faces a big task from his outside draw at Doomben on Saturday.Havatryst, who has drawn 17 in the Woolworths Handicap (1200m), won his first two starts this ca...
Trainer David Brideoake is resisting the temptation to back up Warm Love at Flemington and will instead aim her at Adelaide's last feature race of the season at the end of the month.Brideoake said ...
If Grahame Begg had his time over he would not have given Group One winner All Silent a winter carnival campaign in Brisbane.The Randwick trainer admits that in hindsight, connections made the wron...
No excuses! Brisbane trainer Robert Heathcote is supremely keen on the chances of his slick sprinter Buffering in Friday night's Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. 'There'll be no excuses if...
Michael Owen has his feet firmly on the ground when it comes to assessing Brown Panther's chances in Tuesday's Emirates Melbourne Cup, reports the Sporting Life (UK). Vintage Crop's ground-bre...