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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...
Shane Fliedner is hoping that the home ground advantage will help his two runners Sparks Alight and Sparks Burn at the Bendigo stand-alone metropolitan-class meeting on Saturday.Sparks Alight will ...
Bendigo trainer Shane Fliedner has high hopes for the autumn with lightly-raced filly Sparks Alight.The three-year-old has been freshened since her last run at Moonee Valley on New Year's Eve and i...
They're raving about Aussie sprint ace Starspanngledbanner in Britain...His sizzling Golden Jubilee win has set the place alight. Jockey Johnny Murtagh says: 'Today he was in a different zone...The...
A couple of former housemates celebrated Group 1 victory together today in Adelaide when Smokin’ Joey won the $500,000 The Goodwood at Morphettville. Emerging trainer Wez Hunter and comeback j...
The Yankee bet, as I revealed last issue, can be enormously rewarding. I pointed out how the mighty Statsman had raked in thousands of dollars in profits from his Yankee bet selections in the past...