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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...
Looking good...Cox Plate winner So You Think and star filly Faint Perfume (both trained by Bart Cummings) looked in good nick at the Flemington jumpouts on Friday. Both ran 3rd in their respective ...
Star Witness turned in what looked like a winning gallop at Flemington on Tuesday morning, but that was tempered by the fact that he will bump into super mare Black Caviar in Saturday's $1 million ...
Two jumpouts over 800m at Flemington on Tuesday may prove key pointers to Sat's Grp 1 Newmarket. The first jumpout comprises Shamexpress (25/1), Shamal Wind (20/1), Woorim (33/1) and Better Than Re...
Steven Arnold is looking forward to letting Star Witness off the leash in the Listed Manfred Stakes at Caulfield.Arnold said he had ridden Star Witness about six times in trackwork and jumpouts but...
The Group One Lightning Stakes at Flemington on Saturday week is shaping as one of the best for some time but it's not causing any angst for Toowoomba trainer Tony Gollan.Gollan is hopeful Temple O...
Danny O’Brien’s stable stars Shamus Award and Shamexpress both competed in jump-outs at Flemington on Friday morning. The Cox Plate winner and Newmarket Handicap winner performed well and are on ...
Bart Cummings' quest for a 13th Melbourne Cup moves into another gear this week with four of his hopefuls to run at Caulfield.Heading the quartet is 2008 Cup winner Viewed who makes his return in t...
High hopes are held for God's Own colt Galaxy Talk who has a lot to live up to as the half-brother to stablemate and last season's two-year-old star Rostova.Trained by Steve Richards, Galaxy Talk w...
Leading Melbourne trainer Peter Moody will launch a three-pronged attack on Saturday's Lightning Stakes in an attempt to snare his third Group One of the season.Headway, Wanted and new stable acqui...
Mick Price was pleased with his two Newmarket Handicap contenders Light Fantastic and Grand Sasso who won their respective jumpouts at Flemington on Tuesday morning.Price floated the pair across to...