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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. ...
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 ...
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...
Big bets and market movers on Saturday (from TAB Sportsbet):RANDWICKRace 2 - NEVER DOUBT MEOpened at $5.50 backed into $4.20Some of the bigger investments were $2,600 @ $4.80, $3,000 @ $4.20, $3,00...
Let me deal, firstly, with one of the simplest possible examples of using both tipsters and the pre-post betting market. This is a relatively simple technique and it will probably allow you to mov...
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 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...
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...
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...
So, racing is prosperinmg in Victoria? Well, maybe and maybe not. Latest reports say that despite one of Australia's iconic sprint races being renamed the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes, the Victori...
Bit of a war going on between Racing Victoria and the VRC over those planned prizemoney cuts...The SMH reports: 'Racing Victoria is urging the VRC to reconsider a proposal to cut prizemoney for sel...
Good news...Racing Victoria has unveiled increases to prizemoney levels across the state from Aug 1, 2012. Both metropolitan and country racing will be boosted by the prizemoney injection. The high...
With little light on the horizon with regard to prizemoney increases in Queensland, the Queensland Racehorse Owners' Association (QROA) has questioned the wisdom of the State Governments focus on i...
Scone sizzles....On May 13 and 14, Scone will offer some $1.9milion in prizemoney, by far the biggest amount ever available for a non-metropolitan carnival and a big lift on the previous record set...
A $10 MILLION hole in the prizemoney budget for 2009-10 has to be filled by the end of the financial year, the new Racing NSW board says, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.It says: As revealed in t...
The Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) has announced a $2.5 million prizemoney increase for the 2009-10 season to almost $21 million, and made some key changes to its racing program.The prizemoney bo...
Wonder who's going to cop the blame for the VRC's expected cuts in prizemoney in the coming months. Apparently up to 30 feature races will be hit. The Melb Herald Sun says the VRC has advised Racin...
WHERE are all the two-year-olds in Sydney racing this season? Despite record prizemoney, average field sizes for the juvenile races are the lowest in years, reports Ray Thomas in the Daily Telegrap...
THE prizemoney crisis within racing is set to come to a head this week with the five provincial clubs facing a multimillion-dollar hole in their revenues for the next financial year, reports the Sy...