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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...
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...
When Deane Lester talks racing, people listen. Deane’s rapid rise to the top of his profession has earned him respect as a key media form analyst. His peers are the first to say he’s shrewd...
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...
A friend said to me recently, 'What's all the fuss over this 6-Point staking plan? Is it any good?' I told him the fuss was over the fact that it could inject some excitement into one's betting...
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...
James Given is mapping out an ambitious and exciting programme in 2011 for his globe-trotting duo of Dandino and Indian Days.The trainer is targeting major international events such as the Singapor...
How many of us knew that mighty NZ mare Sunline would lead in the Cox Plate? I guess it wouldn't have taken a racing Einstein to figure it out. Yet that one piece of information might well have en...
The Stradbroke's off the menu for top sprinter Apache Cat despite his game win in the Doomben 10,000. Trainer Greg Eurell says Apache Cat is badly handicapped in the Stradbroke with 60kgs and his p...
Lee Freedman is mapping out an ambitious campaign for dual Group-placed filly Impulsive Dream who he believes can measure up to the AJC Australian Oaks once she launches her autumn campaign at Sand...
Trainer Richard Gibson missed out in the Derby on Sunday but his underrated Wayfoong Express gets a chance to give him a consolation in the wide open feature at Happy Valley tonight, the Indian ...
From RACING POST in Hong Kong King Derby gives Australian jockey Christian Reith a good chance at a breakthrough success on Thursday night at Happy Valley, where a better draw can help the Dan...
Trainer Stephen Farley hasn't lost faith in Sincero's ability to run a strong 2000 metres despite his indifferent carnival form in Melbourne.The dual Group One winner was stretched beyond a mile fo...
The draw for any invitation jockeys' series holds the key to finding the winner and few riders in the history of the Longines International Jockeys' Championship have been handed a better line-up t...
Shane Dye will ride exciting frontrunner Keen Commander in his Melbourne campaign with trainer Denise McGrath sticking solid with the international jockey.McGrath, who said Keen Commander would hea...