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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...
First-up specialist Tesbury Jack has unexpectedly been saddled with a daunting assignment against Australia's best sprinters Weekend Hussler and Apache Cat in the Australia Stakes after bushfires s...
Ross McDonald says Weekend Hussler may be forced to lead in Saturday's Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley if nothing else wants to take up the role in the small field of seven.Weekend Hussler is nor...
Part-owner Ross Stitt knows a thing or two about training horses but he'll be quite happy if talented sprinter Youthful Jack proves him wrong.Youthful Jack returns to Eagle Farm on Saturday to cont...
Steven King is hoping veteran sprinter Let Go Thommo can kick-start the new season for him with a win in Saturday's Group Three Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield.King, who had a break from riding wit...
Classy sprinter Let Go Thommo is returning from the longest spell of his career to embark on a campaign geared towards the feature summer sprints.The notably hard pulling eight-year-old will be giv...
Training partners Bevan and Richard Laming landed successive Eclipse Stakes at Sandown when Bashful Girl took out the Group Three event only a day after stewards charged them over an EPO-related in...
BETFAIR PARK SANDOWN HILLSIDE Acceptances on Saturday 21st November, 2009TAB MEETING. Rail: Out 5m Entire Circuit--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-12...