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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. ...
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...
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...
The great 'corruption in racing' probe continues...and now it's alleged that top jockey Mark Zahra is embroiled in the Smoking Aces race-fixing scandal. The Age says it can also reveal that the Aus...
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...
The impact of 'weight' on any horse is invariably a key talking point every raceday. When it's said that a horse is 'well-weighted' for a race it means that it's considered the horse is favourably...
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...
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...
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...
RACING Victoria stewards have opened an investigation into the alleged betting activities of a jockey, reports Racing Network. It says: RV deputy chairman of stewards Rob Montgomery con...
RACING Victoria stewards grilled Danny Nikolic for more than an hour last night as the exhaustive probe took another tack, reports the Melbourne Herald Sun.Stewards focused on the identity of about...
PACEMAKERS and their role in Australian racing will be one of the issues canvassed when the national chairmen of stewards' conference begins in Melbourne. Racing Victoria chairman of stewards Terry...
A DETAILED report by the state's Racing Integrity Commissioner has found that Racing Victoria Limited stewards acted properly when handling the investigation into betting irregularities allegedly l...
ALMOST four months after investigations began into a number of Dan Nikolic's beaten rides, Victorian racing stewards will today release the charges, if any, the jockey will have to answer, reports ...
JOCKEY Dan Nikolic said last night he would strenuously defend himself against two charges laid by Racing Victoria Ltd stewards relating to a six-week investigation into his handling of as many as ...
Oh, oh...The first big shock of the winter and it's Melbourne trainer Tony Noonan caught up in the controversy with his top mare Ortensia. Latest reports say Racing NSW stewards are keeping secret ...
More bad news for Peter Moody...He is now facing stewards "heat" in Sydney as well as the Melbourne cobalt controversy, reports Racing Network. Moody’s Sydney foreperson, Clare Cunningham, has be...
STAR galloper Theseo could be a surprise starter in Saturday's Doncaster Mile, but the Gai Waterhouse stable will be forced to find a new rider for the six-year-old, reports The Age.It says: Racing...
They are there in front of us every day. They hold the clues to winners. Why, then, do we consistently ignore them? I am, you may realise already, talking about stewards' reports. Yes, that 'old ...