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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
Champion trainer Gai Waterhouse boosted her chances of a record-equalling seventh Epsom Handicap success when King Lionheart outgunned his stablemate Fast Clip to win Saturday's Shannon Stakes at R...
Paul Murray is wary of the Gai Waterhouse juggernaut continuing in Saturday's Listed Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury but hopes a weight advantage for Alma's Fury can prove a telling factor.Waterhouse's s...
Caulfield Cup winner Descarado makes a belated start to his spring campaign on Saturday but it is stablemate Fast Clip who is the favoured one of Gai Waterhouse's four Shannon Stakes runners.Descar...
Gai Waterhouse has turned her attention to winning a record-equalling seventh Doncaster Mile at Randwick on Saturday after dominating the opening four weeks of the Sydney Carnival.A victory to four...
Race 7 - 5:00PM HSG NEWCASTLE NEWMARKET HANDICAP (1400 METRES)Of $125,000.1st $75,000, 2nd $25,000, 3rd $12,500, 4th $6,250, 5th $2,500, 6th $1,250, 7th $1,250, 8th $1,250, Starter Subsidy $200 GRO...
TAB Fixed Odds price movers on Thursday for racing at Flemington, Rosehill and Gold Coast on Saturday.FLEMINGTON 12/011 Minaj $13 - $11, Ms Funovits $4.20 - $3.803 Cry In Awe $31 - $264 Legcut $35 ...
Surprise package Landing will spearhead trainer Gai Waterhouse's assault on the feature races at Hawkesbury's showpiece meeting on Saturday.Waterhouse was the dominant force during the Sydney autum...
Promising three-year-old Blackie capped off a great 24 hours for trainer Michael Kent with a narrow victory in the Group Two Phar Lap Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.Blackie's short half-head win ov...
Hugh Bowman's looking good for some big-race strikes...He'll be on Strike The Stars in the Grp 3 Gloaming Stakes (1800m) at Rosehill on Saturday and is also confirmed for the Guy Walter-trained Str...