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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 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...
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...
I am often asked which of the popular exotic forms of betting is the best for a punter. Of course to a large extent it depends on your punting personality, along with your betting bank, and to per...
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...
With 2008 racing ahead and the autumn carnivals looming, ?it’s time adopted “cool” as a punter. That is, you ?look and act the part to impress your friends at the races. Here are just a few hand...
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...
Trainer Tony Noonan and his jockey son Jake have combined for their first city win together with stable favourite Soul Diva at Caulfield.Jake Noonan, 17, grew up riding the eight-year-old mare trac...
What a battle...David Hayes and Lee Freedman are still punching out a dogfight for the Victorian trainers' premiership...Alkhafif's 40/1 win at Caulfield did punters no good, but it helped DH to ed...
Unbeaten three-year-old Any Dream Will Do will have his third rider in as many starts when he makes his city debut at Sandown.Steven King snapped up Wednesday's ride in the Le Pine Funerals Handica...
Danny Williams has been pleasantly surprised by the progress of lightly-raced stayer Court Connection who goes in search of a breakthrough city win at Randwick on Wednesday.The four-year-old son of...
Ben Mason can vouch for training racehorses being a fickle caper.Two days after preparing his first metropolitan winner with Waranga at Eagle Farm earlier this month, Mason broke his left leg which...