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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...
DAMIEN Oliver will miss next Saturday's Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes meeting at Moonee Valley while Glyn Schofield will miss the Chelmsford Stakes meeting at Randwick after both were suspended today ...
Top Sydney jockeys Nash Rawiller and Chris Munce are on suspensions after Sat's Rosehill meeting. Stewards told Munce he should have stopped riding and corrected his course and handed him a five me...
Out you go...It was suspension time for Kerrin McEvoy and Glyn Schofield after the Grp 2 the Shannon Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. Stewards says the pair allowed their mounts to shift ground near...
Victoria's Appeals and Disciplinary Board has disqualified Rosehill trainer Con Karakatsanis and his father Tony for lengthy periods after finding the pair guilty of offences relating to an attempt...
Michelle Payne will appeal the severity of a 16-meeting careless riding suspension due to begin this week.Payne had one of her best days in the saddle on Saturday when she landed her second Flemin...
Racing Victoria stewards have suspended apprentice Jack Hill for 20 meetings for careless riding in a race at Flemington on May 7 which saw fellow apprentice Jake Noonan dislodged in a fall, sustai...
Three jockeys found guilty of betting on thoroughbred racing were each fined $1,000 today by Racing Victoria stewards. Michelle Payne, Anthony Darmanin and Michael Walker all pleaded guilty to havi...
A landmark hearing has found that penalties for jockeys breaching the new whip rules should not include suspensions except in extreme cases.On Monday Victoria's Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Boar...