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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...
It seems daunting, doesn't it, when you look at a race programme of eight or nine races? You could be excused for shrinking from the task of attempting to unravel such a big programme of races, po...
The Gai Waterhouse trained Proisir has leapt into Cox Plate contention following his impressive win at Rosehill. TAB spokesman Andrew Georgiou says: 'Such was the authority of his win that his pric...
In-form Sydney filly Happy Hussy has joined the race for the Magic Millions Guineas.Rosehill trainer David Payne lodged a late entry for the $1 million race on Tuesday morning.Happy Hussy convinced...
PROFESSIONAL punter Mark Hunter has provided Racing Victoria stewards with the documents they requested, reports TVN. It says: Hunter delivered his telephone records as asked for by RV deputy chair...
BART Cummings's super stallion So You Think will tomorrow start the shortest-priced favourite in the Cox Plate for 43 years and by doing so, will force on-course bookmakers to revert to an old meth...
Getting yourself in the right frame of mind is as important as just about everything else when you are punting. If you think like a loser, that's what you'll be. Psychologists say that the majori...