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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...
Solar Charged has taken a firm grip on Golden Slipper betting after her dominant win in the Kindergarten 1100m at Warwick Farm. John O'Shea's Charge Forward filly dashed clear from the top of the s...
Back in the February edition of Practical Punting Monthly, regular readers may have read my discourse entitled “The Rules for Slipper Success” and in it I had attempted to outline some fairly prec...
Risen From Doubt, second favourite for the Blue Diamond, is an unlikely starter in the $1 million race. Trainer Tony McvEvoy has left Risen From Doubt, a $7 pick for the Diamond with Sportsbet.com...
Looks like we can dismiss all that talk of Gai Waterhouse facing official repercussions following the 2YO Magic Millions protest at the Gold Coast. Chief Steward Wade Birch can find nothing siniste...
The whip rules controversy is moving swiftly to crisis point...A number of well-known jockeys are pressing for industrial action. The jockeys want the poorly-framed new rules to be thrown out. They...
Golden Slipper hope Speak Fondly is not the only Group 1 ride Damien Oliver has picked up at Rosehill next Saturday. Melbourne’s premier jockey has also been booked to ride Sacred Falls in ...
Leading juvenile filly Noesis has been ruled out of the major autumn features with a fractured tibia.The daughter of Exceed And Excel looked a likely type for the Blue Diamond and Golden Slipper St...
Not so bad...Corey Brown had a small win over those new whip rules yesterday. On appeal, he had four meetings cut from suspension incurred for twice breaching the rules at the Wyong Cup meeting on...
The $1.025 million half-brother to superstar sprinter Black Caviar is among a bumper list of entries for next year's Golden Slipper.Australian Turf Club officials are still finalising exact numbers...