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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...
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 ...
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. ...
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...
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...
There are so many racetracks in Australia, all of varying sizes and designs, that punters must investigate the 'form' of these tracks, as well as the form of the horses. It is important to know ...
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 ...
A fourth horse trained by Danny O’Brien has returned an elevated Cobalt reading, reports Racing Victoria. Racing Victoria (RV) Stewards have informed O’Brien that the urine sample taken from Bu...
High profile trainers Mark Kavanagh and Danny O'Brien have been banned for three years and four years respectively for administering cobalt to horses for performance-enhancing purposes. Both Kava...
There has been another cobalt positive in Victoria, with the Terry and Karina O’Sullivan -trained Darragh returning a sample with the prohibited substance in its system. The positive swab came ...
Judge Russell Lewis, outgoing chairman of the Racing and Appeals Disciplinary Board, has handed down potentially career-ending guilty verdicts to trainers Danny O'Brien, Mark Kavanagh and Melbour...
Racing Victoria’s Head of Integrity Services, Terry Bailey, has defended the national Cobalt threshold that resulted in three trainers being issued notification of elevated readings during the we...
Dr Tom Brennan, a central figure in the cobalt investigations that are taking place in Victoria and NSW, has admitted to stewards in both states that he has not provided accurate evidence, reports...
Racing Victoria Stewards have issued a total of 29 charges to trainers Danny O’Brien , Mark Kavanagh and the partnership of Lee and Shannon Hope relating to breaches of the cobalt threshold. ...
The five Victorian trainers charged over cobalt positives face the possibility of having their licences stripped before their charges are even heard after they were issued show-cause notices by Ra...
Flemington trainers Mark Kavanagh and Danny O'Brien have been issued with notifications from Racing Victoria Stewards on Wednesday morning that horses under their care have returned a positive...
TOP trainer Danny O'Brien yesterday rejected suggestions that his criticism of the Flemington surface on Saturday was motivated by a personal feud with course manager Mick Goodie, reports Michael L...