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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. ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
When Deane Lester talks racing, people listen. Deane’s rapid rise to the top of his profession has earned him respect as a key media form analyst. His peers are the first to say he’s shrewd...
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...
A friend said to me recently, 'What's all the fuss over this 6-Point staking plan? Is it any good?' I told him the fuss was over the fact that it could inject some excitement into one's betting...
The Craig Williams suspension affair is a joke on racing. What other industry would sideline one of its biggest stars on the eve of the nation's greatest sporting event? The question has to be aske...
Jumps jockey Tom Ryan went through the full spectrum of racing’s emotions over the weekend – riding a winner , suffering a fall and copping a suspension. It didn’t get off to a great start at M...
Latest Melbourne Cup news from TAB Sportsbet: Once Were Wild has been the 2nd best backed runner today behind So You Think...Maluckyday and Descarado are next best backed today...Shocking has eased...
Winning returns by Sepoy and Satin Shoes have given John O'Shea plenty of reason to be optimistic about the spring credentials of Elite Falls.The filly had strong formlines through both gallopers d...
Another great winning headlined best bet for PPD Club members on Thursday. Club chief Brian Blackwell handed out the winning tip for WILD JOURNEY 1 st $6.60/$2.60 at Hawkesbury. Here...
Symon Wilde and his father Bill were only too happy to welcome stakes-performed Bertonic into their stable last month and are cautiously optimistic they can return the talented galloper to his best...
Sepoy's defeat in the Todman Stakes has opened up the Golden Slipper market and given heart to connections of his rivals.Until Saturday, Sepoy had a stranglehold on betting for the $3.5 million Sli...
Doncaster Mile winner Sacred Falls won a barrier trial at Rosehill Gardens on Tuesday morning as he builds towards the autumn carnival, reports Racing Network. The Chris Waller trained four-year-...
The step up from midweek racing to autumn carnival glory seems assured for Once Were Wild and Griffon who sailed through their assignments at Canterbury on Wednesday.Oaks-bound filly Once Were Wild...
David Hayes will set potential top class sprinter Eagle Falls for a second-up crack at the $1 million Newmarket Handicap at Flemington in March.Hayes said the four-year-old would resume in the Oakl...