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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...
Boom 3YO Black Caviar is a hot fav at $1.22 for the opening race at Moonee Valley on Saturday. TAB Sportsbet has Make Ena on the second line at $6.50. Early markets on key MV races:RACE 1 ARROW TRA...
Look out, here she comes...Sizzler Black Caviar, the first of trainer Peter Moody's 'superclub' of sprinters, is likely to make her return to racing at Moonee Valley on Friday night. Moody says the...
With a light weight and an ability to sit close in the run and overcome a possible race tempo trap, Danny Shum Chap-shing's Mr Gnocchi can confirm the class of this season's four-year-old cro...
Tom's Rocket has been an early firmer in Epsom Handicap betting following his impressive 1400m victory at Warwick Farm. Tom's Rocket's price was slashed from $201 to $101, according to TAB Sportsbe...
Betting against crowd is something we have talked about many times in P.P.M. In this article, Alan Jacobs tells how Dennis Walker, of the Rating Bureau, shoots for windfall with his exotic bets. ...
Early market movers for the big meetings on Saturday (from TAB Spoortsbet):ROSEHILL 1 Karuta Queen $2.50-$2.40 ($3000 @ $2.50, $1500 @ $2.50) Al's Magic Miss $11 - $9.50 ($1000 @ $11)2 Tom's Rocket...
Early market movers for major meetings on Sunday, December 26 (from TAB Sportsbet)RANDWICK1 Sincero $2.10 - $1.85 ($2,250, $1,100, $1,000 twice @ $1.95, $6,000 & $1,500 @ $1.90, $3,000 e/w @ $1.85)...
Records weren't broken and the impossible didn't happen, yet Jockey Club chief Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges called the 2011-12 season "the best ever", reports the Racing Post in Hong Kong.It says: ...
Early market movers for Warwick Farm and Flemington on Saturday (from TAB Sportsbet):WARWICK FARM 1 Miskish ($700 @ $4.80)2 Tom's Rocket $9 - $7 ($350 @ $9, $350 @ $8)3 Oakfield Beauty $8.50 - $7.5...