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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...
New Zealand trainer Mark Walker says he feels humbled to have claimed the long-standing record of Dave and Paul O'Sullivan of 104 wins in a season.The O'Sullivans' record had stood since the 1992-9...
Xtravagant is Australian Guineas-bound after a stunning victory in Saturday's New Zealand 2000 Guineas. Trained by Te Akau Racing partnership Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards, Xtravagant bolte...
Peter Robl continued to ramp up preparations for his impending race return with seven rides at Friday's Randwick barrier trials.Disqualified for 12 months for betting on races and giving false evid...
Crack sprinter Hay List is building up for his return to racing but a decision has yet to be made whether that will be in Sydney or Melbourne.Trainer John McNair said the options being considered w...
David Ellis paid $NZ1.75 million ($A1.36 million) for a half-brother to King's Rose and then declared he hoped the colt would later be worth "real money".The head of the Te Akau racing and breeding...