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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. ...
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...
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 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...
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 ...
With 2008 racing ahead and the autumn carnivals looming, ?it’s time adopted “cool” as a punter. That is, you ?look and act the part to impress your friends at the races. Here are just a few hand...
In this series of articles, Denton Jardine and The Optimist chat about ideas for successful trifecta betting. As the series continues, we will also be bringing you the ideas of various experts fro...
Although they are extremely popular, quinellas are probably the least understood of all the exotic bets. Many canny professionals make a living from quinellas, while the average punter loses his m...
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 one thing I dislike about systems is that they have rules that are seemingly inflexible. They worry me. When I look at system rules I often cannot accept the rigid formulas by which they ope...
Fitness, consistency and blinkers are the key words Peter Moody uses for his three runners in the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes.Fastnet Rock colt Wanted spearheads the Moody team at $7.50 in TAB S...
This is the second and final extract from James Quinn’s best-selling book The Best of Thoroughbred Handicapping, Leading Ideas and Methods, which we have chosen as one of the 10 best racing books ...
Robert Saunders Dowst is regarded as we of the worlds leading racing experts. He is legendary for his books about in-depth handicapping and money management his theories being formulated in the ...
Celestial Smile has a proud record of consistency as he has made his way through the grades and he is poised to break into Group Three company with the handicaps in his favour in the Centenary V...
Stablemates Rock Me Sweet and Johnnydrama will be doing their best to lift the spirits of trainer Leon Corstens when they contest the Listed Creswick Stakes at Flemington.Corstens will watch Saturd...
Three-year-old Admiration continues to build a platform to the top next season, but he faces a serious stumbling block in the Skol Cup (1,200m) at Sha Tin today when he meets the John Size-trained ...
Group One winner Gold Trail's consistency could play against him when he resumes as equal topweight in Saturday's Galaxy at Randwick.Gold Trail won the Group One Railway Stakes (1200m) on New Year'...
The name Robert Saunders Dowst pops up every now and again whenever I get into detailed discussions about horse racing handicapping, and how to pick winners and avoid losers, and so on. Most peop...