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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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
In this special series, our regular contributor Denton Jardine analyses the entire process of 'framing a betting market' from a punter's angle. How can you draw up your own reliable set of prices,...
The impact of 'weight' on any horse is invariably a key talking point every raceday. When it's said that a horse is 'well-weighted' for a race it means that it's considered the horse is favourably...
There are many problems associated with beating the trifecta. Punters probably don’t realise the task they are taking on when they tackle this bet. Question 1: Can you predict the 1-2-3 finishin...
He's back (again)...Injury-plagued Jim Cassidy is likely to return to race riding early next month after recovering from career threatening injuries. 'The Pumper' slashed one of his hands in a gard...
The Pumper's de-pumped...Jim Cassidy has been suspended for three months after testing positive to a banned substance. JC pleaded guilty to having provided a sample containing an unnamed banned sub...
Wags are suggesting trainer Tony Vasil lose some weight and return to being a jockey. They say it's the only way he will have his horses ridden the way he wants. Vasil copped a $500 fine for a heat...
They say jockeys are bad tipsters but some of them know what they are talking about...Jim Cassidy is one, so perhaps we should listen (and so should trainer Rick Worthington) when 'The Pumper' decl...
Better next time...Trainer Anthony Cummings is prepared to forgive Rhythm of Dance's failure in the Villiers. Backed from $6 into $4.80 favorite, the gelding finished 8th. AC says: 'The run was OK....
In-form stayer Green Moon has been promoted to Betstar's fifth line of betting for the Melbourne Cup after a punter backed him to win $300,000 on Tuesday. Betstar's boss Alan Eskander told PPD: 'He...
Has 'lucky' Jim Cassidy picked up the winning ride in the Caulfield Cup? Many think he has. The Pumper's been chosen to ride Glencadam Gold, the reigning favorite. Unluckily missing out is Tommy Be...
Whitefriars is out of Sat's Orr Stakes and this means jockey Jim Cassidy will be in Sydney to ride at Randwick. He'll be on Slow The Flow (Light Fingers Stakes), Kiwi import Miss Keepsake (Breeders...
Melbourne stable foreman Reg Fleming will recommend to his boss Bart Cummings that a Brisbane campaign be considered for emerging three-year-old Royal Striker.Fleming said the gelding had proven a ...