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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...
LATEST NEWS: Danny Nikolic has been cleared of any wrongdoing on four serious charges levelled against him over his rides on 10 horses from October 2009 to February 2010. Nikolic had previously pl...
It will be business as usual for Danny Nikolic on Wednesday when he rides at Sandown after he was cleared of serious charges brought by stewards.The Racing Appeals And Disciplinary Board (RADB) on ...
Racing Victoria stewards have brought two serious charges against Danny Nikolic following an investigation into alleged threats made to chief steward Terry Bailey at a meeting at Seymour last Tuesd...
Racing NSW Stewards today considered submissions put by Mr Anthony Hartnell of Atanaskovic Hartnell Lawyers on behalf of licensed trainer, Mr Sam Kavanagh relative to the exercise of delegated pow...
Racing Victoria stewards have issued nine charges against jockey Danny Nikolic following an extended investigation. Two charges allege improper practices in connection with racing and a further two...