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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...
What? A shortage of jockeys in the racing mecca of Hong Kong? I thought jockeys were knocking the doors down to get into the cash there...Apparently not. Latest reports say a shortage of jockeys ha...
NSW chief stipe Ray Murrihy is no fan of NZ's law that allows jockeys to bet. Betting jockeys, he warns, threaten the financial base of racing because punters will lose confidence. 'He adds: 'Betti...
Those stupid whip rules are bringing more bad headlines for racing...Now industrial action could loom because of the whopping $2000 fine smacked on Michael Rodd for using the whip too much to get F...
Dry track but still not safe...Jockeys forced the abandonment of the Swan Hill card after 4 races on Friday, They were concerned about a slippery patch of ground along the back straight.
Jockeys are threatening to disrupt the Melbourne Cup carnival over the lack of government commitment to funding the National Jockeys' Trust.The Australian Jockeys' Association (AJA) says state and ...
Unbending rules, bad publicity...Sometimes the actions of officialdom beggars belief...Latest reports say that Victorian jockeys are on the warpath after RV stewards banned injured rider Kate Mally...
Jockeys have threatened to take industrial action during the Melbourne Cup carnival over the lack of government commitment to funding the National Jockeys Trust. Riders will meet after the third ra...
VICTORIAN jockeys believe they are being treated harshly by Racing Victoria Limited stewards over the new whip rules, with three suspended riders to appeal their penalties, reports The Age.It says:...
Efforts are underway to appoint a mediator to help resolve the jockeys' dispute which threatens the multi-million dollar spring carnival.Race meetings around the country were halted on Thursday whe...