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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Sydney's two metropolitan horse racing clubs may merge in response to the global economic downturn, industry chiefs say.NSW Gaming and Racing Minister Kevin Greene on Wednesday convened a meeting o...
Blake Shinn was the subject of an unusual protest at Canterbury on Wednesday for accidentally hitting rival Josh Parr's mount across the nose with his whip.Shinn won theraces.com.au Handicap (1550m...
GAI WATERHOUSE has slammed the report that recommends the merging of the Australian Jockey Club and Sydney Turf Club as being "worth nothing", reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald.His r...
Another pointless stewards' probe! Racing NSW stewards gave Josh Parr the heavy questioning after his ride on the Peter Snowden-trained Merge, runner-up in the Panasonic Specialists Air Network Han...
Hugh Bowman is a fav of punters at the moment, and many reckon he'll come up trumps at the Grafton meeting...Hughie goes to Grafton to ride the Chris Waller-trained Bellagio Wynn in the Grafton Cup...
THE oldest race club in Australia, the Australian Jockey Club, may be forced to merge with its Rosehill rival, the Sydney Turf Club, and Canterbury racecourse redeveloped for housing under a radica...
The NSW Govt and some highly-placed execs in NSW racing are copping more than they expected over the proposed merge of the AJC and STC. Latest doubt comes from the NSW Trainers Association. It has ...
State Government bludgeoning...That's how many angry members of the STC and AJC view the latest move for a merger of the two clubs. They reckon the decision's already been made at government level ...
THE first attempts to reduce costs at Radio Sport National are likely to begin in the new year with racecallers at the struggling station set to merge with those at thoroughbred broadcaster TVN, re...