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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...
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 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. ...
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 ...
Greyhound racing is probably the best system under which a punter in Australia can risk - or rather, invest - his hard earned dough. To my way of thinking there is nothing so good as a standout "...
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...
They call it 'deep state' handicapping. It's the method used by shrewd computer geeks to make millions of dollars on Hong Kong racing. The average punter has no idea of the penetrating analys...
South Australian jockey Caitlin Forrest has died in hospital overnight from injuries suffered in a fall at Murray Bridge yesterday. The 19-year-old had been leading the race when her horse broke ...
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...
Racing NSW chairman Alan Brown is "fairly confident" of soon getting the green light to run Friday night racing at Canterbury but not all industry participants are happy with the plan."We are still...
Meanest act of the year in racing? Surely it must be the $300 fine imposed on Hugh Bowman for touching his cap in honor of racecaller Ian Craig on his last day at Gosford? There was no 'danger' in ...
Damien Oliver will replace the injured Corey Brown on More Starwberries in Sat's Grp 1 $3.5m Golden Slipper at Rosehill. Brown broke his collarbone in a race fall at Warwick Farm. His mount Viva La...
In what now seems like another life back in the early 70s, I was one of those young punters who bet on almost anything, from pub pool, darts, football, cards, horse racing, greyhounds and what w...
A member of one of Australia's most famous horse-racing families claims he has been sacked from a senior trotting job because he is gay. Internationally renowned harness racing driver Steven Shinn ...
The more research that you can do into a particular factor of horse racing usually means that somewhere along the line you will discover a breakthrough. For example, let's say you are looking a...
IRATE senior representatives of harness and greyhound racing have called a public rally to condemn the amalgamation of control of the three codes, reports the Courier-Mail. IT SAYS: The two minor c...
Horses for courses. We've all heard the phrase, but have you ever thought about applying it to finding winners at the greyhound track? This information is often overlooked. Does the greyhound you...