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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...
ANTHONY CUMMINGS is suffering from the flu, but son Edward was in good voice when cheering home Secret Destiny, which scored in a three-way photo-finish at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, reports Craig ...
KEMBLA GRANGE 06/021 Quick's The Word $4.40 - $4 - $4.20 ($1400 @ $4.40), Ephoral $9 - $7 ($400 @ $9, $800 @ $8), Lamartine $7 - $6.50 ($600 @ $7), Azzalin $4.60 - $4 ($1000 @ $4.40)3 Kingdoms $8.5...
All the TAB price changes for Moonee Valley, Rosehill and Ipswich...
Anthony Bolden will be out to land the biggest win of his training career when Brookton Mist lines up in Saturday's Macdonald Steeplechase.The meeting has been transferred to Sandown from its origi...
CASTERTON Acceptances on Sunday 22nd August, 2010TAB MEETING. Rail: True Position Entire Circuit--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-12.50 KING ALFRED/M...
FLEMINGTON Acceptances on Saturday 19th December, 2009TAB MEETING. Rail: Out 3m Entire Circuit1-12.45 BEACHSIDE 1200 1200 MOf $70000. 1st $42700, 2nd $12600, 3rd $6300, 4th $3150, 5th $1750, 6th $7...
MOONEE VALLEY Acceptances on Saturday 24th October, 2009TAB MEETING. Rail: True------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-12.10 MICROFLITE HEL...
CANBERRA Acceptances on Sunday 13th March, 2011TAB MEETING. Rail: True--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-01.00 ACTEWAGL MAIDEN PLATE 1200 M Of $20000 ...