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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
In this special series, our regular contributor Denton Jardine analyses the entire process of 'framing a betting market' from a punter's angle. How can you draw up your own reliable set of prices,...
The impact of 'weight' on any horse is invariably a key talking point every raceday. When it's said that a horse is 'well-weighted' for a race it means that it's considered the horse is favourably...
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...
As the results of handicap races invariably prove, large-weight concessions rarely make winners of outclassed or unfit horses. The principle stands up in all kinds of races, from the lower class u...
Ever since Andy Beyer and Howard Sartin’s speed theories were imported from the USA into Australian racing, a doting band of time and speed aficionados have chipped away at weight-based principles...
The importance of weights as a major form instrument. for the greater part of racing's history, has never been a contentious issue. Weights have long been regarded as the cornerstone of successful...
Many years ago, a respected racing man told me that about 90 per cent of races are won by one of the three best 'weight contenders' which also rate highly on other essential handicapping factors. ...
Will we see female jockeys dominating raciing in a few years' time? Kate Mallyon reckons we will. On the comeback trail from some grim injuries, Kate has been sounding off about the 'weight power' ...
In this article, provided by the respected UK website Flatstats ( www.flatstats.co.uk ), some pertinent points are made about the effects of weight on racehorses. The article refers to British rac...
A total of 202 nominations have been weighed for the 146th running of the $2million BMW Doncaster Mile (Group 1) to be staged at Royal Randwick on Saturday, 21st April 2012.Since the rise in minimu...
Trainer Mick Price is confident we'll see a big Doncaster bid by Aloha, currently at 9/1. She gets a weight drop from the 57kgs she carried in Sat's Ryder Stakes to 51kgs in the Doncaster Mile. Pr...
Looks like Hay List is a non-goer for the $1m Stradbroke on June 11. Trainer John McNair admits the handicapper's assessment of Hay List on 57.5kgs is a 'winnable weight' but he remains in favor of...