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In this e-book, PPM editor Brian Blackwell and US expert Barry Meadow share their views on the fundamentals of handicapping. Meadow’s ideas come from his lifelong pursuit of profit in US racing. Brian gives the Aussie angle.
Victoria can proudly boast many of the best country racetracks in Australia. Quite a number of them offer spacious, testing courses which offer ev...
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 th...
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 ...
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 man...
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...
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 ...
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 doe...
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 av...
South Australian jockey Caitlin Forrest has died in hospital overnight from injuries suffered in a fall at Murray Bridge yesterday. The 19-year-o...
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 ...
Stephen Baster left Melbourne on a winning note as he prepares to take up a six month contract in Singapore.The 37-year-old, who will be a retained...
Stephen Baster will become the latest Australian jockey to ply his trade in Singapore when he takes up a six-month contract in the new year.Expats ...
Malua Racing is looking at a start for Shezaten in the time-honoured Bagot Handicap following her tenacious victory on her home track at Flemington...
Former British juvenile winner Racing Mate caught every eye at his local debut over the Happy Valley 1,000m course and the gelding gets a chance...
Out you go, says the Singapore Turf Club... Aussie jockey Stephen Baster has been chucked out of Singapore racing and he doesn't know why. A promin...
Jockey Stephen Baster will get treatment for a sprained ankle so he can ride La Rocket in the Group Two Patinack Farm Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley...
Veteran Toowoomba horseman Barry Squair will chase a consolation prize with his promising sprinter G'Day Old Mate at Eagle Farm on Saturday after h...
Stephen Baster is in trackwork mode but a race comeback has been put on hold for a week.Baster was hoping to prove his fitness in time to ride Wind...
As one of the country's leading jockeys Corey Brown is used to pressure but he admits the intensity surrounding his Cox Plate ride on Shoot Out is ...
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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...
Stephen Baster left Melbourne on a winning note as he prepares to take up a six month contract in Singapore.The 37-year-old, who will be a retained rider with the Singapore Turf Club, flew out on S...
Stephen Baster will become the latest Australian jockey to ply his trade in Singapore when he takes up a six-month contract in the new year.Expats Danny Beasley and John Powell have carved out succ...
Malua Racing is looking at a start for Shezaten in the time-honoured Bagot Handicap following her tenacious victory on her home track at Flemington on Saturday.The four-year-old Handsome Ransom mar...
Former British juvenile winner Racing Mate caught every eye at his local debut over the Happy Valley 1,000m course and the gelding gets a chance to snatch some silverware over the same course in...
Out you go, says the Singapore Turf Club... Aussie jockey Stephen Baster has been chucked out of Singapore racing and he doesn't know why. A prominent owner linked with Baster says the Melbourne jo...
Jockey Stephen Baster will get treatment for a sprained ankle so he can ride La Rocket in the Group Two Patinack Farm Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley.Baster sustained the injury to his right ankle in...
Veteran Toowoomba horseman Barry Squair will chase a consolation prize with his promising sprinter G'Day Old Mate at Eagle Farm on Saturday after he was balloted out of the rich Weetwood Handicap.S...
Stephen Baster is in trackwork mode but a race comeback has been put on hold for a week.Baster was hoping to prove his fitness in time to ride Wind Shear in the Lord Stakes at Caulfield on Sunday b...
As one of the country's leading jockeys Corey Brown is used to pressure but he admits the intensity surrounding his Cox Plate ride on Shoot Out is something else.Brown is on the third favourite onl...