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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. ...
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 ...
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...
I am often asked which of the popular exotic forms of betting is the best for a punter. Of course to a large extent it depends on your punting personality, along with your betting bank, and to per...
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...
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...
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...
This is Part 1 of a two-part exclusive interview with Australia's greatest professional punter, the late Don Scott, by PPM's Brian Blackwell. Scott discusses his lifestyle, his approach to punting...
MOST Saturdays, Linda Meech plies her trade at the provincials, but yesterday, with most of the state's leading riders interstate, the well-travelled jockey notched a winning double for top trainer...
Linda Meech is a big fan of the adage "have saddle will travel" and with that in mind, the jockey, who is on the crest of a winning wave, heads to Adelaide on Saturday, reports the Sydney Morning H...
Linda Meech has answered a call from Peter Moody to partner his two Rosehill runners on Saturday including exciting three-year-old Moment Of Change.It will be a rare Sydney visit from the New Zeala...
She currently occupies third position on the Victorian Jockeys Premiership with a superior strike rate to all other riders inside the top 50 but Linda Meech isn’t getting carried away ahead of a b...
Trainer Steve McKee will test his good stayer Boundless in the $NZ1 million Kelt Capital Stakes at Hastings in Oct before deciding if she'll have another crack at the Melbourne spring carnival. Her...
Sam Spratt has won the 08/09 New Zealand Lady Jockey Championship Series and now she gets a chance to ride against Australia's top female jockeys in a special race at Moonee Valley on Oct 9. Sam is...
Leading trainer Peter Moody capped off a memorable day when Almodovar completed a three-state treble with his victory in the Galilee Series Final at Caulfield.Ridden by Linda Meech, the Pins geldin...
Averau made it back-to-back Flemington victories when the Peter Morgan and Craig Widdison-trained mare proved too good in Saturday’s $80,000 Doriemus Handicap (2000m) . Last seen scoring a ...
A stunned Linda Meech couldn't believe her mount Mid Summer Music was able to get up and win from a seemingly impossible position at Moonee Valley on Saturday.Meech said she thought the Peter Moody...
Peter Moody says it is worth having a shot at the stumps with honest mare Mid Summer Music in Saturday's Group Three Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield.The Oamaru Force mare has been very honest throu...