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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...
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 ...
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. ...
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...
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...
There are so many racetracks in Australia, all of varying sizes and designs, that punters must investigate the 'form' of these tracks, as well as the form of the horses. It is important to know ...
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 ...
Mornington Inglis Premier Stakes winner Snitzerland has firmed from $26 into $17 for the Golden Slipper, says TAB Sportsbet. One punter obviously anticipated a strong effort by whacking $2000 on th...
The Brian Mayfield-Smith trained Gran Sasso is heading the early market for Sat's Sir John Monash Stakes 1100m at Caulfield on Saturday. The latest TAB Sportsbet market is:GRAN SASSO $2.90I AM INVI...
Golden Slipper winner Vancouver is off to the spelling paddock - and this means he'll miss the chance of a Triple Crown attack. Trainer Gai Waterhouse's decision came as something of a shock o...
Ciaron Maher will send Set Square for blood tests on Monday to confirm that she has taken no harm from her disappointing Vinery Stud Stakes effort. The Crown Oaks winner ran the worst race of...
Wangaratta trainer John Ledger is confident he has smart sprinter Mind Your Head going as well as he was last summer in preparation for a return to his favourite track in the Listed Monash Stakes (...
There will be a touch of Spring about Caulfield this Saturday after the $120,000 Polytrack Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) attrac...
Aidan O’Brien sends out two of his three Emirates Melbourne Cup entries in the early hours of Sunday morning when Leading Light and Foundry feature in the world’s oldest Classic – the Ladbrokes S...
Second Effort ($5.50) has been the centre of a good move in the Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday, firming from $11. Punters are banking on a wet track giving Second Effort the edge; ...
A bulked up Berringama has trainer Brian Cox excited about his prospects of reaching a new level this campaign which begins with the Monash Stakes.The Wodonga based Cox said the rising five-year-ol...