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Criterion is the favourite for Saturday’s Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m). As pointed out on Sky Racing seven of the first eight in the betting recently came up against each other in the Rosehill Guineas over 2000m. Will the result be repeated, will Criterion get up again?
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 ...
RANDWICK trainer Grahame Begg has conceded Saturday's Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Warwick Farm could be a bogey race for his talented mare Secret ...
Running second has been the unwelcome trend for Grahame Begg in the new season but the Randwick trainer isn't fazed by the run of close calls.Inste...
Epsom Handicap winner Secret Admirer has been locked into an autumn program top heavy with Group One assignments.As he prepares for Secret Admirer'...
Tempo concerns are outweighing worries about the strength of the opposition for Grahame Begg as the Randwick trainer tries to plot a Queen Elizabet...
AN EMOTIONAL Brenton Avdulla said he believed that yesterday's Epsom Handicap winner Secret Admirer had the ability to win this year's Cox Plate af...
Grahame Begg's hopes of winning the Epsom Handicap now rest with Saturday's Shannon Stakes favourite Secret Admirer after Ilovethiscity was ruled o...
The last time trainer Grahame Begg saddled up a Cox Plate starter, young jockey Brenton Avdulla had never even ridden a horse.Avdulla has taken maj...
Europe might produce the best stayers and Australia the best sprinters but Grahame Begg would like to take on the world with his middle distance st...
Secret Admirer became the first mare in 35 years to win the Group One Epsom Handicap at Randwick and in doing so turned around the spring fortunes ...
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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...
RANDWICK trainer Grahame Begg has conceded Saturday's Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Warwick Farm could be a bogey race for his talented mare Secret Admirer, reports the Daily Telegraph.It says: The ...
Running second has been the unwelcome trend for Grahame Begg in the new season but the Randwick trainer isn't fazed by the run of close calls.Instead, he heads to Rosehill on Saturday expecting hig...
Epsom Handicap winner Secret Admirer has been locked into an autumn program top heavy with Group One assignments.As he prepares for Secret Admirer's return to racing on Saturday, trainer Grahame Be...
Tempo concerns are outweighing worries about the strength of the opposition for Grahame Begg as the Randwick trainer tries to plot a Queen Elizabeth Stakes upset with Secret Admirer.Secret Admirer ...
AN EMOTIONAL Brenton Avdulla said he believed that yesterday's Epsom Handicap winner Secret Admirer had the ability to win this year's Cox Plate after the former Victorian jockey recorded his third...
Grahame Begg's hopes of winning the Epsom Handicap now rest with Saturday's Shannon Stakes favourite Secret Admirer after Ilovethiscity was ruled out for the spring with a leg sprain.Ilovethiscity,...
The last time trainer Grahame Begg saddled up a Cox Plate starter, young jockey Brenton Avdulla had never even ridden a horse.Avdulla has taken major steps in his riding career in the past two year...
Europe might produce the best stayers and Australia the best sprinters but Grahame Begg would like to take on the world with his middle distance star Secret Admirer.Whether it happens next year or ...
Secret Admirer became the first mare in 35 years to win the Group One Epsom Handicap at Randwick and in doing so turned around the spring fortunes of trainer Grahame Begg.Begg has endured a frustra...