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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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Let me deal, firstly, with one of the simplest possible examples of using both tipsters and the pre-post betting market. This is a relatively simple technique and it will probably allow you to mov...
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 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...
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...
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...
Guelph is now a hot favourite to win the Thousand Guineas at TAB.COM.AU . The Peter Snowden-trained runner’s price was sliced from $2.70 into $1.90 following her impressive victory in Sa...
Brilliant Caulfield winner Sepoy is now raging hot fav for the Blue Diamond Stakes. His emphatic Prelude win on Saturday has him topping the early market at $2.20 (5/4). The TAB Sportsbet martket o...
Just too hot...Monday's Moe meeting has been abandoned due to the extreme weather forecast in Victoria's east. Racing Victoria made the decision after a revised temperature of 43 degrees was foreca...
Smokin' Joey has been 'hot' in early Railway Stakes WA betting, according to the TAB early price movements.
Black Caviar is a hot odds-on favorite for the BTC Cup at Doomben on May 14. She's at $1.25 for the big race, according to the first market released by TAB Sportsbet.LATEST BTC CUP MARKETBLACK CAVI...
Early spring tip...Rosehill trainer David Payne is tipping that his Warwick Farm winner Reem can develop into a VRC Oaks prospect in the spring. The Galileo filly is now off for a short break befo...
Chris Waller's well-performed 4YO Snow Alert is the early fav at $5.00 (4/1) for Sat's Rowley Mile at the big Hawkesbury meeting. TAB Sportsbet has Mentality and Strat's Flyer on the second line at...
Chad Schofield will resume riding at Moonee Valley on Saturday after passing his final serious test. Schofield attended a concussion test at Racing Victoria on Monday, a standard procedure for an...
Racing NSW reports: Following an interview on Monday at Racing NSW Offices including Mark Newnham, stable foreman for licensed trainer Mrs Gai Waterhouse, and apprentice, Winona Costin, assisted ...