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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...
Triple Group 1 winner Buffering will be set for the T.J. Smith Stakes as the No 1 sprinter in the land, reports Racing Network. Buffering reaffirmed his star status as he defied a determined late...
Queensland three-year-old Buffering could make a surprise return to Sydney as part of an unorthodox campaign aimed at the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington in October.Buffering is curren...
Trainer Robert Heathcote says his star sprinter Buffering could be headed to Royal Ascot in 2014. A trip to the UK is one of two potential international options for the son of Mossman, with the H...
In a rare era when Australia has produced the world's two best sprinters, Black Caviar and Hay List, trainer Rob Heathcote is considering his first overseas venture with his star Buffering.Bufferin...
Sepoy may be the best three-year-old in the country but trainer Rob Heathcote still hopes to find a chink in the star colt's armour in the Group Two Caulfield Sprint on Saturday.Heathcote will take...
After missing the Brisbane carnival through injury, Robert Heathcote says his star sprinter Buffering is ready to fire this spring. Buffering, a four-time Group 1-winner, suffered a sesamoid i...
Premier Brisbane trainer Rob Heathcote has a bit of a scary warning for rival trainers regarding Buffering heading into tomorrow’s Group 1 $1 million VRC Sprint Classic, reports TVN's Racing Netw...
Robert Heathcote's decision to switch between states with Buffering has come with an unexpected bonus for the premier Queensland trainer.Buffering, with six wins in nine starts, will line up as a l...
Rob Heathcote’s stable stars Buffering and Solzhenitsyn came back into full-work yesterday on their way to the Melbourne Spring Carnival. Heathcote, Brisbane's leading trainer, this afternoon tol...