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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...
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’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 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 ...
With 2008 racing ahead and the autumn carnivals looming, ?it’s time adopted “cool” as a punter. That is, you ?look and act the part to impress your friends at the races. Here are just a few hand...
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...
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...
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...
Trainer Gerald Ryan is leaning towards testing Hot Snitzel against some of the country's best sprinters in next week's Group One Galaxy at Randwick.It will be the first time the three-year-old has ...
Trainer Gerald Ryan is considering a change of riding tactics for Hot Snitzel in the erratic youngster's bid to deny the Darley juggernaut victory in the Group Two Sires' Produce Stakes at Eagle Fa...
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.That's the adage trainer Gerald Ryan is adhering to with Hot Snitzel in the Group One TJ Smith at Eagle Farm on Saturday.Hot Snitzel is the $2.10 favourite for the 1...
Hot Snitzel's dud second-up record doesn't faze trainer Gerald Ryan but he is wary of Group Two Hobartville Stakes rival Manawanui.Hot Snitzel held Manawanui at bay by a long head when the pair cla...
Trainer Paul Messara hopes to get an early indication of promising filly Double Ranga's spring hopes when the youngster makes her comeback at Eagle Farm.Double Ranga returns from a four-month break...
Trainer Gerald Ryan believes he has the ammunition in Hot Snitzel to deny Darley a clean sweep of this season's Group One juvenile races.The Peter Snowden-trained Benfica is shooting for Darley's f...
Gerald Ryan will rely on Hot Snitzel to repel the Darley two-year-olds in Saturday's BRC Sires' Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm.The trainer admits it will be a tough task with the Peter Snowden-traine...
Glyn Schofield says he's impressed with his Melbourne Cup mount Mourilyan. GS was aboard when Mourilyan worked nicely at Sandown on Thursday morning. The Herman Brown-trained gelding worked with s...
KING of the kids Gerald Ryan says he's barely scratched the surface of his group of promising youngsters, reports Matt Stewart in the Melbourne Herald-Sun.His report says: Ryan has been the trainer...