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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
In this special series, our regular contributor Denton Jardine analyses the entire process of 'framing a betting market' from a punter's angle. How can you draw up your own reliable set of prices,...
The impact of 'weight' on any horse is invariably a key talking point every raceday. When it's said that a horse is 'well-weighted' for a race it means that it's considered the horse is favourably...
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...
Rosehill trainer David Payne is keeping his options open in two states with Girl Hussler but favours sending the mare north if she draws well in the Listed Lough Neagh Stakes at Doomben.Girl Hussle...
Centennial Park may have shaded star sprinter Hay List in an exhibition gallop recently but trainer David Payne is realistic about the honest campaigner's first-up chances.Centennial Park faces Syd...
Part-time trainer Stuart Webb will be enjoying a family holiday in the United States when dual Group One winner Yosei vies for a slice of the winter carnival riches in the Group Two Dane Ripper Sta...
Con Karakatsanis will be trackside at Doomben on Saturday to watch his two feature race runners but he will also have one eye on Rosehill.Karakatsanis will saddle up Black Piranha in the Group One ...
Michelle Payne is hopeful unbeaten Blue Diamond Stakes jockey Dwayne Dunn has finally pulled the wrong rein.Payne, 23, is chasing her first Group One win on Rose Darmore after Dunn chose the Lee Fr...
It took a blue-blooded crock to end a frustrating feature race sequence for trainer David Payne at Rosehill on Saturday.Since the start of the season Payne had trained no less than seven second pla...
Trainer Patrick Payne is aiming to win his second Group Two Sunline Stakes in three years.Payne will run Princess Marizza in Saturday's 1600m Moonee Valley feature after winning the race with Laura...
Contributer has been priced as the early favourite to win this weekend’s Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes , opening at $2.00 with TAB. The Cleaner and The United States look the most likely to challeng...
Rosehill trainer David Payne supports the Australian Jockey Club's controversial decision to move Saturday's Chipping Norton Stakes meeting from Warwick Farm to Randwick and believes it could provi...