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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...
Gai Waterhouse's charge toward January's $2 million BMW Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) got a boost when No Looking Back dominated the juvenile race at Warwick Farm. Living up to the pre-race b...
Trainer Liam Birchley is hopeful Sarge In Charge can show he's made a full recovery from mental scarring following a leg injury when the colt runs at Doomben on Wednesday.Sarge In Charge, who will ...
Trainer Liam Birchley has gone for local experience by engaging Hayden Tinsley to ride Sarge in Charge in the Karaka Million at Ellerslie in Auckland later this month.Sarge In Charge will leave for...
Not the best news for Cup Day...Latest reports claim that Damien Oliver has reportedly admitted betting on a rival horse and an expected lengthy ban could force him into retirement. It says: 'Olive...
Zac Purton has run into trouble with officialdom in Hong Kong...He's been fined HK$300,000 (A$40,000) fine for not reporting to stewards that he had been approached for tips by a 'notorious' punter...
Chris Waller is reluctant to talk about a premiership win just yet but takes a healthy lead into Sunday's Warwick Farm meeting where several members of his winter team will be on show.Since the 199...
A number of horses with Autumn Carnival aspirations have headed to Canberra for Cup and Black Opal Day this Sunday. Arab Dawn, a $15 chance for the Sydney Cup on April 9, is the co-favouri...
Champion jockey Lisa Cropp has been disqualified for nine months and ordered to pay $NZ99,500 ($A78,848) in fines and costs after being found guilty on a drug charge.The penalty was handed down on ...