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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...
The Australian Turf Club will join with the racing community and racing fans at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday to farewell one of the most popular and successful stables seen in Sydney over many de...
Champion trainer Guy Walter has died after suffering a suspected heart attack. Walter was at home when he became ill on Thursday morning. The trainer saddled up Streama to win last Saturday’s Gr...
STREAMA heads to her spring grand final in next month's Epsom Handicap on the back of another Group 1 success in today’s George Main Stakes at Randwick. Trainer Guy Walter said the George Main a...
Emotional scenes engulfed Goulburn on Monday when Wendy Walter trained her first winner at the track where her late husband Guy trained his last. Wendy Walter and stable jockey Blake Shinn wer...
GUY Walter is looking to the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups with Zanbagh , now a runner-up in the VRC and ATC Oaks.
RACING’S fraternity today mourned the death of Guy Walter, remembered as not only a champion trainer, but as one of the true gentlemen of the turf. Tributes flowed from all sections of the indust...
Guy Walter's life will be celebrated, fittingly, on Friday at Warwick Farm, the track where he forged a reputation not only as one of the finest trainers in the country, but as a thorough gentlem...
G UY Walter can’t fault stablemates Streama and Toydini ahead of Saturday’s Epsom Handicap at Randwick, reports Racing Network. Walter said both horses had progressed well from their respective wi...
Wendy Walter has today announced she will cease to operate her training business from July 5. Speaking to her owners on her late husband Guy Walter’s website, Wendy says the loss of Guy as the ke...
Guy Walter has been confirmed as the new trainer for European import Basaltico who will add his presence to the major races in Sydney this autumn.The six-year-old was brought to Australia by Luca C...