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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 ...
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...
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...
The great 'corruption in racing' probe continues...and now it's alleged that top jockey Mark Zahra is embroiled in the Smoking Aces race-fixing scandal. The Age says it can also reveal that the Aus...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
From NEIL FRANKLYNARAKTI3g : Trainer - Murray & Bjorn Baker7 starts : 2 wins : 2 placesWin distance range : 1600m - 2100mTrack conditions won on : Fast/Good : DeadVisiting Australian hoop Michael R...
Solar Charged has taken a firm grip on Golden Slipper betting after her dominant win in the Kindergarten 1100m at Warwick Farm. John O'Shea's Charge Forward filly dashed clear from the top of the s...
Early-bet punters were keen to play when the Gai Waterhouse trained Dreamscape was posted as a $6 chance for Saturday's Liverpool City Cup. TAB Sportsbet says the first bet taken was $1000 @ $6 qui...
Peter Snowden is convinced Kidnapped races best in the anticlockwise direction but will give him one more chance to prove him wrong in Saturday's Group One Rosehill Guineas.All four of Kidnapped's ...
The bite...Black Piranha, a top contender for Sat's big Doncaster Mile, has returned a positive to the prohibited substance phenylbutazone. Stewards say a swab sample was taken from the Con Karakat...
Trainer Peter Healey is giving Topzoff only a 50-50 chance of making his comeback to jumps racing this weekend.Healey said the 12-year-old was being treated for a gut infection and was in doubt to ...
from RACING POST HKwww.racing.scmp.comThe Almond Lee-trained Good Strike gets a golden opportunity to break back into the winner's circle in the final leg of the Triple Trio at Happy Valley on Wedn...
MORE ON PREPOST BETTINGBetting prepost but with a declared final field means you get your money back if there's a scratching.But there's an interesting twist to that.Which is?Deductions apply.Now, ...