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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...
The November / December 2015 issue of Practical Punting Magazine is now available, just click on the green button for instant access.
The November / december 2013 issue of Practical Punting Magazine is now available, just click on the green button for instant access.
The Kav Show's off and rolling for the spring and it's a spot of 'December' that may give him a big November...Yep, the imported December Draw seems to have Cups written all over him. He was impres...
Last year's Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden has been posted second fav for this year's race in November, according to the latest Betstar market. It lists the early fav as Lucas Cranach. The market:ME...
In-form apprentice Dean Holland will be looking to keep his hot streak going at the Caulfield Boxing Day meeting on Friday where he has six rides.The pint-sized Holland, who weighs 46kg, has ridden...
Four positive swabs have been returned by three recent winners from Clinton McDonald's Caulfield stables, Racing Victoria has announced.The results were received on Tuesday in a report from Racing ...
The three International Trial races will be thrown open to invited overseas runners looking for a suitable lead-up run into the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races this year, reports the H...
The crunch time came for our David Hayes betting test in the wake of last year's spring carnival. The stable experienced an extremely poor run and placed the 6-Point Divisor Test under great strai...