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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Press Statement has been installed as the one to beat in the Randwick Guineas, opening as the $1.80 favourite with TAB to win the Group One. Montaigne ($7.00) and Stay With Me ($8.50) look...
Astute Adelaide trainer Phillip Stokes is carefully planning every move of his stable star Hucklebuck, reports Racing Network. The three-year-old son of Elsvtroem resumed in Adelaide on Saturday ...
South Australian Libby Hopwood celebrated the biggest thrill of her career when she wore Sheikh Mohammed's colours to victory in an apprentices only race at Canterbury.The 21-year-old gained an ins...
Mt Gambier trainer Dean Saxon says he is disappointed the track has come up only dead for superior wet tracker Riceman in Saturday's $100,000 David Bourke Provincial Plate at Flemington.The rising ...
Peter Moody says he's looking forward to the $1 million Caulfield Guineas following Anacheeva's victory over the unlucky Toorak Toff in Saturday's Group Three Prelude.Reigning Melbourne trainers' p...
David Hayes predicted more Group One wins ahead for his stable this spring after he opened his account for the season with Irish Lights in the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield.Hayes, who this week sac...
Punters are happy to keep backing Unencumbered to win the Magic Millions Classic before next Tuesday's barrier draw. The Bjorn Baker trained colt, an impressive winner of the Bruce McLachlan Stak...
A first-up win two preparations ago accidentally found the key to consistent sprinter Ego's Dare who will chase another victory at Randwick on Saturday.The gelding is targeting a third straight fir...
Stable expectations are high about Red Lord running true to a successful career-pattern of form in the $100,000 Frank Underwood Cup.With Anthony Cummings in the midst of a Magic Millions spending s...
Trainer Mark Kavanagh says the favourite Whobegotyou will have to come around the field from as far back as last to win Saturday's Group One $1 million Caulfield Guineas after drawing barrier 12.Ka...