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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...
Faced with a big field of runners, what’s your usual reaction? Could be that it’s a groan because you’re going to have to plough through the form of 14 or more runners. How to slash the field and...
Jumbo Prince is the punters’ pick to take out the Grafton Cup tomorrow, reports TAB. The Michael Nolan-trained four-year-old is the best backed runner ($8 into $6), holding 30 percent of t...
The legendary punter Eric Connolly handed out a lot of advice during his time - but none so sensible as that which warned punters to bet cautiously. Connolly always said that if you were using a...
Champion jumps trainer Eric Musgrove once thought the future of jumps racing was bleak, but now he believes it’s brighter than ever. Musgrove, one of the icons of the sport who claimed the Bri...
French jockey Eric Legrix has ended his riding career on a winning note with victory at Singapore's Kranji track on Sunday.Legrix, 44, will return to his homeland to join Pascal Bary as an assistan...
Eric Connolly once said there was a simple system which could win good money for patient punters. He had this to say: "It is not always easy to correctly time the preparation of a horse, and pun...
GEELONG SYNTHETIC Acceptances on Monday 6th September, 2010TAB MEETING. Rail: True Position Entire Circuit--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-12.42 CHI...
Eric Connolly was regarded as one of Australia's greatest professional punters. In his lifetime, he won massive fortunes, lost them, won them back and lost them again. In fact, at the time of his ...
If ever racing men sit down to talk about famous punters, there is one name that will always be mentioned - Eric Connolly. He was a racehorse trainer in the good old days' but mainly he won a l...