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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...
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 ...
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. ...
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...
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...
There are so many racetracks in Australia, all of varying sizes and designs, that punters must investigate the 'form' of these tracks, as well as the form of the horses. It is important to know ...
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 ...
To the many newcomers to the racing fraternity, recognition of the name Dominic Beirne may be pretty much restricted to those who have access to pay television’s Sky racing channel, and identif...
A meeting between leading industry figures and the new board of Racing NSW has set the scene for a revision of race programming and handicapping in the state.Proposals for the changes will be sent ...
Comparisons to Sunline continued to flow after emerging superstar More Joyous racked up her seventh consecutive win and her second at Group One level in the George Main Stakes at Randwick.The four-...
That didn't take long...New English wonder horse Frankel will be elevated over Black Caviar in the world rankings after his commanding win in the Grp 1 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. Dominic Gardiner-H...
From NEIL FRANKLYNCOSABELLA5m : Trainer : Moira Murdoch & Dominic Olson24 starts : 4 wins : 8 placesWin distance range : 1150m - 1600mTrack conditions won on : Dead : Slow : HeavyThis sprinter-mile...
Moonee Valley JRA Cup winner Precedence has been given a 1.5kgs penalty for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. The penalty has lifted Precedence's weight in both races to 52kgs and elevates him to 3...
Jockey Dominic Tourneur says he doesn't feel the weight of expectation riding leading fancy Alcopop in the Melbourne Cup.Tourneur, 35, will ride for the first time at Flemington on Tuesday but he s...
Dwayne Dunn has picked up the one-off ride on Predatory Pricer in Saturday's Group One Turnbull Stakes after regular spring carnival jockey Steven King failed in his appeal against the severity of ...
War horse Theseo has joined a select group of horses to claim back-to-back victories in the Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill.The Gai Waterhouse-trained six-year-old missed the spring with a leg problem bu...