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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...
Book Review There's nothing I like better (well, almost nothing) than to sit down at night with a good book to read. I have a wide taste in books, and racing, and associated betting and money m...
Glamour mare Tuesday Joy will have competition in Dubai later this month from an unexpected source with Australian Cup winner Niconero to make the trip.Trainer David Hayes confirmed Niconero would ...
Emerging star So You Think will join the star studded line-up for the Caulfield Guineas robbing the Spring Champion Stakes in Sydney of its favourite.Trainer Bart Cummings has decided the 1600m ra...
A trip to Australia is on the agenda for New Zealand Oaks winner Midnight Oil but Queensland is likely to win out over Sydney.Trainer Paul Duncan said the Queensland Oaks on June 4 was the more fav...
The Tatts W.S Cox Plate is an Australian Group 1 weight-for-age championship thoroughbred. Held annually at Moonee Valley Racing club in Melbourne, it is one of the biggest races of the Spring Rac...
Gold Coast: Gold Coast Turf Club Saturday 14, January 2012 Meeting Type: Metro (TAB MEETING)Rail Position: Out 0.5m 1000m-400m; True Remainder of Circuit. Track Condition: Good 3Race 1 - 12:05PM BM...
Her racing silks were different but it was an all too familiar result as More Joyous started her Doncaster Mile campaign on a winning note at Randwick on Saturday.Sporting a dark blue livery emblaz...
Bart Cummings and long-time friend and client Dato'Tan Chin Nam are not only eyeing their fourth Melbourne Cup together, they are planning for next year as well.The two octogenarians will be at Cau...
Trainer John Gosden recorded a memorable double on Saturday as Duncan dead-heated with Jukebox Jury in the Irish St Leger after stablemate Masked Marvel won the English equivalent at Doncaster.The ...