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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...
LAST-start group 1 winner Manawanui will run in Sydney while fellow classy three-year-olds Smart Missile and Helmet will start this weekend in races in Melbourne before their ultimate clash in next...
Sincero is maintaining favoritism for the Grp 1 $1m Stradbroke Hdcp 1400m on June 11, according to the latest market from TAB Sportsbet. Sincero is at $4.80 (15/4) ahead of Hay List $5.50 (9/2). Sa...
WHILE most of the latest group of international raiders prepare to jet back to Europe over the next week, veteran English stayer Munsef will remain at Sandown in preparation for the track's premier...
David Hayes echoes the sentiments of most of his rival trainers ahead of Saturday's Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington, where All Too Hard will start a red hot favourite.''He's a really smart...
Caulfield trainer Mick Price has elected to continue the Interstate preparations of exciting juveniles Pressing and Jazz Song, despite below par returns from their respective runs at Doomben this ...
Nick Olive has been looking to test Voice Commander over 2000 metres and says he's found the perfect opportunity to do it in Saturday's Listed Frank Underwood Cup.Olive has also accepted for Monday...
SUPPORTERS of yesterday's Blue Diamond Stakes winner Star Witness were not quite on the same page as his rider Nicholas Hall as the field turned for home in the $1 million race. With just a couple ...
Whitefriars is out of Sat's Orr Stakes and this means jockey Jim Cassidy will be in Sydney to ride at Randwick. He'll be on Slow The Flow (Light Fingers Stakes), Kiwi import Miss Keepsake (Breeders...
TAB has kept Extreme Choice at $2.80 for Saturday’s Longines Golden Slipper at Rosehill after he came up with barrier 7 at this morning’s draw. Favourite since winning the Blue Diamond just ov...
Promising three-year-old Arjuna will go into his spring grand final a fresh horse in Saturday's Group Two Sandown Guineas.Trainer John Collins said he was always going to give the Giant's Causeway ...