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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
In this special series, our regular contributor Denton Jardine analyses the entire process of 'framing a betting market' from a punter's angle. How can you draw up your own reliable set of prices,...
The impact of 'weight' on any horse is invariably a key talking point every raceday. When it's said that a horse is 'well-weighted' for a race it means that it's considered the horse is favourably...
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...
Corey's ready for admiration...Corey Brown will replace the suspended Brenton Avdulla on the well-fancied Secret Admirer in the Grp 3 Tramway (1400m) at Randwick on Sat week. The Grp winning mare ...
Rangirangdoo proved to Chris Waller he is something special after a commanding victory at Randwick and the trainer will now aim the four-year-old towards the Group One Epsom Handicap in the spring....
The Stradbroke Handicap could emerge as a realistic target for Steps In Time if the talented filly can win the Listed Hawkesbury Guineas on Saturday.Steps In Time was among the Stradbroke nominatio...
Newly-crowned premier jockey Nash Rawiller will miss the first meetings of the Sydney season due to illness with Josh Parr the first beneficiary of his absence.Parr will replace Rawiller on expensi...
If racing was only about the best looking horses winning, Rain Affair would be an outsider - and not the warm favourite - to win the Missile Stakes.Luckily for the Rain Affair camp racing doesn't d...
Victory in the Group Two Breeders' Classic at Warwick Farm is likely to prompt trainer John O'Shea to raise the bar with lightly-raced mare Steps In Time.Jim Cassidy took the initiative aboard Step...
Irish mare Profound Beauty has taken the first steps towards another trip to Australia for the Melbourne Cup with victory in the Group Three Curragh Cup.Trainer Dermot Weld said Profound Beauty wou...