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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...
From NEIL FRANKLYNTRADING SECRETS3f : Y Seguin : Cambridge10 starts : 2 wins : 5 placesWin distance range : 1600mTrack conditions won on : Dead : HeavyThis filly's brace of recent successes made me...
How do you feel when confronted with column after column of trackwork gallops in your weekend Sportsman? Like most punters, I guess you're a bit baffled. What do we make of the times each horse cl...
The three major tracks in South Australia - Morphettville, Cheltenham and Victoria Park - are completely different in shape and in the challenge they pose for horse and rider. Morphettville is a...
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 ...
How do you assess a harness race? What are the traps facing punters when they set out to win money at the trots? P.P.M's new harness racing writer Peter Davies has the answers and in the first art...
If there's one thing that makes the four Melbourne racecourses stand out it is their complete difference to each other. You have the spacious, sweeping bends of Flemington, with its long 453 m h...
Trainer Phillip Cox is confident Secrets Untold is on track for two black-type victories at Eagle Farm this month, commencing with Saturday's Listed Brisbane Handicap.Cox fielded phone calls from t...
When we study form, what are we really looking for? Confirmation that the prerace favourite has the best chance? Evidence to confirm a gut feeling we have about a certain horse? I guess differe...
Tears flowed freely at Doomben on Saturday when Secrets Untold fatally snapped his shoulder in full view of the crowd and forced the stoppage of a race for the first time in memory.Secrets Untold, ...