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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...
Aussie runners at Sunday's Singapore International raceday have drawn well in their races. Takeover Target will start from barrier #3 in his bid to win another Grp 1 KrisFlyer International Sprint ...
Trainer Tony Noonan says Ortensia has the right racing style to cover herself in glory in next month's Group One International Sprint at Sha Tin.A winner of nine of her 21 starts, the Testa Rossa m...
Australian mare Ortensia has finished a gallant fifth in the Hong Kong International Sprint at Sha Tin won by South African J J The Jet Plane.The Tony Noonan-trained Ortensia was Australia's only r...
Europe, here she comes...well, maybe...Connections of Ortensia are still thinking about a European campaign with her...Trainer Tony Noonan says the mare has come through her game 5th in last week's...
Bad news for the Scenic Blast camp...The Global Sprint Challenge front-runner is suffering from a hoof problem and is OUTof Sunday's Hong Kong International Sprint trial at Sha Tin. The Hong Kong J...
Trainer Tony Noonan will give Ortensia a solid 1200m hitout when she has an exhibition gallop with a companion at Sandown on Wednesday in preparation for next month's Hong Kong Sprint.The Testa Ros...
Ortensia is set to take on reigning Horse Of The Year Typhoon Tracy in the Group Two Australia Stakes under lights at Moonee Valley on Friday.The five-year-old has been freshened up since running f...
Can brilliant filly Ortensia take Hong Kong by storm in December? Could be. Trainer Tony Noonan is seriously considering taking her over for the rich HK Sprint. he says: 'I had a look at her last w...
Group One winner Atomic Force remains in training in the hope he can secure a Hong Kong Sprint invitation."We've thrown in a nomination and he's had two inoculations so now it's a matter of waiting...