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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 FRANKLYNRIOMORAL3g : K McQuade : Matamata4 starts : 2 wins : 1 placeWin distance range : 1200mTrack conditions won on : Fast/Good : DeadThis sparingly raced individual looks highly talent...
From NEIL FRANKLYN in AucklandTOPARIO3f : R Patterson : New Plymouth8 starts : 2 wins : 2 placesWin distance range : 1400m - 1600mTrack conditions won on : Dead : HeavyThis filly is developing in t...
From NEIL FRANKLYNHEAT BLAST3g : Trainer : Michael Moroney & Chad Ormsby3 starts : 1 win : 2 placesWin distance range : 1200mTrack conditions won on : HeavyThis gelding was odds-on favourite to tak...
Exciting filly Brazilian Pulse will have her fourth jockey in as many starts in the Group One Thousand Guineas at Caulfield.Michael Rodd, who has the mount on Wednesday, follows Mark Zahra, Craig W...
Trainer Mike Moroney has declared lightly-raced Brazilian Pulse the best filly he has trained after she scored a gut-busting win in the VRC Oaks at Flemington.The daughter of Captain Rio was Morone...
Olivier Doleuze will play a crucial role in determining the fortunes of Triple Trio punters at Sha Tin on Sunday and will partner last-start winner Viva Freedom, the lightly raced Super Horse and t...
Star filly Brazilian Pulse, who resumes in Saturday's Group Two Kewney Stakes at Flemington, remains a chance to complete the VRC Oaks-AJC Australian Oaks double.Trainer Mike Moroney said he was st...
Trainer Greg Eurell will run Red Colossus first-up in midweek class at Sandown instead of taking on a far tougher task in Saturday's Group One Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield.Eurell accepted with...