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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...
A former Melbourne champion jockey is calling Kranji his new home these days, but don't expect to see his name featured among the Singapore riding ranks any time soon, reports the Singapore Turf Cl...
Former rodeo rider Andrew Murray will be out to land his first metropolitan winner as a trainer when the in-form Willysfilly runs at Sandown on Wednesday.Murray, 31, is in just his second year of t...
Trainer Mick Price has landed a double across two states after splitting his luck with stablemates Nakaaya and Luminous Harmony.Price had both fillies engaged in Saturday's East Malvern Community B...
Jockey Damian Browne made a triumphant comeback to the saddle following recent leg surgery with a victory aboard Troubled at Eagle Farm.Browne, who is restricted to only four rides a meeting becaus...
The Robert Heathcote-trained Buffering staked his claim for the Manikato Stakes when he scored a narrow but game win in the Group Three McEwen Stakes at Moonee Valley.Heathcote, who has won the pas...
Former champion New Zealand jockey Michael Walker has taken the first step towards resurrecting his career in Melbourne with a winner at Moonee Valley.Walker was thrilled with Saturday's win by Ven...
Anthony Bolden will be out to land the biggest win of his training career when Brookton Mist lines up in Saturday's Macdonald Steeplechase.The meeting has been transferred to Sandown from its origi...