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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...
Useful sprinter Prosperous gets the draw and the scenario to suit and looks the horse to beat in tonight's Rotary Centenary Challenge Cup (1,000m) at Happy Valley.Prosperous (Douglas Whyte) hasn't ...
Zac Purton put on a riding clinic with a four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday night that gave his jockeys' championship hopes a boost at a critical juncture of the season and delivered a featu...
from RACING POST HKLegendary Dragon surprised most punters winning a week ago at Happy Valley, but the four-year-old returns tonight as the one to beat in the Police Cup (1,200m)Legendary Dragon(Ne...
Post-Melbourne Cup celebrations for Brett Prebble have thrust Andreas Suborics into the hot seat on the horse to beat in tonight's Fakei Cup at Happy Valley on Medallist.Connections of Prebble's si...
Classic Jewellery has always been at his best fresh over the Happy Valley 1,650m and a change of trainer shouldn't stop that being the key to the six-year-old being hard to beat in the Hong Kon...
Few winners at Happy Valley this season have been as impressive as the Tony Millard-trained Genuine Leader and the five-year-old looks ready to take his next step up the ladder in the Japan Racing ...
Early market movers for Saturday's meetings at Warwick Farm and Moonee Valley (from TAB Sportsbet):WARWICK FARM1 No Looking Back $3.60 - $2.70 ($1000 @ $3.60, $1000e/w @ $3.40, $2000 @ $3.20, $2500...
from RACING POSTSmart sprinter Simple comes to the all-weather for the first time in the Chak On Handicap (1,200m) tonight, but that should not prove any obstacle to him landing victory. Already a ...
The NSW Government is to introduce new laws into Parliament to allow TAB Sportsbet to offer fixed odds betting up until jump time.Moshe, the younger brother of star sprinter Black Caviar, has been ...