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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...
Sky Racing and TVN insist that broadcast negotiations will continue despite Wednesday’s dramatic turn of events which saw Sky Racing lose racing rights for Victorian and New South Wales racing wit...
Don't do it, please...Latest reports say Victorian racegoers will be inconvenienced by a train strike in Melbourne on Caulfield Cup day. Industrial action is planned for 24 hours on October 11 befo...
GOLDEN ROSE winner Toorak Toff is set to have a throat operation in the new year and make a shock return to the track for a crack at the Stradbroke before heading to stud, reports The Age. Trainer ...
HALL of Fame trainer David Hayes believes the current whip riding rules allows "cheats to prosper'' and urged the Australian Racing Board to reconsider its position on the contentious issue, report...
Star three-year-old Toorak Toff has made a full recovery from a bout of travel sickness and will return to Rick Hore-Lacy's Caulfield stables at the end of the week.Hore-Lacy remains hopeful the fl...
DAVID Hayes hopes to know before the weekend if emerging German stayer Sirius will join his Cups assault, repoerts Racing Network. Hayes said he’s currently negotiating with the connections of...
Dedicated thoroughbred channel TVN is to close next month without a media deal in place for vision of Victorian racing, reports aap. The NSW shareholders in TVN split with their Victorian coun...
MIKE Symons, the deputy chairman of the Melbourne Racing Club, has emerged as the possible white knight in the battle to restore jumping racing beyond 2010 in Victoria, reports The Age.It says: In ...
SYDNEY TURF CLUB chief executive Michael Kenny is confident night racing at Canterbury can be moved to Fridays in the new year, pending an agreement with the NSW Harness Racing Club, reports the Sy...
The long-awaited start of commingling of bets with overseas racing jurisdictions will have to wait a little longer, after the Jockey Club confirmed the process will not be finalised for tomorrow'...