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Queensland jockey Desiree Gill has died from injuries sustained in a race fall on the Sunshine Coast. She was taken to Nambour Hospital on Saturday night in a critical condition and died on Sunday morning. The 45-year-old was an experienced rider who had spent 30 years in the industry.
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 ...
Victoria can proudly boast many of the best country racetracks in Australia. Quite a number of them offer spacious, testing courses which offer ev...
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 man...
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 ...
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...
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 th...
There are so many racetracks in Australia, all of varying sizes and designs, that punters must investigate the 'form' of these tracks, as well as ...
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 av...
Talk to any number of racing professionals and ask them to name the key 10 factors in their form analysis and you are likely to receive differing ...
If there's one thing that makes the four Melbourne racecourses stand out it is their complete difference to each other. You have the spacious, s...
Queensland jockey Corey Gilby has died after being severely injured in a fall in a post-meeting trial at Saturday's Julia Creek race meeting in nor...
Terrible news to end the year...Kiwi jockey Ashlee Mundy has died after a fall at the Kurow races in NZ on Sunday. Mundy was flown to Dunedin Hospi...
South Australian jockey Caitlin Forrest has died in hospital overnight from injuries suffered in a fall at Murray Bridge yesterday. The 19-year-o...
JOCKEY Simone Montgomerie has died after being thrown from her horse at the Darwin Cup meeting at Fannie Bay. The mother-of-two was riding Riah...
Maureen Dittman, wife of former champion jockey Mick Dittman, has died after a long battle with illness.She was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 19...
Early bad luck...Cedarberg, one of Australia's main Caulfield & Melbourne Cup prospects, dropped dead after galloping at Moonee Valley on Tuesday m...
Champion jockey Roy Higgins has died in a Melbourne hospital aged 75 after a short illness. Higgins rode the first of Bart Cummings' Melbourne Cu...
Champion jockey Glen Boss could be riding again in two weeks despite fracturing his upper left arm in a jumpout at Flemington.Boss, 42, was riding ...
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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...
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...
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 ...
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. ...
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 "...
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...
There are so many racetracks in Australia, all of varying sizes and designs, that punters must investigate the 'form' of these tracks, as well as the form of the horses. It is important to know ...
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...
Talk to any number of racing professionals and ask them to name the key 10 factors in their form analysis and you are likely to receive differing answers! It's the nature of the game. Everyone has...
If there's one thing that makes the four Melbourne racecourses stand out it is their complete difference to each other. You have the spacious, sweeping bends of Flemington, with its long 453 m h...
Queensland jockey Corey Gilby has died after being severely injured in a fall in a post-meeting trial at Saturday's Julia Creek race meeting in north Queensland. Gilby, 25, died on Monday in Townsv...
Terrible news to end the year...Kiwi jockey Ashlee Mundy has died after a fall at the Kurow races in NZ on Sunday. Mundy was flown to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition after the fall in race...
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 ...
JOCKEY Simone Montgomerie has died after being thrown from her horse at the Darwin Cup meeting at Fannie Bay. The mother-of-two was riding Riahgrand in Race 6 when the horse horse threw her to ...
Maureen Dittman, wife of former champion jockey Mick Dittman, has died after a long battle with illness.She was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1993 and was given six weeks to live but bravely fou...
Early bad luck...Cedarberg, one of Australia's main Caulfield & Melbourne Cup prospects, dropped dead after galloping at Moonee Valley on Tuesday morning. The Pat Carey-trained stayer had just com...
Champion jockey Roy Higgins has died in a Melbourne hospital aged 75 after a short illness. Higgins rode the first of Bart Cummings' Melbourne Cup winners, Light Fingers, in 1965 and added a seco...
Champion jockey Glen Boss could be riding again in two weeks despite fracturing his upper left arm in a jumpout at Flemington.Boss, 42, was riding 2010 Golden Slipper winner Crystal Lily in Friday ...