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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...
It's closer to midnight than midday when Peter Moody begins the daily ritual of the racehorse trainer.A coffee, a smoke, a warm jacket and out into the stable yard to check on the horses.It's diffi...
Black Caviar's short quote isn't stopping punters unloading on the champion mare to win at Morphettville tomorrow. On Friday, a TAB Sportsbet punter placed $100,000 at $1.04 to ensure a profit of $...
As Black Caviar makes her way north towards the prospect of a 25 th consecutive career victor
Peter Moody was more than satisfied
Black Caviar etched her name in racing history with a record 20th consecutive win on Saturday which amazed her trainer Peter Moody.Black Caviar now holds the modern-day record for consecutive metro...
Unbeaten mare Black Caviar faces her moment of truth when the much-anticipated clash with star sprinter Hay List takes place in Saturday's Patinack Farm Classic at Flemington.The Group One Patinack...
Trainer Peter Moody says Black Caviar may have been scratched from the Schweppes Stakes at Moonee Valley had stewards not taken the unprecedented step to alter the barrier draw.Barrier rogue Here D...
Peter Moody is taking the forecast for a wet week in his stride as Black Caviar aims to stretch her record unbeaten streak in the William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley.Moody earlier this month warne...
Trainer Rob Heathcote is a realist and knows his recent Group Two winner Buffering can't beat Black Caviar in the BTC Cup at Doomben.If there was any doubt from Heathcote it was quickly laid to res...
The trainer of the AJC Australian Derby favourite is happy for his horse to be reduced to a support role on Saturday."I don't mind playing second fiddle to a champion like Black Caviar," John Bary,...