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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...
Back in the limelight? Rick Hore-Lacy, who's been in the shadows since the Redoute's Choice glory days of the late 1990s, seems to have landed a potential topliner with Toorak Toff, impressive winn...
Rave reviews...The news is all good for the new crop of rising 3YOs. Some of them turned in real eye-catching effortsm at the Rosehill barrier trials. Sydney's Daily Tele says: 'Golden Slipper runn...
from NEIL FRANKLYNLOVINGTHELIMELIGHT6m : Trainer : Paul Jenkins19 starts : 4 wins : 9 placesWin distance range : 1600m - 2020mTrack conditions won on : Good : DeadThis mare hasn't completed a lot o...
PETER Moody will have all guns blazing in the group 1 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield on Saturday, reports The Age.It says: Moody will tackle the sprint with four high-class three-year-olds in a bid to...
SATURDAY shapes as a pivotal day for Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan when he unveils his exciting team of three-year-olds at Flemington, reports Racing Network. Gollan will produce unbeaten filly...
How dumb can you get? Shane Scriven should stop all the 'tears' over his 5 months' ban for that "whip steal" incident at Ipswich a week ago. He deserves every day of the penalty. Shane is 45 and wh...
from NEIL FRANKLYNHIGHLIGHT4m : Trainer - Frank Ritchie5 starts : 3 wins : 1 placeWin distance range : 1400m - 1600mTrack conditions won on : Dead : HeavyThis mare may have been a shade lucky to de...
Believe Yourself has burst into Golden Slipper calculations following her bold win in the Sweet Embrace Stakes at Randwick. TAB price assessors immediately reacted to the win by slashing the Ger...
This season's three-year-old form at weight-for-age has encouraged trainer Lee Freedman to take on Weekend Hussler with emerging star Time Thief in the Group One Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley.F...