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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...
Glen Boss must have been shattered when he failed to land the Glencadam Gold ride in the Caulfield Cup. He'd been led to believe the ride was his - and then got a shock when he was passed over for ...
Will Glen Boss be riding at Sat's big Golden Slipper meeting at Rosehill? Looks unlikely. He's copped a suspension of 10 meetings for careless riding on Hearts And Arrows in the Belmark Rural 3YO M...
One minute you're up and the next you're down...Stewards threw cold water on Glen Boss's Cox Plate glory when they suspended him for 10 meetings for careless riding on the winner So You Think. Boss...
Back from a Sth Pacific cruise, Glen Boss is all set for New Year action at the Standish Handicap (1200m) meeting at Flemington on Sat. He'll ride the Alison Bennett-trained King Hoaks in the Grp 3...
The Queen returns...What sort of campaign will Dowager Queen have this time around? The VRC Oaks runner-up returns off a break in the Eulogy Stakes atAwapuni in New Zealand on Saturday. Owner Max W...
Wow! What would racing be without blokes like Glen Boss? He's a colorful character in a world that seems to frown on them these days. Bossy's joy at winning the Cox Plate on Ocean Park was infectio...
Caulfield Cup second favourite Speed Gifted will get the chance to cement a start in next month's $2.5 million race after the sneaking into the field for Saturday's Naturalism Stakes at Caulfield.T...
It was only a midweek city meeting at Hawkesbury but the lightly-raced Maluckyday has announced himself as a possible Cups prospect with an impressive first-up victory.The son of Zabeel, owned by N...