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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...
Southern Speed's win in the Caulfield Cup was a 'slap in the face' for female jockeys. The ride went to Craig Williams but there are many who believe Clare Lindop should have been aboard. After all...
ARB chief Bob Bentley has dismissed the participation of owners, trainers and breeders in 'peace talks' to settle the whip crisis. In what will be seen as a contemptuous slap in the face for some o...
A barrier trial victory over two accomplished stakes sprinters has promising country galloper Exploitable Doubt primed for a return to racing on Wednesday.Exploitable Doubt will step out for the fi...
EARLY BIRDS AND WORMS.There's nothing wrong with a few early bets on the Cups and the Plate - provided you keep a sense of perspective.If you feel that something is over the odds (i.e. you're being...
Outraged Warwick Farm trainers say the decision to switch the Chipping Norton Stakes meeting to Randwick is an insult to the local community and sounds the death knell for racing at the track.The A...
Tony Millard-trained Hit The Bid is in outstanding form and gets a barrier switch that makes him the one to beat in the Peninsula Golden Jubilee Challenge Cup (1,200m) on the all-weather at Sha ...
Sometimes naming a horse has unforeseen repercussions. Much like Cyberdyne Systems' 'Skynet' network in Terminator II, if the animal/robot in question becomes 'self-aware', so to speak, they might ...
Bradley Wallace's good run in Victoria continued on Wednesday when he rode his first Melbourne winner at Sportingbet Park (Sandown).The apprentice jockey scored a win for Queensland when he combine...
Danny Nikolic and Rob Heathcote will continue their association when Woorim attempts to give the Queensland trainer his first Group One success in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield.Nick Hal...