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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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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Odd sort of bet but it paid off (the punter has genius status)...TAB Sportsbet reports the following major betting coup on Saturday: The victory by Mawingo in the Doomben Cup secured the final leg ...
Nina Carberry will again bid to become the first female jockey to win the Grand National after being booked to ride 33-1 chance First Lieutenant. The 30-year-old, who will partner Irish trainer M...
Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker is back at trainer Greg Eurell's Cranbourne stables and is all set for a WFA autumn campaign. Eurell says Pinker Pinker is likely to miss the Grp 1 Australian Cup (20...
Popular Austrian jockey Andreas Suborics has never ridden a winner for trainer Tony Cruz, but he gets the chance to break through in some style with Regency Luck in the feature SKOL Cup (1,200m) on...
Quarantine protocols for travelling racehorses between Australia and New Zealand could be relaxed by late January.But that may be too late for the New Zealand summer carnival to attract the likes o...
Neville Parnham has flagged the possibility of Australian Cup hope Playing God extending his eastern seaboard tour to contest next month's AJC Australian Derby.Parnham said the Australian Guineas p...
John Sadler confirms that his talented middle-distance galloper Linton is on track for the Grp 1 Singapore Airlines International Cup (2000m) at Kranji on Sunday May 19. Linton turned in an impre...
Buffering has been rated the one to beat since betting opened on the BTC Cup on April 27, says TAB Sportsbet's Matt Jenkins. He told PPD: 'The Mossman four-year-old opened $5.50 but received immedi...