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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 ...
Victoria can proudly boast many of the best country racetracks in Australia. Quite a number of them offer spacious, testing courses which offer ev...
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 man...
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 ...
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...
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 th...
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 ...
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 av...
Talk to any number of racing professionals and ask them to name the key 10 factors in their form analysis and you are likely to receive differing ...
If there's one thing that makes the four Melbourne racecourses stand out it is their complete difference to each other. You have the spacious, s...
A moderate Friday meeting at Eagle Farm could shape the Brisbane winter carnival plans for several runners from the Alan Bailey stable.The Gold Coa...
Although beaten at Doomben on Saturday, Gold Coast gelding Frozone will continue chasing big races. Next target for Alan Bailey's 6YO is the Listed...
Trainer Trevor Bailey declared promising youngster Excapishe the "real deal" following the gelding's explosive win at Doomben.Excapishe, ridden by ...
Trainer Alan Bailey will target next year's winter carnival riches after predicting a bright future for giant three-year-old Rokatoko following his...
If it ain't broke, don't fix it...Looks like we're in for more madness at the top of the officialdom tree and this time it's the Melbourne Cup invo...
Trainer Trevor Bailey is hopeful his success story with Melbourne cast-offs will continue with Cardinal Virtue who makes his Queensland debut in Sa...
Promising Patinack Farm filly Pretty Pins may have earned a long-range Group One Queensland Oaks campaign next winter following her grinding Eagle ...
Racing Victoria’s Head of Integrity Services, Terry Bailey, has defended the national Cobalt threshold that resulted in three trainers being issu...
Alan Bailey isn't getting too excited about including the Magic Millions Classic on his resume when talented youngster Five O'Clock lines up in the...
The all-new renovated track at Sportingbet Park (Sandown) has been given the all-clear following official trials on the new surface on Friday. Si...
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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...
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. ...
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 "...
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...
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...
Talk to any number of racing professionals and ask them to name the key 10 factors in their form analysis and you are likely to receive differing answers! It's the nature of the game. Everyone has...
If there's one thing that makes the four Melbourne racecourses stand out it is their complete difference to each other. You have the spacious, sweeping bends of Flemington, with its long 453 m h...
A moderate Friday meeting at Eagle Farm could shape the Brisbane winter carnival plans for several runners from the Alan Bailey stable.The Gold Coast trainer has four runners entered on the rain-af...
Although beaten at Doomben on Saturday, Gold Coast gelding Frozone will continue chasing big races. Next target for Alan Bailey's 6YO is the Listed Wyong Gold Cup (2100m) on Sep 2. From there, he c...
Trainer Trevor Bailey declared promising youngster Excapishe the "real deal" following the gelding's explosive win at Doomben.Excapishe, ridden by Scott Galloway, led comfortably before extending h...
Trainer Alan Bailey will target next year's winter carnival riches after predicting a bright future for giant three-year-old Rokatoko following his spectacular debut win at Doomben.Rokatoko settled...
If it ain't broke, don't fix it...Looks like we're in for more madness at the top of the officialdom tree and this time it's the Melbourne Cup involved. The Age says the Cup could be in for its big...
Trainer Trevor Bailey is hopeful his success story with Melbourne cast-offs will continue with Cardinal Virtue who makes his Queensland debut in Saturday's Group Two Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm.Ba...
Promising Patinack Farm filly Pretty Pins may have earned a long-range Group One Queensland Oaks campaign next winter following her grinding Eagle Farm win on Saturday.Pretty Pins gave Gold Coast f...
Racing Victoria’s Head of Integrity Services, Terry Bailey, has defended the national Cobalt threshold that resulted in three trainers being issued notification of elevated readings during the we...
Alan Bailey isn't getting too excited about including the Magic Millions Classic on his resume when talented youngster Five O'Clock lines up in the 1200-metre Gold Coast feature on Saturday.Bailey ...
The all-new renovated track at Sportingbet Park (Sandown) has been given the all-clear following official trials on the new surface on Friday. Six trials were conducted on the track which receive...