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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...
Craig Newitt says the Mick Price-trained Heart of Dreams' love of a "dogfight" will go a long way towards giving the jockey his third Australian Cup win at Flemington.Newitt, who sprung an upset on...
The bond between trainer Mick Price and Craig Newitt clearly showed when the jockey scored an emotional win aboard Heart Of Dreams in the Australian Guineas at Flemington.Newitt's father Guy was ki...
Australian Cup day has been a good one for Craig Newitt in recent years and he is hoping it is again at Flemington on Saturday when he rides stablemates Heart Of Dreams in the Cup and Light Fantast...
Heart Of Dreams and Predatory Pricer have been backed in early trading for Sat's Liston Stakes, according to TAB Sportsbet. It says Heart Of Dreams was supported with a wager of $3000 e/w @ $7.50 b...
Heart Of Dreams kept alive the Cox Plate dreams of his connections when he upset favourite Whobegotyou in the Underwood Stakes on his home track of Caulfield to give trainer Mick Price his second w...
Mick Price isn't saying Heart Of Dreams will beat the favourite Whobegotyou in Saturday's $3 million Cox Plate at Moonee Valley but he doesn't believe there is much between the pair.Price has taken...
Trainer Mick Price believes Heart Of Dreams is drawn to get the run of the race and is a chance to turn the tables on Typhoon Tracy in Saturday's CF Orr Stakes on his home track at Caulfield.Heart ...