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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...
Peter Robl kept his strong record intact aboard Ninth Legion as the Team Hawkes trained galloper signalled he could be a Villiers Stakes contender. Robl steered Ninth Legion to his first two care...
Anthony Cummings is hoping weekend success with his two-year-old team carries over to midweek racing when Ninth Legion steps out at Canterbury.Jockey Peter Robl was successful on the Cummings-train...
All that money on offer - and only 10 runners! That's how the much-hyped 1400m $1million Grp 1 Golden Rose has turned out for Rosehill on Saturday. The barrier draw was held on Tuesday morning. The...
Sizzling has firmed from $2.50 into $1.80 to win next Sat's Grp 1 1600m TJ Smith Plate at Eagle Farm after a slick win in the muddy going in the Grp 2 Sires' Produce Stakes. The Snitzel colt opened...
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Blake Shinn is one of two riders reportedly being investigated for allegedly placing illegal bets on horse races.Fairfax newspapers have reported Shinn and Sydney jocke...
Blake Shinn and Peter Robl have been charged by Racing NSW stewards with multiple counts of illegal betting on races. Shinn is charged with placing numerous bets via the Tabcorp account of his moth...
Rosehill Gardens: Australian Turf Club Saturday 18, August 2012Meeting Type: Metro (TAB MEETING)Rail Position: +6m Entire CircuitTrack Condition: Good 3Race 1 - 12:50PM CLUB LIVERPOOL PREMIER'S CUP...
Michael Hawkes, the Sydney-based member of Team Hawkes, believes their Epsom Handicap runners are both winning chances, reports Racing Network. Team Hawkes has Toydini and Ninth Legion runnin...
Sydney based jockey Peter Robl has been airlifted to a Newcastle hospital after a fall in the opening race at Scone, reoorts Racing Network. Robl crashed to the turf after being dislodged by the ...
Patinack Farm's stable jockey Peter Robl switched to another powerful camp in the opening race at Rosehill to ride for Darley trainer Peter Snowden, and the popular jockey did the maroon and white ...