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Horse racing betting preview: Scenic Shot can hit the mark

16 May 2008 | About Editor | Horseracing

Bart Cummings could be celebrating his 250th Group One win in the Doomben Cup, but Glenn Di-Mauro Hayes doesn't think so.... Read more

Profitable horse racing betting analysis at Queensland's Winter Carnival

8 May 2008 | About Editor | Horseracing

Apache Cat's presence has scared off a number of potential rivals in the $400,000 BTC Cup at Doomben on Saturday (May 10). A 1200m weight-for-age contest, it has attracted a field of only eight and the favourite is going to... Read more

Melbourne Cup Day Betting at Flemington Racecourse

2 May 2008 | About Jake Norton | Horseracing

Each November every person with even the slightest connection to the sport of thoroughbred horse racing cannot wait for Melbourne Cup Day and the betting action at Flemington racecourse.... Read more

Everything stops for Melbourne Cup betting

1 May 2008 | About Jake Norton | Horseracing

The first Tuesday in November - Australia's most famous race date - is when Melbourne Cup betting dominates.... Read more

Group 1 Glen Strikes Again: AJC Derby & Doncaster Betting Post-Mortem

29 April 2008 | About Jake Norton | Horseracing

The message to any connections considering entering their charges in Australia's big races is simple: get Glen Boss. His hit-and-run effect on the major race days is tangible in more ways than one: not only does he get on good... Read more

Horeseracing video - preview of the week ahead 28.04.08

29 April 2008 | About Jake Norton | Horseracing

Betfair's tipsters preview this week's Australian racing betting.... Read more

Punchestown Festival Form Guide: Schindler's can Hunt rivals in Kerrygold Champion Chase

22 April 2008 | About Johnny Ward | Horseracing

Irish racing expert Johnny Ward breaks down the Punchestown betting for you... Read more

Punchestown Betting: The Timeform view of Day One at Punchestown

22 April 2008 | About Kevin Blake | Horseracing

Timeform talk us through the three big races of the day including why Jered looks a decent bet and why Bahrain can kick up a real Storm.... Read more

SP makes Betfair a winner on the first of 50 Glorious Days

4 April 2008 | About Jake Norton | Horseracing

The opening stanza in Sydney's 50 Glorious Days autumn racing carnival campaign went off with a bang at Randwick on Saturday, with the first NSW's first group 1 meeting of the season seeing punters gleeful after experiencing a barren autumn... Read more

Magic Millions bookies push punters towards Betfair - March 24, 2008

4 April 2008 | About Jake Norton | Horseracing

Punters at today's annual Gold Coast Magic Millions race day have reacted with disgust following a less-than-satisfactory display from local bookmakers on the ten-race card.... Read more

Horse Racing betting a way of life

1 April 2008 | About Jake Norton | Horseracing

Horse racing betting is hugely popular throughout the country - not only do thousands of keen racing fans head to any one of Australia's hundreds of racetracks each weekend - they also bet just about all day, every day.... Read more

Super Saturday Betting Post-Mortem

12 March 2008 | About Jake Norton | Horseracing

The plague of EI arrived from alien worlds. El Segundo, Maldivian and Pompeii Ruler succumbed to season-ending harm. Meurice sadly went to meet his maker. A mysterious punter named Jack Hindon stole the headlines for all the wrong reasons.... Read more

Horse Racing Betting

28 February 2008 | About Jake Norton | Horseracing

As Lee Freedman pointed out, the beauty of the racing game is the fact that it embraces an entire community: horses, breeders, trainers, jockeys, and certainly not least of all, punters. Horseracing, and in particular horseracing betting, is spoken about... Read more

Blue Diamond Stakes - why question Wilander?

22 February 2008 | About Editor | Horseracing

Why question Wilander? Victoria's richest two-year-old race, the Blue Diamond Stakes, sets the stage for a mouth-watering clash of the best early season juveniles and in particular the rematch of the Lee Freedman stablemates Wilander and Exceedingly Good. Punters are... Read more