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The Day the TAB Went Quiet
Big Wins

The Day the TAB Went Quiet

A suburban TAB, a retired wharfie, and the eight-leg multi that silenced a room full of professional sceptics.

By Jack Doyle · 16 August 2026
Everything I Know About Losing, I Learned on Grand Final Day
Sporting Moments

Everything I Know About Losing, I Learned on Grand Final Day

A personal essay about the bets we shouldn't have made, the ones we didn't, and what a lifetime of Septembers teaches you.

By Jack Doyle · 14 August 2026
Thirty Years in the Ring: An On-Course Bookmaker Tells All
Interviews

Thirty Years in the Ring: An On-Course Bookmaker Tells All

From bags of cash at Moonee Valley to betting apps and data feeds — a bookie on everything that's changed and the one thing that hasn't.

By Jack Doyle · 11 August 2026
The Quaddie That Paid for a Wedding
Big Wins

The Quaddie That Paid for a Wedding

Four legs, one venue deposit, and the strangest best-man speech in the history of the Geelong region.

By Jack Doyle · 8 August 2026

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