Mean Feat Horse

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...

Deep Field lost his unbeaten record at his sixth start and first run at Group 1 level in Saturday’s $500,000 Lightning Stakes (1000m) with co-trainer John Hawkes saying he “simply wasn’t good enou...

My first recollection of overseas racing was when UK Grand National champion Red Rum beat the gallant Australian Crisp in the 1973 GN. A group of us cheered and cheered for Crisp but alas it was no...

Bookmakers are forecasting record levels of turnover at this week's Cheltenham Festival.With 27 races over four days, the betting industry is braced for the biggest week of the year with over STG30...

When we talk about the 'exotics' in the world of betting we mean doubles, trebles, quinellas, exactas, First 4s, quadrellas, Superfectas and 6-Picks. In other words, the bets outside the usual win...

When we talk about the 'exotics' in the world of betting we mean doubles, trebles, quinellas, exactas, First 4s, quadrellas, Superfectas and 6-Picks. In other words, the bets outside the usual win...

If there’s one race in the Australian calendar that typifies my idea of a tough, Australian racehorse then it is the Stradbroke handicap raced at Eagle Farm. The Stradbroke captured my imaginati...