Purple Over Green 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...

Brett Prebble can continue his purple patch of form and his deadly combination with David Hall on Dapper Boy, a youngster who stands out as a banker in the middle pin of Sunday's Triple Trio at Sha...

Samantha Miss won't be the only filly taking her first steps on an AJC Australian Oaks campaign at Randwick on Saturday.Trainer Grahame Begg has given inexperienced three-year-old Palacio De Crista...

Samantha Miss won't be the only filly taking her first steps on an AJC Australian Oaks campaign at Randwick on Saturday.Trainer Grahame Begg has given inexperienced three-year-old Palacio De Crista...

The wet track ability of More Than Ready's progeny is a confidence booster for Kevin Moses ahead of Perfect Silhouette's metropolitan debut at Randwick.The two-year-old filly pleased the trainer wi...

The wet track ability of More Than Ready's progeny is a confidence booster for Kevin Moses ahead of Perfect Silhouette's metropolitan debut at Randwick.The two-year-old filly pleased the trainer wi...

Carrying on with our twenty sharp ideas for punting in 2002, the first of the final eight is something a little different something that punters like to pursue, regardless of the fact that it is n...