Absolutely Sacred Horse

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...

Group One-winning jockey Josh Parr took his first major step towards a return from injury by riding trackwork on Saturday morning.It was the first time in more than two months Parr has been able to...

Central Coast jockey Josh Parr's dream of riding the winner of a Gosford feature came true when he scored a thrilling victory on Prima Nova for trainer Anthony Cummings in the Belle Of The Turf Sta...

Young jockey Josh Parr is relishing the opportunity to partner Purple in the Apollo Stakes at Rosehill and will use trainer Peter Snowden's faith in him as motivation to try to capture the biggest ...

Another pointless stewards' probe! Racing NSW stewards gave Josh Parr the heavy questioning after his ride on the Peter Snowden-trained Merge, runner-up in the Panasonic Specialists Air Network Han...

On a sentimental note Josh Parr would have been thrilled to ride Skilled in Saturday's Randwick Guineas but he is more than happy with the decision which gives him the opportunity on stablemate Ret...

Newly-crowned premier jockey Nash Rawiller will miss the first meetings of the Sydney season due to illness with Josh Parr the first beneficiary of his absence.Parr will replace Rawiller on expensi...