Menu
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...
The shortest way home is always on or near the inside rail. Well, that's technically true, as we all know, but we also know that many times it doesn't find you the winner of a race. Especially whe...
They call it 'deep state' handicapping. It's the method used by shrewd computer geeks to make millions of dollars on Hong Kong racing. The average punter has no idea of the penetrating analys...
South Australian jockey Caitlin Forrest has died in hospital overnight from injuries suffered in a fall at Murray Bridge yesterday. The 19-year-old had been leading the race when her horse broke ...
There are two groups of punters who invariably go to the races, or their TAB agencies, with the percentages piled high against them. They are the backers of favourites and longshots. No matter wh...
Magic Millions credit control manager Rebecca Watty will have more than a passing interest when a cheekily named filly makes her race debut in the Dash For Cash Handicap at Sandown.Trainer Rick Hor...
A winning double may have been the highlight on paper for popular jockey Chris Symons at Flemington but the success could have greater repercussions for his spring aspirations. Symons piloted ret...
The Queensland Derby picture should become clearer for trainer Peter Moody following the Group Three Grand Prix Stakes at Doomben.Moody, the country's leading Group One trainer who won the Queensla...
Jim Byrne is like a champion prize fighter and is refusing to throw in the towel in the battle for Brisbane's riding honours.Byrne is rated a rank outsider, needing four wins to claim his fourth Br...
Foreteller announced himself a Spring Racing Carnival major player with an upset Group 1 victory today at Flemington. The Chris Waller-trained import nosed out raging Emirates Melbourne Cup favou...
English import My Kingdom Of Fife maintained his unbeaten Australian record and earned Doomben Cup favouritism with a narrow victory in the Group Two Hollindale Stakes.Ridden by Nash Rawiller, My K...
No Evidence Needed proved to Patinack Farm trainer John Thompson that she was worth a crack at the Group One Myer Stakes on Derby Day when she took out the Group Two Let's Elope Stakes at Flemingto...