Ambitious Heart 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...

As reigning champion trainer John Size begins his customary mid-season acceleration through to the lead in the championship, the standout difference to his approach has been a greater patronisation...

Joao Moreira riding nine horses at a single meeting for John Size might look like “Dream Team 2.0” but the jockey says his big day out for the champion stable is simply a case of taking the best p...

The John Size-trained Real Specialist has just about come to the end of the line as far as handicaps are concerned and the Group Three Chinese Club Challenge Cup (1,400m) today at Sha Tin can be th...

A Melbourne Cup run by UK stayer Dangerous Midge looks most unlikely after his flop in the Arc Trial 2200m at Newbury UK overnight. The 5YO was btn 20 lengths when 7th of 8 behind Green Destiny. Da...

John Size has taken six of the nine trainers' championships he has contested and will again hold the whip hand this season with his dominance of the middle order, reports the Racing Post in Hong Ko...

The John Size-trained Sichuan Success has long promised to become a top liner and gets a great opportunity to break into the big time in the Group Three Prince Jewellery & Watch Premier Cup (1,400m...