Apache Dream 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...

Twelve months ago trainer Leon Morton left Eagle Farm on Stradbroke day with two winners to his name and a dream that he had uncovered a horse who would measure up as a worthy runner in the $1 mill...

Twelve months ago trainer Leon Morton left Eagle Farm on Stradbroke day with two winners to his name and a dream that he had uncovered a horse who would measure up as a worthy runner in the $1 mill...

The stop-start career of Double Dare is in active mode again as the seven-year-old prepares for another attack on the Stradbroke Handicap.The Chris Waller-trained gelding has an abundance of talent...

A trainer who thought his dream had come true a quarter of a century ago and a horse with more heart than he knew combined with a jockey who pulled off a miracle to fulfil a Cox Plate dream at Moon...

One dream was realised and another was on the horizon for Con Karakatsanis after the young trainer won Saturday's Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm with Black Piranha.Black Piranha, who w...

One dream was realised and another was on the horizon for Con Karakatsanis after the young trainer won Saturday's Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm with Black Piranha.Black Piranha, who w...