Big Beam 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...

Oh, really! NSW chief steward Ray Murrihy is off-beam if he thinks Stathi Katsidis is going to 'name names' in the big ecstasy uproar. Does Murrihy really expect Stathi to dob in other riders? It's...

Vardon Flyer will be Anthony Cummings' only runner at Randwick on Saturday with the trainer saying he will save juvenile Big Sunday for the $200,000 Wyong Slipper.Five-year-old Vardon Flyer lines u...

A couple of spring contenders have made their presence felt on the winter circuit and helped Gai Waterhouse stretch her lead in the Sydney trainers' premiership at Randwick.Dreamscape and Swift All...

A couple of spring contenders have made their presence felt on the winter circuit and helped Gai Waterhouse stretch her lead in the Sydney trainers' premiership at Randwick.Dreamscape and Swift All...

A couple of spring contenders have made their presence felt on the winter circuit and helped Gai Waterhouse stretch her lead in the Sydney trainers' premiership at Randwick.Dreamscape and Swift All...

The racing career of stakes-winning galloper Rothesay has been cut short because of a second bleeding attack.Rothesay was looking to get his spring campaign back on track in the Jim Beam Handicap (...