Blessington 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...

Exciting two-year-old Turf Express has continued his winning ways at Randwick with trainer Gai Waterhouse keeping close tabs on proceedings from the Galapagos Islands.Waterhouse was not letting her...

Autumn plans for unbeaten Didntcostalot will become clearer after the colt makes his third and final appearance of his first campaign at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.The $3000 yearling purchase, who b...

IT TOOK 33 bids, but Nathan Tinkler won the battle for Black Caviar's half-brother with an offer of $1.025 million at the Inglis sale at Newmarket in Sydney yesterday, reports Craig Young in the Sy...

Unbeaten fillies Defiant Dame and Karuta Queen headline initial nominations for Sunday's $200,000 Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic.The David Payne-trained Defiant Dame was a brilliant winner of the...

Glyn Schofield says Flying Minstrel has all the attributes needed of a high class racehorse as the colt prepares to put his unbeaten record on the line at Wyong on Sunday."He's a very smart horse,"...

Unbeaten mare Black Caviar has set up a mouth-watering showdown with sprint sensation Hay List after winning the Group Two Schillaci Stakes in near-record time at Caulfield.The four-year-old was on...