Break Record 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...

Motherhood beckons for multiple city winner Break Card but before that happens she is being given a second chance to put a stakes win on her record.The four-year-old runs in Saturday's Civic Stakes...

Darley stallion Commands, the sire of Sydney winter discovery Rain Affair, has set a national record for individual winners in a season.On the verge of a defending of his title as Australia's leadi...

Trainer Michael Nolan is living in hope his underrated sprinter Zahas Pride can break his Listed Weetwood Handicap hoodoo at Toowoomba."It's a race I just can't win. I've had runners in it just abo...

Astute Queensland trainer Robbie Heathcote is hoping Ipswich Cup winner Our Lukas will be the horse to break his Sydney hoodoo in the Group Two Villiers Stakes at Randwick.Heathcote has had several...

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...

The record of US-based riders in the Longines International Jockeys' Championship doesn't read well, but Florent Geroux isn't daunted by the task he faces at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. No A...