Brilliant Battle 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...

Kathy O'Hara has won praise for a brilliant ride to win a big race for women jockeys at the Hoppegarten Racecourse in Berlin. Kathy scored on Coco in one of the main races of the day, the Zayed Bin...

Robert Heathcote is willing to tackle a Stradbroke Handicap hoodoo that spans 32 years to ensure brilliant sprinter Woorim earns a start in the Group One feature on June 11.Woorim burst into Stradb...

The small field for Saturday's Group One Australian Oaks might have robbed the race of some of its glamour but it has added intrigue when it comes to tactics.There is no noted leader among the eigh...

Hay List , the brilliant sprinter who won three Group 1 races, over $2.5 million in prizemoney and a legion of fans as  Black Caviar’s  chief rival, has been put down after an ongoing battle with...

Brilliant sprinter Chautauqua has firmed after today’s barrier draw for the TJ Smith Stakes.   The Team Hawkes-trained runner is $4.20 into $3.40 to win his second consecutive TJ Smith Stakes on...

If Craig Newitt can claim his maiden metropolitan jockeys' title, the $70,000 Bib Stillwell Handicap is a race he will pay plenty of credit to.He partnered the Mick Price-trained Min River, a $31 o...