Captain Joolian 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...

Hugh Bowman is winning lots of praise for his riding in England. On Saturday, he guided Dungannon to success in the Shergar Cup Dash at Ascot after finding a gap at a crucial stage of the race. Tra...

David Hayes cannot speak highly enough of young Chad Schofield. In fact, he reckons he's a champion in the making, a young Brent Thomson or John Stocker. Hayes rolled out the accolades after Chad's...

Master blaster Bart Cummings has come out in support of Queenslander Shoot Out for Sat's Rosehill Guineas. He says: 'They take some beating those High Chaparral's...They are pretty good...Shoot Out...

Grateful words...Hoss Heinrich, husband of trainer Gillian Heinrich, couldn't hide his elation after the barnstorming win by Military Rose at Rosehill. He says: 'It has taken 20 years but we might ...

CHIEF handicapper Greg Carpenter yesterday rated this spring's four-year-old group as the best of their age in the six years he has been assessing weights for the Caulfield and Melbourne cups, repo...

JOCKEY Damien Oliver said he was confident that English trainer Luca Cumani has found the horse to secure his first win in Australia after working his Caulfield Cup mount Cima De Triomphe for the f...