Commando Hunt 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...

Talented sprinter Commanding Hope is nearing his peak for a crack at winning his second stakes race at Caulfield.The six-year-old, who won the 2008 Group Three Bletchingly Stakes (1200m), will cont...

Trainer Chris Hyland says he's happy to have Commanding Hope back in his stable after the smart sprinter was sold to Hong Kong interests but the sale fell through late last year due to the global e...

Trainer Chris Hyland says he's happy to have Commanding Hope back in his stable after the smart sprinter was sold to Hong Kong interests but the sale fell through late last year due to the global e...

Lucky, lucky, lucky...Melbourne Cup runner-up Maluckyday looks likely to return to racing in Sat's Grp 1 Futurity Stakes at Caulfield. Trainer John Hawkes says he's booking Jim Cassidy for the ride...