Confused 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...

There are so many 'Think' horses around at the moment, that I'm a little confused, but the one that counts is Cox Plate superstar So You Think and the word is that he is less than a month away fro...

Racing Victoria has today announced two international horses here for the Melbourne spring will race under different names. UK mare  Ambivalent , trained by emerging young mentor Roger Varian, wi...

How good is the public in assessing the chances of each horse in a race? Well, as we’ve pointed out before, pretty darn good. James Quinn, the US writer, says the “crowd” will lose generally only...

A photo-finish that had punters confused at Randwick on Wednesday was an even bigger headache for stewards who were forced to declare a dead-heat because of the quality of the picture.Racing NSW ch...

Over the years, more than a few racing fans have been confused with the Lawrence Stakes and Memsie Stakes.Both are Group 2 events run at weight-for-age over 1400 metres at Caulfield, generally duri...

FOUR - THE HARDEST ONE OF ALL.Does it get any harder than this?Ask me a month ago, and I was confident that I had a huge chance of pulling off a long shot for the Melbourne Cup with Shoot Out or th...