Contentment 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...

Contentment  took out the award as the horse who improved his rating the most this season and the John Size-trained gelding can cap a brilliant first campaign with the Sha Tin Mile Trophy this af...

John Moore and John Size have owned the Group Two Chairman's Trophy over the past decade but the aces lie with the latter in today's edition with  Contentment  getting the race map to land the tro...

The Celebration Cup has been a great launching pad for horses headed towards Group One success in the past and John Size-trained Contentment  gets his chance to add himself to that list at Sha Tin...

The John Size-trained Contentment is a multiple placegetter in top mile races but there has always been a suspicion that he is at his best over 1,400m and he has some unfinished business in the Ch...

Tony Cruz-trained  Beauty Only  got a great ride to make a mess of his fellow four-year-olds last time and stamped himself the one to beat again stepping up to 1800m in the Group One Classic Cup...

The scratching of a rising star has robbed the Group One Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup of what could have been a tantalising clash and left the HK$10 million feature at the mercy of Richard Gibson's ...