Days Go By 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...

Speed Gifted is out of the Melbourne Cup. Trainer Lee Freedman says the imported stayer had jarred up in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley surface and it would be impossible to have the horse right by...

Forty eight hours away from Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup (3200m), the UK raider  Mount Athos, trained by Luca Cumani, has emerged favorite at $7.50 (13/2).

SOMETIMES the old ways work best and so it was at Pakenham yesterday when one of the original methods of starting a horse race -- the strand start -- made a return, reports The Age newspaper.The re...

Most punters have, at one time or another, developed a system they hoped would be the mother of all systems, however, what looked so promising generally became so bad it was eventually thrown into...

With eight days left of the quarantine period for the first batch of international horses, the work rate is starting to increase leading towards first raceday outings. With a clearly more sedate ...

Many punters rely to a great extent on the 'vital statistics' of racing to guide them into their choice of horse for any particular race. In other words, they are swayed by history into trying to ...