Didn't Turn Up 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...

The short price didn’t seem to turn off TAB customers from backing unbeaten mare Atlantic Jewel at Moonee Valley.  Starting a hot favorite in the Stocks Stakes, the mighty mare ha d bets of...

Doomben 10,000 placers Black Piranha and All Silent turned in great Stradbroke trials. BP steamed home from the rear at the 400m to run Apache Cat to a head and would have won in another stride. Jo...

What do we make of Lights of Heaven's disappointing run at Flemington on Saturday? Trainer Peter Moody says Lights Of Heaven is likely to back up in Sat's Grp 2 Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes (1600m) at ...

Reigning champion trainer John Size may have been out of luck and thousands of kilometres away yesterday, but that didn't stop Caspar Fownes and him from turning up the heat in the trainers' champi...

Punters gambled and lost when Happy Reunion went down to Lucky Red at his latest outing, but the Ricky Yiu Poon-fie-trained three-year-old is ready to turn that result around in today's Kowloon Cri...

Seville's time near the head of Caulfield Cup markets didn't last long - he's been ruled OUT of the Spring Racing Carnival. The highly-regarded import is suffering from a virus and will be spelled....