Dundonnell 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...

It hasn't quite happened yet for  Dundonnell  in his first year in Hong Kong but he gets the race and the draw for his new trainer to turn the page in the Kwangtung Handicap Cup (1,400m) at Sha Ti...

The local horses have generally had the wood on the visitors in a decade of the $2 million Hong Kong Macau Trophy (1,400m) and rarely has there been a horse looking as well suited to the event as...

  Top 50 Rated Four-Year-Olds as at 3 January 2014  

Neil Callan celebrates aboard Blazing Speed after winning the QE II Cup at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan   Audemars Piguet QE II Cup day opened with a surprise of t...

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 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 ...