Effort Rewarded 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...

Peter Moody-trained sprinter Reward for Effort will be better equipped for the Manikato Stakes after familiarising himself with the Moonee Valley track at his most recent start.Moody's racing manag...

In a season where it has been hard to warm to most of the staying three-year olds, the Peter Moody-trained Brambles has made a late surge that was rewarded with a Group 1 success in Saturday's Chan...

In my August 28 blog I posed a series of "what ifs" and they were all answered on Saturday. Let's go through them one by one. Tickets just plodded first up but the run was good enough to suggest st...

They have a combined age of 15 years, just 14 starts between them and an injury history that would test the patience of any trainer.It has tested Anthony Cummings' but the Randwick horseman has per...

Mentally there are fewer greater challenges to the average person than to survive the rigors of what we humans call life especially in the raising of a family. There is, however, another great chal...

Mentally there are fewer greater challenges to the average person than to survive the rigors of what we humans call life especially in the raising of a family. There is, however, another great chal...