Elevated 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...

There are concerns about Golden Slipper favorite Earthquake.  Trainer Peter Snowden has reported to stewards that Earthquake has had an elevated temperature but has responded to treatment. Ear...

Big shock of the day - superstar All Too Hard's race morning scratching from Sat's Australian Guineas due to an elevated temperature. Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes says ATH simply had a cold, and it was...

Easy does it...All Too Hard is almost back to his 'fit and ready' status and will be racing again in Sydney within a month. That's the word from co-trainer Wayne Hawkes. He says: 'He's bucking his ...

A fourth horse trained by  Danny O’Brien  has returned an elevated Cobalt reading, reports Racing Victoria. Racing Victoria (RV) Stewards have informed O’Brien that the urine sample taken from Bu...

Queensland stewards have launched an inquiry into an irregularity from a urine sample returned by a horse from the Gold Coast stable of Bryan Guy. A routine sample was taken from four-year-old geld...

Racing Victoria’s Head of Integrity Services, Terry Bailey, has defended the national Cobalt threshold that resulted in three trainers being issued notification of elevated readings during the we...