Highest Award 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...

Many years ago, a respected racing man told me that about 90 per cent of races are won by one of the three best 'weight contenders' which also rate highly on other essential handicapping factors. ...

MANNY Gelagotis described as "disappointing" the omission of Mourinho  from Saturday's Cox Plate field, reports Racing Network. Connections of  Mourinho , a last stat winner of the Cranbour...

This is about the time of year that racing fans start to get a little bit excited about the impending Spring Racing Carnival.  Most of the local horses being set for the feature races in Melbour...

In the world of racing, nothing is really new. Well, that’s what THEY say, and we know how much THEY know about everything! As far as systems go, there’s always something new popping up. Good or ...

In the world of racing, nothing is really new. Well, that’s what THEY say, and we know how much THEY know about everything! As far as systems go, there’s always something new popping up. Good or ...

  We have now come to the second-last part of this series of articles and it's time to wrap up everything and decide the final points formula. The series began in the May PPM, and continued th...