Incomparable Horse

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...

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 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. ...

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 ...

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 "...

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...

The  funeral for champion jockey Roy Higgins will be held this Thursday at Flemington, the scene of many of his greatest racing triumphs.  Higgins’ family announced today that the funeral servic...

UNBEATEN superstar Black Caviar will face nine rivals in her South Australian debut on Saturday in front of a sell-out crowd at Morphettville. The prospect of taking on the world's best sprinter at...

Peter Moody didn’t rate it Black Caviar’s best win

Glen Boss believes an apparent lack of depth among Australia's weight-for-age middle distance horses can help create spring opportunities for Shamrocker, a prized carnival ride for the leading jock...

My father, a throwback from the Victorian age, was often given to uttering platitudes as though he had just invented them. When my interest in dog-paddling across the treacherous English channel h...

I discussed with Brian the prospects of taking an overall look at what is available, so far as the best racing literature is concerned. We agreed that although we talk every month about specific...