Jigsaw 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...

In the last issue (June PPM) I covered the idea of learning to "talk to the horse" when you get to the races. You'll recall I wrote about the attitude of the horse and I pointed to the fact that m...

The first piece of the jigsaw that New Zealand trainer Roger James hopes will lead to the Doncaster Mile at Randwick next month fell into place when He's Remarkable scored a first-up win in the Gro...

Geelong trainer Niall Phillips is content for Costa In The Glen to gradually find his level rather than speculate on any big race prospects for the lightly-raced four-year-old.Phillips said he was ...

Bart Cummings did it three years ago and now Gai Waterhouse hopes to follow suit with Tullamore in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup at Flemington.The Cummings-trained Viewed became only the second horse in ...

Grand slam-winning jockey Chris Munce's freakish start to the new season looks set to continue at Eagle Farm on Wednesday.Munce, who claimed Brisbane's riding honours for a fourth time last season,...

Over the past several months I have introduced readers to the set of hard-and-fast rules I use as the basis for coming up with a set of very sound selections which make me a winner every year. C...