Kinder Kinder 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...

In the circumstances of a crazy-run Derby, the John Moore-trained Dominant was not able to live up to his billing for the classic but he has done enough to suggest he will be a force to reckon with...

Trainer Ricky Yiu Poon-fai hasn't had much luck with the six-year-old so far, but he will be hoping to make the third time a charm with  Strong Foundation  at Happy Valley tonight in the Middle Ba...

Last year's leading Derby horses have all had their turns this season at claiming a major race or two and Caspar Fownes-trained Rainbow Chic looks placed to make his mark in the Group Three J...

The  John Size-trained  Swift Shadow has been knocking at the door for his first local victory and gets an ideal chance to make the breakthrough in the Tung Wah Group Of Hospitals Challenge Cup ...

It didn't take Richard Gibson long to get a good tune out of recent stable acquisition  Take To The Limit  and the five-year-old looks placed to run boldly again despite a grade rise in the Hong K...

Green Manner  has yet to cross the line first in a race in Hong Kong but a kinder barrier draw for the Pearce Memorial Challenge Cup (1,600m) could see him turn things around at Sha Tin today.