Lakeshore Eagle 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...

BEYOND DESIRE4m : Trainer : Tony Cole15 starts : 4 wins : 1 placeWin distance range : 1400m - 1800mTrack conditions won on : GoodThis striking black mare is firing on all cylinders at the moment an...

SHE may be the smallest horse that he’s sat on, but Brent Stanley subscribes to the adage that size doesn’t matter with House Of Stars, which posted her third win in Monday's Land Engineering Ada...

TAB early price changes & bets for Mornington and Warwick Farm on Wednesday (at 11.15am)

Kiwi filly Ekstreme is the early fav for Sat's Queensland Oaks (2400m, Grp 1) at Eagle Farm, according to the latest TAB Sportsbet market. The Bryce Revell trained 3YO ran 2nd at Doomben 2020m on M...

A whiff of sanity has entered the whip rules crisis...There's been yet another change, and this time it's a good one with jockeys now given discretion to use the whip over the final 100m of a race....

Take the following bets: Bet A you are offered odds of 3/1 on a legitimate 2/1 shot. Bet B you are offered 3200/1 on a legitimate 2000/1 shot. Even though B offers a slightly better advantage tha...