Long Knight 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...

Lifesaving surgery for a severe colic attack suffered by Monashee Knight last year solved a form mystery which had stumped trainer Darren Bell.Bell had wondered why Monashee Knight, who won the Tot...

The question most fellow punters ask me is to explain my approach to form and betting. Quite naturally, they want to know what the secret is to making a profit at the races. Who doesn't? By th...

A frustrating autumn for the Hawkes team was pushed into the background when former crock Niwot produced the goods to beat Efficient and Once Were Wild in the gruelling Sydney Cup.John Hawkes, who ...

Early price movers from TAB Sportsbet for Saturdays meetings:CANTERBURY 4/82 Havana Rey ($1,000 @ $2.60), Southern Skye $35 - $31 ($250 @ $35), Stout Hearted $3.80 - $3.40 ($1,000 @ $3.80, $500 @ $...

Injury-prone galloper Costa In The Glen, who promised so much as a young horse, is on track for his racetrack comeback at Caulfield.The six-year-old has raised the hopes of his frustrated connectio...

George Hanlon, a three-time Melbourne Cup winner and one of Australia's greatest trainers of staying horses, died yesterday at the age of 92 after a long illness.Hanlon, who had spent 18 months at ...