Lunar Soul 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...

They called him Louis The Snip. He was, in his heyday in the 1930s and 1940s, one of America's most successful punters. But Louis Holloway was also a man who spent his life trying to help other pu...

Why does everything seem to go wrong when you back a home you think has a race shot to bits? Why do all your well-thought-out plans go bust? In this article, Statsman explains The Chaos Factor. T...

Tragedy...Golden Slipper winning trainer Bruce McLachlan has died suddenly at his Queensland home. He had a heart attack on Wednesday morning. McLachlan, aged 67, has been Queensland's #1 trainer ...

Peter Moody will launch a two-pronged attack on Saturday’s ATC Sires Produce

Last month I wrote that believing in the Law of Averages is the worst possible practice we can undertake. Belief in it can lead to - and usually does - total disaster. As correct and indisputable ...

Doubles, trebles, trifectas, first-4s . . . all these exotic type bets continue to attract money from Australia's punters. The reason is that they allow the punters who bet in small amounts the op...