Mevius 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...

A loser with a smile on his face...That was Mark Kavanagh after the Caulfield meeting. The popular trainer left the track without a winner but couldn't keep the grin from showing. He says: 'II have...

  The John Size-trained Classic Jewellery should get the race set-up that suits him best and break into Class Two as a winner in tonight's Choi Ying Handicap (1,650m) at Sha Tin. Most of the run...

Stradbroke talk is hotting up and there seems no doubt that Peter Snowden's 3YO Mental has underlined his credentials as the current fav with that impressive win in the Fred Best Classic (1,350m) a...

Well, it's curtains for James Winks in Hong Kong. He'd ridden only 5 winners from 89 rides for the season before deciding enough was enough. The official reason for ending his contract is problems ...

Luke Nolen didn't let the absence of Black Caviar disrupt his day at Doomben when he booted home Victorian Turnitup to a narrow win in the Group Three Grand Prix Stakes.Fresh from his victory aboar...

Trainer Mark Webb is hoping for better luck with the barrier draw, and in running, for Avienus in Saturday's Group Three Easter Cup at Caulfield.Webb said the Reset mare had been racing consistentl...