One Step Ahead 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...

Smart sprinter Grand Duels will be out for successive wins on his home track at Caulfield in Sunday's Listed Christmas Stakes.Trainer Byron Cozamanis had originally been aiming the seven-year-old a...

Injury-prone galloper Grand Duels is looking to revive his career in the Group One Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield.The bolter of Saturday's field at $71 with TAB Sportsbet, the six-year-old is a dual G...

Grand Duels has earned another crack at Group One glory with an empathic victory in the Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington.Already a dual placegetter at the elite level, the seven-year-old is i...

Grand Duels has earned another crack at Group One glory with an empathic victory in the Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington.Already a dual placegetter at the elite level, the seven-year-old is i...

Group One placegetter Grand Duels, who has mixed it with Australia's best sprinters for nearly three years, is taking aim at the Group Three Standish Handicap at Flemington.The seven-year-old is no...

Veteran sprinter Grand Duels will have a key gear change at Caulfield to try to recapture his winning form.The eight-year-old has struggled this campaign but trainer Byron Cozamanis is hopeful that...