Our Echelon 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...

from TARA MADGWICK at BreednetRock of Gibraltar (IRE) colt Golden Archer is regarded in the top echelon of juveniles in the powerful Peter Moody stable and he lived up to expectation with a dominan...

WARHORSE3YO bay coltTrainer: Jason BridgmanRaceday record: 8 starts = 3 wins, 1 second, 2 thirdsWin distance range: 1200m - 1400mTrack conditions won on: Dead, SlowThis bloke has always exuded clas...

The upper echelon of Australian horse racing are WFA races with undoubtedly the WS Cox Plate THE greatest of them all. These are the races where the best horses generally compete and they are also ...

Neither Hugh Bowman nor Ron Quinton are given to sentimentality but Monton's Villiers Stakes victory has a special significance for jockey and trainer.Bowman, who also won the other feature on Satu...

The Villiers Stakes is a race close to the heart of John O'Shea.It was eleven years ago that Grey And Gold won the summer feature, delivering O'Shea his first Group victory as a trainer.He had not ...

Chris Waller's in-form stayer Junoob is the horse to beat in Saturday's Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) at the Gold Coast according to Sportsbet.com.au. A winner of four of his seven runs thi...