Summer Festival 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...

Chris Waller will launch a three-pronged attack on Saturday's $100,000 Listed Festival Stakes with Tromso and Altered Boy to lead the charge.Both Tromso and Altered Boy are former winners over 1500...

Best known as a sprinter, Group winner Monton will be out to prove he has another string to his bow in Saturday's Listed Festival Stakes at Rosehill.Monton's four career wins have been in the 1000-...

In-form Christian Reith will jump aboard Circle Of Power for the first time when the gelding chases a breakthrough stakes success at Rosehill on Saturday.Trainer Rod Craig, fresh from a winner at C...

Underrated gelding Voice Commander gave trainer Nick Olive his biggest career victory so far in the Festival Stakes at Rosehill, with the promise of more to come this summer.Punters who rallied to ...

Darci Be Good's return to the winners' list in the Hawkesbury Cup has fuelled ambitions to win Sydney's summer showpiece, the Grp 2 Villiers Stakes. The Bede Murray-trained 4YO won the Spring Stake...

Rockin' on...Rockwood is back as a key prospect for the Grp 2 1600m Villiers Stakes after a sound barrier trial hitout at Rosehill Gardens on Tuesday. Racing NSW stewards ordered the trial after pu...