Pepperberry 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...

BLACK And Bent etched his name into jumps racing history yesterday, notching his ninth consecutive jumps victory when he won the $100,000 Galleywood Hurdle (3200 metres) at Warrnambool.The six-year...

The name Robert Saunders Dowst pops up every now and again whenever I get into detailed discussions about horse racing handicapping, and how to pick winners and avoid losers, and so on. Most peop...

We all love a good gambler. I reckon there's nothing like reading the secrets of a huge betting plonk. UK professional Barney Curley is one of those fearless bettors who have been there and done ...

Dermot Weld has been putting pen to paper on his autobiography...The book will go on sale in October and, understandably, it'll have a strong focus on his Melbourne Cup triumphs. Dermot says: 'I wr...

In the United States, they say no-one writes with more authority and verve on horse-racing than Andy Beyer. We've had a look ourselves at some of Beyer's thoughts on and advice about racing and be...

Solzhenitsyn cemented Robert Heathcote's best day at the races with victory in Saturday's $400,000 Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m).The former Kiwi provided Queensland's premier trainer with his sec...