Salamence 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...

THE four-year partnership between trainer David Hayes and jockey Craig Williams is over with the 32-year-old rider told yesterday that his services were no longer required,, reports The Age.It says...

Odd stuff from David Hayes...He's publicly lambasted Craig Williams for the last start defeat of that perennial gunna Von Costa De Hero (one win from 15 starts)at Caulfield on Aug 15. Apparently it...

Trainer  Tony McEvoy  is closing his Sydney stable, opting to focus on his Victorian and South Australian operations. Three years after purchasing Bylong Park at Hawkesbury and taking his racing ...

Frankel, the world's top-ranked racehorse, bowed out of racing with his undefeated record intact overnight after a hard-fought win in the British Champion Stakes. The Henry Cecil-trained colt - win...

John Thompson is preparing to have his first runner in a Group race just a week after starting his new career as a trainer for Patinack Farm.The long-time foreman to Bart Cummings has Teranaba nomi...

EXTRA obstacles and an increased number of track staff are measures that Racing Victoria is hoping will eliminate the slow changeover process between hurdles and steeple brush tops when the jumps r...