Amazing Kiwi 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...

Glen Boss is convinced that Smart Missile is a world beater. Had he not been a late scratching in the Golden Slipper he'd have beaten Sepoy in the 2YO classis, according to Bossy, who just had to s...

The amazing tipping of the PPD Club's Brian Blackwell goes on and on - nabbing big winner after big winner - just like on Saturday when he was the only media man in the nation to hand out the tip ...

New Zealand trainer Jeff Lynds is glowing in his praise of Wall Street who takes on the might of the Bart Cummings-trained So You Think in Saturday's Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.The Palmerston North...

 A ustralian-based jockey James McDonald just missed out on a first Royal Ascot winner last week but the Kiwi is already hoping to be back with a Group 1 prospect next year.

A DERBY TO SAVOUR OR TO FORGET?There have been great years. 1996 for example. But there are more frequently ordinary years.Now and then a filly strikes. Twenty-one years ago one did. She was except...

I wish I could avoid all races with more than a dozen starters.The recent Doncaster was a case in point. Nineteen of the beasts and probably fourteen arguable chances. The favourite got buried earl...