Shadow Runner 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 Asian Young Guns Challenge, held at Flemington last Saturday, will be the subject of a Racing Victoria review."It's an interesting promotion," Racing Victoria chief executive Rob Hines said of ...

Young Elite raised the discomfort level for trainers' premiership pacesetter John Moore when he gave Caspar Fownes his sole win in the Lai Chi Chong Handicap - but it was a significant single on an...

David Hayes cannot speak highly enough of young Chad Schofield. In fact, he reckons he's a champion in the making, a young Brent Thomson or John Stocker. Hayes rolled out the accolades after Chad's...

Young trainer David Pfieffer celebrated the biggest win of his short career when Graceful Anna set a track record to score a scorching victory in the $100,000 Magic Millions Stakes at Wyong.The 29-...

Young trainer David Pfieffer celebrated the biggest win of his short career when Graceful Anna set a track record to score a scorching victory in the $100,000 Magic Millions Stakes at Wyong.The 29-...

Safari bound...Michelle Payne may be the last of a famed riding clan, but don't expect this petite young jockey to be hanging around. The 24-year-old, who has been riding for nine years, including ...