Smart One 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...

Only one race assessed for PPD Club members on Monday

Strike One (Chris Waller-Nash Rawiller)and Agent Bauer (Gwenda Markwell-Christian Reith) have opened up early equal favs for Wednesday's Australia Day Cup 2400m at Warwick Farm, according to the ma...

Moody blues - no, no...Pre-post punters are throwing support behind the Peter Moody-trained There's Only One in the early betting for Sat's Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. There's On...

EVERY Melbourne Cup runner will have a security guard in the 24-hours leading into the Cup, reports Racing Network.  Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey says the security policy worked we...

The Hong Kong Jockey Club will support a move to introduce a new category of black-type races, so-called Super Group One races. In an Asian Racing Conference session titled "The Pattern: Now and ...

From NEIL FRANKLYN in AucklandONE SWANSTONSTREET3f : A Scott : Matamata5 starts : 2 wins : 1 placeWin distance range : 1200mTrack conditions won on : Dead : SlowThis filly made her debut as a late ...