Significance 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...

THIS year's Bendigo Cup in October has been afforded new significance. The cup will be run over 2400 metres this year and next, which makes it a qualifying race for the Melbourne Cup six days later...

TREAD WARILY!Courtesy of the Melbourne Racing Club, I'll be at Caulfield this weekend, with my good pal Roman Koz (who's over there opposite me, on the front page).I wish I could say that the weath...

I am Ze Count...Can anybody remember watching The Count (Dracula) in the children's television show Sesame Street? His trademark was "I am Ze Count".I was reminded of this clever little program and...

Neither Hugh Bowman nor Ron Quinton are given to sentimentality but Monton's Villiers Stakes victory has a special significance for jockey and trainer.Bowman, who also won the other feature on Satu...

Mark Kavanagh has won a Melbourne Cup, a Cox Plate and now an Australian Cup and he's confident King Diamond is the horse to give him his first Adelaide Cup on Monday.The Flemington-based trainer r...

Electric Dreams was a first-up winner at the corresponding New Year's Day meeting last season but her Randwick performance on Saturday holds much more significance.The speedy mare is targeting a fi...