Smiling Success 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...

BLACK And Bent etched his name into jumps racing history yesterday, notching his ninth consecutive jumps victory when he won the $100,000 Galleywood Hurdle (3200 metres) at Warrnambool.The six-year...

Sick and tired of betting race to race and never getting anywhere? Feel frustrated by the fact that your 'bank' is always too small to make significant gains? Feel as if you are fighting a losing ...

Sick and tired of betting race to race and never getting anywhere? Feel frustrated by the fact that your 'bank' is always too small to make significant gains? Feel as if you are fighting a losing ...

Sick and tired of betting race to race and never getting anywhere? Feel frustrated by the fact that your 'bank' is always too small to make significant gains? Feel as if you are fighting a losing ...

George has been a regular racegoer for many years. He loves racing and always has. A happy-go-lucky type of bloke, married with a loving wife and two daughters, he has a good outlook on life. He ...

Mark Coton is one of Britain's best-known racing identities. He is a former president of the National Association for the Protection of Punters, he was a high-profile writer with UK Racing Post an...