Special Skill 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...

Talented South Australian stayer Alcopop impressed trainer Jake Stephens with a track gallop at Kembla Grange on Saturday which showed he was on target to begin his Sydney campaign in the Apollo St...

Authorities fear yet another horse has died from the Hendra virus in southern Queensland.The horse fell ill and died at Park Ridge, south of Brisbane, on Monday night, not far from where other Hend...

Cortina Gal gave trainer David Payne plenty to cheer about on his first trip to Wyong where she scored a slashing all-the-way victory in the Magic Millions Two-year-old Slipper.The win was an emoti...

Queensland's Michael Palmer is hopeful of overcoming a slow start in the National Apprentices' Series when he rides the Anthony Cummings-trained General Chaos in the second heat at Canterbury on We...

Clare Lindop says her mount Poised To Win is flying and gives her the chance to win the final Group race of the spring in Melbourne in Saturday's Eclipse Stakes at Sandown.The seven-year-old, prepa...

Honest mare Follonica will be having the eighth start of her preparation at Moonee Valley on Saturday but trainer Anthony Freedman sees no reason why her followers should drop her.The Flying Spur f...