Spirit's First 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...

Mythical Spirit's winter campaign will be on the line when she resumes from a let-up at Sandown.Geelong trainer John Smerdon has a question mark on the five-year-old mare's ability on heavy ground ...

Audacious Spirit's Royal Sovereign Stakes performance confirmed Gillian Heinrich's opinion of the colt who will be out to go one better in Saturday's Hobartville Stakes.Heinrich sent Audacious Spir...

Gold Coast trainer Gillian Heinrich is hoping a return to a dry track at Eagle Farm will boost Audacious Spirit's bid for a Sydney campaign.Heinrich rates Audacious Spirit one of her team's better ...

Trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing has come out running this season to be sitting third on the championship ladder and a switch to his in-form yard may be just the move to get the best from Charity Spir...

Kristy Banks isn't yet feeling the pressure ahead of the biggest ride of her career aboard Spirit Of Boom in Saturday's $2 million Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast.Banks will become only th...