Star Gleam 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...

Viewed has become the latest big name casualty of the carnival after being ruled out of the remainder of the autumn with a virus.The 2008 Melbourne Cup winner was vetted following his lacklustre ni...

Viewed has become the latest big name casualty of the carnival after being ruled out of the remainder of the autumn with a virus.The 2008 Melbourne Cup winner was vetted following his lacklustre ni...

Last year's Melbourne Cup runner-up Maluckyday is out of the spring carnival because of a virus.Maluckyday was rated one of the leading chances for this year's $6.2 million race at Flemington on No...

MELBOURNE'S leading trainer, Peter Moody, has isolated a number of his horses, including five-time group 1 winner Typhoon Tracy, as he awaits results on a virus that sidelined several horses in his...

Out of the spring...It's a Kutchinsky KO for trainer Tony Noonan. His top 4YO stayer will not be a spring starter. the spring carnival's major events. Noonan says the son of Anabaa has contracted ...

Well, did Typhoon Tracy have a virus or not? That's the big question after her puzzling and disappointing performance in the Doncaster. She was a shadow of her normal self. She finished 14th in wha...