Strut 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...

Geelong-trained three-year-old Soaring Dragon is among a band of emerging horses in Caulfield's Thoroughbred Cup looking to confirm a place in the upcoming South Australian Derby.Co-trainers Jamie ...

The Smart Missile team will probably keep on thinking the colt could have btn Sepoy in the Golden Slipper. Personally, I doubt it. Smart Missile is still a bit erratic with his racing manners, and ...

Athenium has always shown great potential for trainer Sean Woods and the lightly raced five-year-old looks set to claim the final leg of Sunday's HK$4 million Triple Trio - the Dr G Handicap (1,600...

With all the justified hype surrounding Black Caviar in recent months, it is too easily forgotten that not so long ago, Australians were standing and applauding another bona fide champion of the tu...

Gee, sometimes horses can make you look like a fool. Actually, it can happen quite often now that I think about it. On Saturday I was prepared to say that I Am Invincible was not all that well name...

When I first became interested in horseracing I was in my last year at Secondary College wayyyyy back in 1967 and when I could afford it I would buy a copy of The Sportsman, which I still do twice...