Suomenlinna 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...

The Darley operation is looking for a big weekend's results...Star of the pack is, of course, Golden Slipper winner Sepoy who resumes at Caulfield - and then there's Glissade and Parables. Glissade...

The Black Caviar show may have taken much of the attention away from the AJC Australian Derby on Saturday but the champion mare's trainer is one with much at stake in the prestigious Classic.Peter ...

COMEBACK kid Katelyn Mallyon has already smashed through one of racing's glass ceilings and says she can break through another, reports the Melbourne Herald Sun.It says: Mallyon, who makes her come...

He's the son of a champion trainer and the grandson of a legendary jockey.And for the past few weeks he has been working hard at adding his family's name to one of the few major honour rolls in Aus...

Three-time Melbourne Cup winning jockey Glen Boss is to team up with two-time winning trainer Dermot Weld and the mare Profound Beauty in a bid to add another trophy to both their tallies.The Weld ...

Exciting five-year-old Flat Chat will crown his meteoric rise through the grades with a crack at the Group Three Easter Cup at Caulfield.Trained by John Sadler, Flat Chat has won his past four star...