Superleggera 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...

What's going on? Is there going to be a hike in the tax racing pays to the State Govt in Victoria? A rise in the tax on a bet? Questions like this are being raised after reports that Victoria Racin...

PETER Moody said yesterday he was bewildered as to how Victoria's racing powerbrokers could allow a situation where his superstar Black Caviar could wind up being a negative for the industry rather...

Oh boy, they don't like the competitive forces! The Victorian State Government is considering revoking a tax exemption granted to TOTE Tasmania in order to protect Victorian racing industry revenue...

THE Racing Victoria Ltd board has accepted recommendations to install a new taxing regime for wagering operators on Victorian racing by increasing its take from the existing gross profits revenue, ...

Racing Victoria (RVL) will lobby the incoming Victorian government to amend legislation regarding the taxing of corporate bookmakers to mirror NSW legislation.This and three other points of action ...

RACING Victoria chief executive Rob Hines yesterday struck back at critics of his handling of the tax to wagering operators by claiming Victoria's gross revenue scheme had performed as well as the ...