Switched 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...

This is interesting - the track that's supposed to be the saviour of washed-out turf meetings has fallen victim itself...Yes, Friday's Geelong synthetic meeting has had to be switched to Pakenham. ...

Thursday's Ballarat meeting has been transferred to the Geelong Synthetic track. Heavy rain throughout Victoria over 24 hours, much of it in the Ballarat area, made the track unsafe for racing.

Wednesday's Betfair Park Sandown meeting has been transferred to the Geelong Synthetic track. Stewards inspected the Sandown track on Tuesday afternoon before deciding the track was unsafe.

Not the stewards, thanks...The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board and NOT Racing Victoria stewards will deal with the charges brought against Danny Nikolic. The rider aksed for the switch. Raci...

Sunday’s abandoned Hobart Cup meeting will be staged as a twilight fixture this Friday evening. Following a violent storm that hit the Elwick course in Hobart mid-way through yesterday’s program,...

The Victoria Racing Club will close Melbourne Cup nominations on Sep 1, instead of the previous August 1 deadline. VRC chief executive Dale Monteith says the new closing date gives connections of C...