The Best Peach 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...

Australian hopeful Chateauneuf Dupape has finished an unlucky eighth in the Karaka Million at Ellerslie in Auckland won by outsider Fort Lincoln.With the benefit of a peach of a ride by Jonathan Ri...

Recently we made mention in PPM of a noted UK expert Che Van der Wheil. Since then we've had many requests for more information on his approach to racing, both in selection and staking. Van der...

TERRY O'Sullivan knows his filly Exceptionally has plenty more yet to achieve if the dream of a Melbourne Cup run is to be realised, but the trainer was looking towards November's $6 million race a...

There are two ways you can go in betting. Either way can lead to success or disaster. As with most things in life, much depends on you. If you make the wrong decisions, nothing will save you. So ...

Trainer Terry O'Sullivan landed his second victory in the VRC St Leger at Flemington with long shot Exceptionally and he's now looking ahead to the Melbourne Cup with the filly.Exceptionally gave e...

Trainer Terry O'Sullivan landed his second victory in the VRC St Leger at Flemington with long shot Exceptionally and he's now looking ahead to the Melbourne Cup with the filly.Exceptionally gave e...