The Big Show 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...

CHANNEL 9 and Moonee Valley are embroiled in a Cox Plate telecast tug of war, after the network backed a travel show as a better ratings bet than Australia's greatest weight-for-age race, reports t...

Does big-spending Lloyd Williams have a stayer capable of winning the Melbourne Cup this year? Well, nothing really stands out - except, perhaps, Base, who has his first-up run in the final race at...

Australian Turf Club marketing manager Bettina Brown says the public areas trackside had reached capacity

Stewards must be getting concerned over the Gai Waterhouse stable's battle to patch up Glencadam Gold for the Melbourne Cup. They don't want any final acceptor to be suddenly scratched due to injur...

The Kav Show's off and rolling for the spring and it's a spot of 'December' that may give him a big November...Yep, the imported December Draw seems to have Cups written all over him. He was impres...

A sense of urgency has crept into the Peter Snowden stable with Group One winner Skilled turning up in Melbourne ahead of schedule.The Commands colt stunned Snowden when he finished at the tail of ...