The Sylph 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...

It's the start of a new season again. A time to look back, and, more importantly, to look ahead. We look back to analyse what we did right and what we did wrong. If possible, we don't want to mak...

It's the start of a new season again. A time to look back, and, more importantly, to look ahead. We look back to analyse what we did right and what we did wrong. If possible, we don't want to mak...

A TAB customer has pulled off one of the best punting stories you are likely to hear heading into the Spring Carnival.  Spending just $6, the punter snared 7.5 percent of the BIG6 at Caulfield (...

Trainer Barry Baldwin hopes to have a little more luck with Simplest at Eagle Farm than he has had getting Burdekin Blues to Melbourne for the Lightning Stakes.Simplest will be Baldwin's only Eagle...

Trainer Barry Baldwin hopes to have a little more luck with Simplest at Eagle Farm than he has had getting Burdekin Blues to Melbourne for the Lightning Stakes.Simplest will be Baldwin's only Eagle...

It took almost a year but trainer Mark Kavanagh finally got square at Caulfield.Having watched his Caulfield Cup favourite Maldivian throw one of racing's most expensive tantrums in the seconds bef...