Truly Rare 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 was a rare day on August 14, 2010: I was at a racetrack on a Saturday. These days yours truly is very much an entrenched stay at home punter. However, fellow PPM contributor and good friend, The...

The horse that truly captured the late great  Bart Cummings'  heart has died, the news emerging Friday morning that the 1997 Horse of The Year,  Saintly , had passed away overnight at the age of 2...

From Racing Post Hk www.racing.scmp.comA rare full field for the Group Two Cathay Pacific International Cup Trial may be John Moore's ally as Viva Pataca chases his third successive victory in Sund...

The Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) has expanded its exempt race policy by earmarking 10 international Group One events in which the winner will be exempt from the 2010 Cox Plate ballot and guaran...

Celestial Smile  has a proud record of consistency as he has made his way through the grades and he is poised to break into Group Three company with the handicaps in his favour in the Centenary V...

Sydney's leading trainer Chris Waller has taken a rare holiday, albeit a brief one - one day for each of his four Group One victories over the Sydney autumn carnival.Waller wrapped up the autumn wi...