Turf Beauty 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...

WHAT YOU KNOW... AND WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW...It's too easy to let the papers do your work for you.So simple. You read about a horse you've never heard of, starting at an unfamliar venue, and with a h...

Chris Waller has enjoyed much success over the past couple of years training European imports and has just returned from another buying trip to England with seven horses.Melbourne trainer Lee Freed...

Chris Waller has enjoyed much success over the past couple of years training European imports and has just returned from another buying trip to England with seven horses.Melbourne trainer Lee Freed...

The French connection is the right one to have at this time of year in Hong Kong - just ask Gerald Mosse, the man hoping to pass countryman Olivier Peslier to become the most successful jockey in H...

Trainer Danny Shum Chap-shing has come out running this season to be sitting third on the championship ladder and a switch to his in-form yard may be just the move to get the best from Charity Spir...

The loneliness of long distance travel can be as troubling for horses as it is for humans.And as New Zealand trainer John Bary has discovered, it is one of dozens of obstacles in the world of globa...