Valley Of Queens 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...

Local star Southern Speed is favorite at $2.70 (7/4) for Sat's Australasian Oaks at Morphettville, SA, though she's being pressed by Lights of Heaven on the second line at $3.10. Southern Speed ran...

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...

Front running stayer Light Vision is among 18 horses looking to win a guaranteed start in next month's Caulfield Cup through Saturday's Naturalism Stakes.Trainer Robert Smerdon said Light Vision wa...

BUFFERING shrugged off the Group 1 monkey from his back when he staved off a lunge from Hong Kong champion Lucky Nine to win Friday night's Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley, reports TVN's Racing ...

The Caulfield Cup is renowned as a rough-and-tumble, knock-'em-down battle.For those reasons, and a few more, it is a race connections are confident will suit the English stayer Drunken Sailor.Afte...

Former New Zealand stayer Mandela landed a rare double when he came from near last to land Wednesday's Werribee Cup.He became only the sixth Geelong Cup winner to take out the Werribee feature, whi...