Trainer

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...

Having heavily invested on Helmet in opening Guineas markets (and with a pretty solid crack at an early Guineas-Cox Plate double to boot), you could say I was slightly agitated as the gates crashed...

DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO?As the snippet says, it's so hard NOT to bet on a big race.This weekend in Brisbane there's a humdinger, but apart from the favourite it's wide open.The strong likelihood is t...

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?It's amazing how many unknowns carry public money.Significant money.Many thousands of dollars in fact.Here's a little test for us all:Go to an early website such as the RSB and loo...

March 19My usual Wednesday night activity is to go to www.australianracingboard.com and copy all the weights, paste them into a word document and delete the races that do not satisfy my initial cri...

March 19My usual Wednesday night activity is to go to www.australianracingboard.com and copy all the weights, paste them into a word document and delete the races that do not satisfy my initial cri...

My rules for successful investing on the races In 2006, I formulated a set of rules for myself, based on my own punting and horse training experiences as well as countless hours of reading and ...