Buoyant Horse

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...

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...

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 ...

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. ...

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 "...

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...

Gai Waterhouse leads a busy life by anyone's standards but even by her own, Monday morning must have seemed hectic.Sydney's leading trainer inspected her horses at three venues in two states, all b...

Kerrin McEvoy believes the form of his Caulfield mount Kirklees will stack up at least as well as it did for his Godolphin stablemate All The Good when he took out the $2.5 million feature last yea...

An impressive jumpout win has the connections of top sprinter Toorak Toff buoyant about his prospects in Saturday's $1 million Newmarket Handicap at Flemington.The Rick Hore-Lacy-trained four-year-...

A favourable barrier draw for the first time this campaign has trainer Peter Moody buoyant about the Toorak Handicap chances of former Macau galloper Luen Yat Forever.The six-year-old, who is still...

Stable expectations are high about Red Lord running true to a successful career-pattern of form in the $100,000 Frank Underwood Cup.With Anthony Cummings in the midst of a Magic Millions spending s...

Danny O'Brien is buoyant about the prospects of Vigor making it back-to-back Makybe Diva Stakes wins even though the Caulfield Cup placegetter won't be as fit as he was 12 months ago.The O'Reilly s...