Pacific Charm 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...

Vintage Crop, the first import to win the Melbourne Cup back in 1993, has today died in Ireland. He was 27 years old and had been the oldest living Cup winner. He was retired from racing after ru...

Champion Irish trainer Dermot Weld reflected fondly on his grand galloper Vintage Crop, the 1993 Melbourne Cup winner, who died on Monday at the age of 27. As the first internationally-trained...

Mick Kinane has hailed Vintage Crop as an "iconic stayer" after the Melbourne Cup hero passed away at the age of 27, reports the Irish Racing Post. Trained by Dermot Weld, Vintage Crop becam...

Dermot Weld intends to be back for a crack at winning his third Melbourne Cup when Australia's iconic horse race is run for the 150th time on November 2.Weld played his part in helping make the Mel...

Dermot Weld has started the old 'maybe I will, maybe I won't' tactic over his mare Profound Beauty's likely Melbourne Cup bid. She made it three wins on end in the Grp 3 Ballyroan Stakes at Leopard...

Dermot Weld's classy mare Profound Beauty showed she was on track for another crack at the Melbourne Cup when she brought up a hat-trick of wins in the Listed Challenge Stakes at Leopardstown.The D...