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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...

Recently I have been discussing the Pensioner Staking Plan rather broadly and I promised to start logging three plans: Plan A, my selections, Plan B, a system and Plan C, Plan B selections with mod...

Recently I have been discussing the Pensioner Staking Plan rather broadly and I promised to start logging three plans: Plan A, my selections, Plan B, a system and Plan C, Plan B selections with mod...

THE 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient will have to earn his way into the field for November's 150th running despite changes to conditions for the race announced yesterday by the Victoria Racing C...

Amazing stuff from the Australian Racing Board chairman Bob Bentley...In the face of massive opposition from jockeys, trainers and owners to his new whip rules, Bentley dismisses them as 'so-called...

Melbourne Cup winner Kingston Rule died last Saturday at his home of 20 years, Ealing Park. Born in the USA in 1986, the magnificent son of legendary US champion Secretariat and our own superstar m...

Daniel Ganderton's plea to have a penalty for overuse of the whip overturned has been rejected on appeal, with the Australian Jockeys' Association (AJA) stepping up its campaign to have the rule ch...