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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...

Here we go!PLAN A selections (the wildcat ones!)Moonee Valley 5-4-2-4-7-2-5-7Randwick 2-1-6-2-1-2-1-6Belmont 1-1-1-4-5-1-3-6Eagle Farm 8-4-12-1-9-6-4-13Morphettville 3-4-7-1-3-4-3-3It will be most ...

Here we go!PLAN A selections (the wildcat ones!)Moonee Valley 5-4-2-4-7-2-5-7Randwick 2-1-6-2-1-2-1-6Belmont 1-1-1-4-5-1-3-6Eagle Farm 8-4-12-1-9-6-4-13Morphettville 3-4-7-1-3-4-3-3It will be most ...

An aspect of betting that always intrigues, and puzzles, most punters is the actual impact of their bet on the totalisator odds. With bookmakers, a punter can see immediately if his bet affects th...

The toughest problem for a punter is not the actual selections in a race but more so picking the right races. Any punter can make a selection across Australia within virtually seconds based on the ...

The ode that accompanies this article may be sung to Beethoven's Choral Symphony or the lesser - known Elegy in F Minor by Poulenc, Though a requiem would be more appropriate, a requiem to the enj...

Although most punters are doomed to lose, it's an interesting facet of betting life in the world of horse-racing that the actual betting markets, produced by weight of money, are very efficient. I...