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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...

The handicapper goes back to work today to see how to even the game with Taverner, David Hall's exciting sprinter, after he defied a ratings surge to toy once again with average opposition up the s...

Trainer Ricky Yiu Poon-fai took a little time to hit his straps this season, but the yard is in full flight now and Jade Christy should continue that roll by winning the Chinese General Chamber Of ...

Which horse do we usually look at first in a race? Of course, it's the No 1 horse, in handicaps the horse the handicapper has weighted as being the best-performed in the race. The handicapper's f...

The big battle...There are 15 runners in Wed's Geelong Cup but only Once Were Wild (15th in order) and the imported French horse Americain (23rd) are already assured of a Melbourne Cup start. A win...

This is the final article in our three-part series in which PPM. experts Statsman, Jon Hudson and The Optimist discuss their approaches to selecting and staking. Statsman: I'd like us to talk no...

Before we place a bet, each one of us goes through a mind game in determining (a) which horse or horses to back and (b) how to back them. It is a mind game of sometimes infuriating complexity, and...