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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...

GONE FISHINGThere are days, even weeks, when anyone on his own - unless he's a pro- is hopelessly out of his depth.Some punters don't realise this, but it IS so.We do our best by offering the profe...

No sooner has the dust settled on Kyneton Cup day than I find myself puffing and panting for the formguides for the VRC Oaks and dutifully do the required form work that night. Is there a picture...

BETFAIR PARK SANDOWN LAKESIDE Acceptances on Wednesday 4th August, 2010TAB MEETING. Rail: True Position Entire Circuit-------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Some 50 years ago, the name 'R.W. Wood' could be found on numerous racing books and booklets in Britain. He was perhaps the nation's best-known systems seller. Today, the publications that bore ...

Recently I decided to cull the collection of racing books and booklets I have scattered around my home, one of the reasons being that I was beginning to need training for a jumping career to hop o...

Luck. It's the second most famous four letter word in the world. Or is it the third, behind love and that other one. Whatever ... luck means everything to punters. Without luck we are usually los...