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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...

Steven  King let his jockey’s licence lapse after he shattered his left foot in a bizarre fall at Ballarat last April but now he's on the mend and ready to return to race riding.

Jonathan Riddell has had a tough grounding for his first ride in the Cox Plate on Saturday aboard the well-fancied New Zealander Jimmy Choux.Riddell, 30, who has ridden the John Bary-trained entire...

If you have any sound selection method and you bet to a bank, you cannot lose. It is then impossible to lose at punting." No, the speaker isn't a punter. It's bookmaker, Graeme Sampieri, one of t...

"You gotta cut up rough if you wanna get square in this game," an old harness racing man once told me. What he meant in his cussy way of speaking was simple: Get rid of the no-hopers in a race –...

"You gotta cut up rough if you wanna get square in this game," an old harness racing man once told me. What he meant in his cussy way of speaking was simple: Get rid of the no-hopers in a race –...

Richard Hartley Jnr (R.H.): To introduce this' feature article, I must first introduce our three forum experts. One of them, Rick Roberts, is well known to P.P.M. readers, but the other two gentle...