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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...

It never ceases to amaze me how many people take up an interest in horse-racing, and betting, at a late time in their life. At a race meeting recently I got chatting with an elderly chap and at o...

Anger mounts...Trainers will demand the VRC employ security staff to protect horses at future music festivals planned for Flemington in the wake of the Australia Day break-ins. A Flemington-based t...

Trainer Jeff Caught will make a decision on Wednesday whether Pleasure Time will get his chance to continue the stable's good fortune at Eagle Farm.Caught trained his first Sydney winner when Falin...

An overdue win by Absent Friends at Rosehill has boosted trainer Gary Portelli's hopes the five-year-old can live up to his potential this spring.Earlier this month, stablemate Something Anything h...

You probably are as aware as anyone else if you have a gambling problem. But being aware of it doesn't necessarily mean you'll take remedial action. A gambling problem-which means gambling is out...

There's no doubting the John Moore-trained Military Attack is the horse to beat in the Happy Valley Vase (1,800m) tonight, but his supporters at short odds could get a healthy taste of their hearts...