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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...

Two of the great names in American and world racing are Barry Meadow and Andy Beyer. Meadow is regarded as the No. 1 guru of handicappers, and Beyer is the man who developed the successful Beye...

This month, lit our look at the writings of the late R.W ‘Georgie’ Wood, we examine his thoughts on staking and selection. Wood was a great believer in ‘perming’ and linking multiple selections in...

Recently we made mention in PPM of a noted UK expert Che Van der Wheil. Since then we've had many requests for more information on his approach to racing, both in selection and staking. Van der...

  There's no point in devising detailed betting strategies unless you're a winning player. And the only way to discover the truth about your play is to keep records. You can't run a business with...

In my younger days, I once worked on a building site in England. I was doing the time-honoured 'Aussie boy goes back to the Old Dart' routine (and I had the time of my life). Anyway, the foreman s...

Over three years ago, John May, a man described as one of the most fearless gamblers in the world, and an author of books on gambling, made the bold prediction that “Within five years the sports b...