Ever The Dream Horse

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...

"There is only one way to attack doubles," the old pro said to me back in the late '70s. Find your main chances, no more than three in a leg, price them as best you can, and bet the value." I kne...

"There is only one way to attack doubles," the old pro said to me back in the late '70s. Find your main chances, no more than three in a leg, price them as best you can, and bet the value." I kne...

"There is only one way to attack doubles," the old pro said to me back in the late '70s. Find your main chances, no more than three in a leg, price them as best you can, and bet the value." I kne...

In this article Neale Yardley looks at the age-old question of whether each-way betting is better or worse than win-only betting. The topic of each-way or win-versus betting has been thrashed aro...

Some ground rules to kick off this article: there’s no sense in trying to bet trifectas on every race, and no sense in backing too many  horses at short prices. So that’s out of the way. What I w...

Some ground rules to kick off this article: there’s no sense in trying to bet trifectas on every race, and no sense in backing too many  horses at short prices. So that’s out of the way. What I w...