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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...

Black Caviar's half-brother All Too Hard can put himself into Blue Diamond contention if he can win his race debut at Flemington.The Casino Prince colt is one of six Talindert Stakes runners still ...

Joao Moreira is back and although he takes up his usual station as odds-on favourite in the Jockey Challenge and looks hard to beat, better value is available about his main rival Zac Purton. Mor...

Contentment  took out the award as the horse who improved his rating the most this season and the John Size-trained gelding can cap a brilliant first campaign with the Sha Tin Mile Trophy this af...

Having studied every runner in the TAB's first market, I have settled on my early 'Top 5' for this year's running of the Blue Diamond. 2yo form is obviously very difficult to line up and I have bas...

In this two-part article, Paul Bockman, one of Australia's leading jumps racing form analysts, discusses the key form factors he uses to beat the jumps. WHY THE JUMPS? Intelligent people often...