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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...

THE plans for a two-day Cox Plate meeting, which has triggered an angry response from critics who fear the Moonee Valley track surface could be badly affected for Australia's weight-for-age champio...

One of the most vexing problems facing punters is to decide how much betting their pockets can stand. To put it another way: can you afford to bet as much as you are betting? Or, is your betting ...

WITH a $6 million purse, this spring's Melbourne Cup is by far the world's richest handicap race. It is a magnificent prize but it is one that masks the growing sense of unease about the industry's...

More than 5,000 South Australians have signed a petition calling for an end to jumps racing, a protest group says.The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses presented the petition to Greens MP ...

More than 5,000 South Australians have signed a petition calling for an end to jumps racing, a protest group says.The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses presented the petition to Greens MP ...

More than 5,000 South Australians have signed a petition calling for an end to jumps racing, a protest group says.The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses presented the petition to Greens MP ...