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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...

Champion jumps jockey Brett Scott says staying ability is the biggest asset for six-year-old Yamanaura who has emerged as this year's dominant hurdler.Trained by John Wheeler, Yamanaura has won thr...

Champion jumps jockey Brett Scott says staying ability is the biggest asset for six-year-old Yamanaura who has emerged as this year's dominant hurdler.Trained by John Wheeler, Yamanaura has won thr...

Snow Alert added his name to a long list of stakes winners in an illustrious thoroughbred family when he scored a deserved stakes success in the listed Rowley Mile (1600m) at Hawkesbury on Saturday...

Leading trainer Peter Moody is delighted with the way Golden Archer and Metonymy returned at their first runs as three-year-olds and the pair gives him a strong hand in Saturday's HDF McNeil Stakes...

The past two Emirates Melbourne Cup winners, Americain and Dunaden, have been given equal top weight of 58kg in this year's race as they attempt to carve a unique piece in history on 6 November at ...

Carrying on with our twenty sharp ideas for punting in 2002, the first of the final eight is something a little different something that punters like to pursue, regardless of the fact that it is n...