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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...

Australian jockey Craig Williams has claimed a Group One win in Japan, taking out the NHK Mile in Tokyo aboard Grand Prix Boss.Williams has just begun a three-month contract in Japan but will be ho...

MELBOURNE in the spring. Tokyo at Christmas. Or perhaps Cheltenham next March? The world is at the hooves of spring-heeled jumps champion Black And Bent, who once again proved his class with an eff...

Saturday's Kingston Town Stakes was the last Australian Group One race of the year but the result of the Railway Stakes two weeks earlier could be decided in court.The owners of He's Remarkable, wh...

Impressive Moonee Valley winner Metonymy could be the Blue Diamond Stakes sleeper in the Peter Moody stable.Moody has been so taken with the filly, who has had only two starts, that he bought her s...

A track inspection of Sandown on Friday will determine whether Sunday's three feature jumps races will be held on the steeplechase track or shifted onto the course proper.Racing Victoria Limited (R...

A track inspection of Sandown on Friday will determine whether Sunday's three feature jumps races will be held on the steeplechase track or shifted onto the course proper.Racing Victoria Limited (R...