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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...

Promising stayer Module has kept his unbeaten run with his new stable intact and will be nominated for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.Purchased from Lloyd Williams for $70,000, the five-year-old ...

Hissing Sid will be set on a Caulfield and Melbourne Cups campaign after outclassing his opposition and topping off a highly-successful carnival for the Bill and Symon Wilde stable in the Warrnambo...

Melbourne, here we come.That was the call from a jubilant Brian Smith when the former globetrotting trainer welcomed his cast-off stayer Hume back to scale after he won the Tattersall's Cup (2200m)...

Melbourne, here we come.That was the call from a jubilant Brian Smith when the former globetrotting trainer welcomed his cast-off stayer Hume back to scale after he won the Tattersall's Cup (2200m)...