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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...

It looks like Darren Beadman's glory days in Hong Kong are well and truly over. The champ has ridden only 28 winners this season with a strike rate of 10.7%. He's only one winner ahead of Zac Purto...

Money talks...Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock has bought a share in a Grp I winning European 4YO - and the plan is to win the Cox Plate. The horse is Crackerjack King, winner of seven of his ei...

Another star or another also-ran? Perth apprentice Damian Lane (17) is kicking-off a three-month stint in Meolbourne. He'll be riding for the Matt Ellerton and Simon Zahra stable. In WA, Lane has d...

Hotting up...The Golden Slipper battle is clicking into another gear. John O'Shea is at the centre of Monday morning's news on the 2YO classic. He has two live prospects after Foxwedge's impressive...

Trainer Gai Waterhouse is giving top Melbourne apprentice Brenton Avdulla his big chance to become a star in Sydney. He'll replace stable apprentice Daniel Ganderton, whose spring carnival is over ...

Gai Waterhouse's charge toward January's $2 million BMW Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) got a boost when No Looking Back dominated the juvenile race at Warwick Farm. Living up to the pre-race b...