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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...

Generic Ratings: September 16 With the ratings for the mares relatively under control I decided to have a crack at the better class 4yo + runners. It goes without saying several of the runners will...

September 17: Generic RatingsThe amazing field assembled in the Underwood Stakes this Saturday provides a vehicle for yours truly to start test driving my ratings. Based on what I sent yesterday th...

Last week I listed 23 horses who are forming my "Generic Ratings" list and at the end of the blog I asked you to rate them into your order. It is important to realize the order is arbitrary at this...

Three year olds are always difficult to rate as often their natural improvement varies so greatly from runner to runner. In the process of setting up my own list of Generic Ratings I need all the h...

Sometime back I mentioned a term I call "Generic Ratings" which is all about assigning a figure to each horse relative to its ability. The general premise is that you subtract the weight to be carr...

The generic ratings I am developing is fairly well set for the sprinters as there are really only a handful of serious sprints left this spring and although there will be different results it will ...