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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...

WAYS OF LOOKING10 to the sixth is a million.This means if you can multiply your $10 by itself (10) five times, you will have $1,000,000 in the bank.Sounds so simple, right?10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x ...

Big and Little - Both Ways of Looking.You can bet a lot to win a little, or a little to win a lot. For the average punter there are merits in each approach.If you bet a lot to win a little, it is l...

áA Way of LookingI was recently asked how to tie up a race. That isn't easy, as we all know.I asked why. I was told that this punter wanted to just have one series of bets on one race every day."Ti...

It's all good...The Caulfield track should be rated 'good' for Sat's Underwood Stakes meeting. There has been rain in Melbourne but it missed the Caulfield area. It'll be the first Melbourne city ...

CHRIS Waller is looking to take “three or four horses” to the UK and/or Europe later this year, not just “one or two”. Waller said on Sunday he had already inoculated eight horses, including cham...

In these days of parlay betting, more and more punters are looking towards coupling up their fancies in doubles, hoping for the day when they strike three or four winners and have grouped them all...