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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...

From racing.scmp.comThe "Kings of Happy Valley" - jockey Brett Prebble and trainer Caspar Fownes - continued their dominance of the midweek meetings by each securing yet another winning treble at W...

Cox Plate fav Whobegotyou is a firm early fav for Sat's Yalumba Stakes at Caulfield. In the market available at IASbet.com, Whobe is quoted at $2.50, just ahead of Heart of Dreams $3.20 with Master...

Danny O'Brien's 5YO Vigor remains a clearcut fav at $5.50 (9/2) for the Caulfield Cup, according to the latest market from Betstar. It has the Kiwi mare Daffodil and the Kembla Grange trained Preda...

Sydney stayer Road To Rock ramped up his attack on the Australian Cup with a timely win in the Sportingbet Gold Cup at Caulfield.Trainer Anthony Cummings said the four-year-old's 3-1/4 length win o...

Sydney stayer Road To Rock ramped up his attack on the Australian Cup with a timely win in the Sportingbet Gold Cup at Caulfield.Trainer Anthony Cummings said the four-year-old's 3-1/4 length win o...

Twenty years on from Dermot Weld’s maiden Emirates Melbourne Cup success and one of his entries for this year’s renewal turned in the Irish St Leger into a procession at the Curragh in the early ...