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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...

Consistent mare Exceptionally will be looking to spoil the party for connections of evergreen galloper Zipping who is on track for a fourth win in the Group Two Sandown Classic.Zipping's owner Lloy...

A relieved Gary Portelli has turned his attention to Saturday's racing after what he admits was a nerve-racking time at Hawkesbury where boom colt Lighthorseman broke his maiden in emphatic style.A...

A relieved Gary Portelli has turned his attention to Saturday's racing after what he admits was a nerve-racking time at Hawkesbury where boom colt Lighthorseman broke his maiden in emphatic style.A...

áAussie Rules is renowned as a game traditionally played by all types, whether they be tall or short, strong or slight, fast or slow (to a point!). So to celebrate Round 1 of the AFL season, I have...

I have to admit that the sentence above is a rather tricky title.  You will see what I’m getting at as we go along. I was looking at the Sunday results a week or two back, and I found myself looki...

Hong Kong's main English-language newspaper, the South China Morning Post, has come out woith a savage article lambasting Australian racing interests over the controversial issue of internatiuonal...