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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...

Every BMW Hong Kong Derby presents the clash of speed, class and stamina and John Size-trained  Luger  possesses enough of at least two of those qualities to take out today's renewal of the 2,000m...

More than six months have passed since PPM printed an interview with the legendary US handicapper Mark Cramer. His earlier books are a little hard to find, but his most recent work, Value Handic...

A long time ago, someone told me why he had decided to give up betting. "It was simple, I'd lost my nerve," this man explained. "And once you've lost your nerve it's the end of the game." I alway...

I’ve often been asked to speak about the importance of position posting as a factor in greyhound racing. Does the #1 box have an advantage?  Are dogs starting from the “middle” boxes, #4, #5 and...

Over the past several months I have introduced readers to the set of hard-and-fast rules I use as the basis for coming up with a set of very sound selections which make me a winner every year. C...

During twenty years of betting on racetracks on three continents, this system has proved one of the most satisfactory for continuous consecutive investment on a designated wagering 'quinella' pool...