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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...

The Victoria Turf Club came in for some criticism when it decided its new race in 1861 would be a two-mile handicap with many saying it should be at set weights. The fact the Melbourne Cup remains ...

If ever racing men sit down to talk about famous punters, there is one name that will always be mentioned - Eric Connolly. He was a racehorse trainer in the good old days' but mainly he won a l...

Queensland-based George Tafe is one of Australia's top ratings men. This is the first article in a 2-part series he has prepared for P.P.M. He discusses the various aspects of his approach to rati...

When Lonhro failed to win the Cox Plate on October 25 his defeat spelled the end of a massive campaign to anoint him our latest "champion". Most of the media commentators were on the Lonhro bandwa...