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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...

JOHN Singleton’s disclosure of who told him that Tom Waterhouse

If  Craig Williams  wins the 2015-16 Victorian metro jockeys' premiership, it is fair to say Saturday will be remembered as a crucial turning point, reports racing.com. But if you ask the ever-h...

A wide barrier and a deteriorating track proved no obstacle to outstanding filly Mosheen who claimed her second Guineas win in as many starts.Aided by another picture-book ride by Danny Nikolic as ...

Book Review There's nothing I like better (well, almost nothing) than to sit down at night with a good book to read. I have a wide taste in books, and racing, and associated betting and money m...

Flat stakes . . . safest and the best. That's the refrain we punters have been programmed to believe down through the years. It's hard to shake it off. But do we really have to live in a "flat ...

Flat stakes . . . safest and the best. That's the refrain we punters have been programmed to believe down through the years. It's hard to shake it off. But do we really have to live in a "flat wo...