Purely Royal Horse

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...

Martin Dowling (M.D.): Gentlemen, this forum is going to be mainly about exotic and multiple betting, about which I know we all have firm views which we have shaped, and often changed, as the year...

Martin Dowling (M.D.): Gentlemen, this forum is going to be mainly about exotic and multiple betting, about which I know we all have firm views which we have shaped, and often changed, as the year...

Richard Hartley Jnr (R.H.): To introduce this' feature article, I must first introduce our three forum experts. One of them, Rick Roberts, is well known to P.P.M. readers, but the other two gentle...

This month we will continue our examination of the relationship between starting price (SP) and 'true' odds. By examining nearly 200,000 starters during the two year period August 1, 1988 to July...