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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...

David Hayes says Nicconi's "winnable weight" in Saturday's Newmarket Handicap at Flemington has swayed him into running the four-year-old in the $1 million event.Nicconi will carry 56kg, one kilo l...

David Hayes says Nicconi's "winnable weight" in Saturday's Newmarket Handicap at Flemington has swayed him into running the four-year-old in the $1 million event.Nicconi will carry 56kg, one kilo l...

When outsider Sparky Miss won the ABCOS Adelaide Million, a race with a first prize of $408,000, I'm sure most punters shook their heads in disbelief. After all, how could a youngster who'd been o...

Brilliant sprinter Reward For Effort will be an acceptor for Saturday's Group Three McEwen Stakes at Moonee Valley, but trainer Peter Moody says he is far from a certain starter if the track is sig...

Sth Aussie mare Southern Speed will run in the Cox Plate instead of the Caulfield Cup - and Damien Oliver is being touted as the jockey. Co- trainer Leon Macdonald confirms that Southern Speed, win...

Weather will be the key factor in where emerging sprint star Rain Affair runs on Saturday with trainer Joe Pride eyeing the Apollo Stakes in Sydney and the Futurity in Melbourne.While Rain Affair i...