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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...

Anyone who has tried to make sense of trackwork times in Australia will know for a fact how difficult it is to relate trackwork gallops to winning performances. Sometimes you can take a 'fastest...

Dare To Dream is the odd horse out in Bart Cummings' team of Emirates Melbourne Cup contenders this year.The imported son of Danehill Dancer sits alongside Sanagas and Precedence as Cummings-traine...

Look out, the French are getting serious again! Racing Victoria reports that improving French stayer Shahwardi will take a path successfully plotted by compatriots Americain and Dunaden when he tak...

The John Moore-trained  Rewarding Hero  still has plenty to learn and, from a good draw, he can absorb a hike in the handicaps and salute as a banker in the final leg of the Triple Trio at Sha ...

There are still 10 Group One races to be decided in Sydney before the end of the month but Gai Waterhouse is already thinking beyond the autumn carnival.In a dream start to the Sydney carnival, Wat...

Australian sprinters have set the benchmark when it comes to the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes...