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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...

Sydney training juggernaut, Chris Waller, is slowly building his Melbourne stable. Waller has told Racing Network he was happy with the progress his new Flemington stable was making. “We’re gradu...

Talented filly Palacio De Cristal will make the long trek from Sydney to Adelaide this week to try to salvage something from a luckless autumn carnival.The Grahame Begg-trained three-year-old runs ...

In this final section of a review of the unconscious factors that may adversely affect our judgement when gambling, we will look at only one factor - but a very important one. The myth of skill. ...

Mark Kavanagh had the disappointment of Whobegotyou being beaten at odds-on in last year's $1.5 million Victoria Derby but believes Saturday's favourite Shamoline Warrior could give him his first w...

Mark Kavanagh had the disappointment of Whobegotyou being beaten at odds-on in last year's $1.5 million Victoria Derby but believes Saturday's favourite Shamoline Warrior could give him his first w...

Punters and Sydney racing fans have backed the new-look Golden Slipper Carnival, with strong free-to-air and pay TV audience numbers - and big increases in TAB turnover - during three days of rac...