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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...

Although there is a good case to be made out for the importance of "ability at the course", there are critics who claim that punters often overemphasise its importance. I don't put myself into th...

Trainer Steve O'Dea hopes stud failure Bianca Jewel can rediscover her early promise when the four-year-old makes her comeback at Eagle Farm.Bianca Jewel, who lines up in Saturday's Lyndhurst Stud ...

In the past two issues I have written about my findings relevant to horseracing websites in, firstly, Western Australia ( perthturftalk.com ,  kozform.com, puntperth.com and westozracing.com )  i...

Many readers have contacted PPM following editor Brian Blackwell’s series of articles on picking midweek winners. The series ended in the December PPM. In this article, Brian replies to some of t...

Should we change the way we think when it comes to analysing form? Are you, perhaps, approaching form from the wrong angle? Can you re-think what you are doing to produce a better result? These a...

In part 3 of his series on analysing form, PPM editor Brian Blackwell assesses the impact of making choices on various aspects of form, and following your “subconscious” mind. Last month I talked...