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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...

THIS IS EVEN HARDER!Winning is hard.Damned hard.But making it more difficult for yourself is very easy.Just bet midweek.That'll do it, I promise.At present I'm looking at Warrnambool's biggest day....

So THEY Say...Try these:They've backed the topweight.They've come out of the woodwork to back Drongo Junior.They knew what they were doing.When they put their money down they're rarely wrong.They a...

Trevor Bailey won't be distracted by his Group One ambition with Faster Son at the end of the month and hopes to be in the spotlight at Eagle Farm on Wednesday.Bailey is excited about Faster Son's ...

Times can be a tricky conveyance in the horseracing game but if you are going to follow them in anyway you must use times on the same day as your guide. At Flemington last Saturday the Group 3 Auri...

Trainer Peter Moody is confident talented filly Curtana can cope with a seven-day back-up into the Group One Stradbroke Handicap following her Queensland debut in the Group Two QTC Cup at Eagle Far...

Back to Caulfield P.B. Lawrence Stakes Day, in a racing sense at least, is when winter and spring collide. Numerous equine stars invariably return at the first Group 2 meeting of the season, whic...