Victory Approach Horse

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...

British trainer Mark Johnston came to Australia with such high hopes of winning the 1995 Melbourne Cup that he decided to fully savour the experience by travelling to Flemington by train and in a k...

IT IS understandable that, with 12 Melbourne Cups to his name, Bart Cummings would be wary of changing his successful formula. But the Cups King is open-minded about his approach to the 2009 Cup wi...

Michael Hawkes believes Gopana's competitiveness will stand her in good stead when she makes her first stakes appearance at Randwick on Boxing Day.The Hawkes racing team has taken a patient approac...

Staking has been covered many times in P.P.M. and now I've heard of one more plan! Using place bets, a friend told me he had not had a losing year for six years. Now that's a bold claim but he ha...

Staking has been covered many times in P.P.M. and now I've heard of one more plan! Using place bets, a friend told me he had not had a losing year for six years. Now that's a bold claim but he ha...

Staking has been covered many times in P.P.M. and now I've heard of one more plan! Using place bets, a friend told me he had not had a losing year for six years. Now that's a bold claim but he ha...