Wet 'N' Dry Horse

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...

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...

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. ...

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 ...

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 "...

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...

In the final part of a two-part series, P.P.M. reader Sid Bowling, from Argenton, N.S.W., tells how his study of 'mudlark' breeding lines helped him collect last year's Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup...

Sid Bowling is a P. P.M. subscriber from Argenton, N.S.W. Sid is an astute judge when it comes to the ins-and-outs of racing. In this two part series, he explains how a study of breeding can trans...

With winter upon us, and wet tracks prevalent in many areas of Australia, PPM's Martin Dowling takes a look at the problems and pitfalls of punting when the going is rain-affected. Most top prof...

The search for an angle that Twill turn the tide! We're all after it in racing, and especially those of us who like to dig deep into the form book. The problem with 'angles' is that they tend to b...