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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...

Australian superstar So You Think is in work under the care of Irish training wizard Aidan O'Brien.So You Think, now majority-owned by Coolmore, arrived at the Irish breeding giant's famous Ballydo...

Ego's Dare is a horse who knows what he wants and trainer Gerald Ryan will be letting him have his way at Randwick on Saturday.The four-year-old is Ryan's lone representative at the meeting and run...

It is one of the great myths of racing that the less those supposedly in the know are aware about your horse, the better the price. About 10 years ago, John Holloway, then a racing writer for the ...

Fighting with yourself! This is a description a friend gave me when trying to explain what form analysis is all about. People who are not into racing never understand what it’s all about. Some of...

The best thing about working for Gai Waterhouse is that you are, almost automatically, on a winner.The second best thing - or perhaps the worst - is that when you turn one of those Waterhouse winne...

Why do winners win? As we all know, there are a thousand answers to that one question! But by examining the 'why' of previous winners we get the chance to discover patterns. We can find that certa...