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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...

Oh, really! NSW chief steward Ray Murrihy is off-beam if he thinks Stathi Katsidis is going to 'name names' in the big ecstasy uproar. Does Murrihy really expect Stathi to dob in other riders? It's...

  It might be the end of the season tonight but the top jockeys are already setting the stage for the next one, with Zac Purton standing by his comments in a Sydney newspaper about Douglas Whyte. ...

In the racing world there are some people whose opinions you respect without question and one such person, in my opinion, is Geoffrey Hutson. I first met Geoffrey via an Internet forum and was im...

This is not a hypothetical situation; it is a true story - one that undoubtedly some of you have experienced, in one way or another. I've got a mate nicknamed 'Horizontal' who thought he was a ...

This is not a hypothetical situation; it is a true story - one that undoubtedly some of you have experienced, in one way or another. I've got a mate nicknamed "Horizontal" who thought he was a pr...

This is not a hypothetical situation; it is a true story - one that undoubtedly some of you have experienced, in one way or another. I've got a mate nicknamed "Horizontal" who thought he was a pr...