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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...
There are so many racetracks in Australia, all of varying sizes and designs, that punters must investigate the 'form' of these tracks, as well as the form of the horses. It is important to know ...
They call it 'deep state' handicapping. It's the method used by shrewd computer geeks to make millions of dollars on Hong Kong racing. The average punter has no idea of the penetrating analys...
Talk to any number of racing professionals and ask them to name the key 10 factors in their form analysis and you are likely to receive differing answers! It's the nature of the game. Everyone has...
If there's one thing that makes the four Melbourne racecourses stand out it is their complete difference to each other. You have the spacious, sweeping bends of Flemington, with its long 453 m h...
Flemington Tue 1 Nov 2011@ 2:56pm on Mon 31 Oct 2011Track: Dead 4Overall penetrometer: 4.73Track rating variations: None.Rail LocationToday: 3 metres.Previous meeting 29 Oct 2011 - True.Last meetin...
Doomben betting info for Saturday (from TAB on friday afternoon)
It was sometime in the early 70s that my late father introduced me to a friend of his named Alec Quinn. As a fledgling young punter, Alec became the focus of particular interest when I was informe...
In the November PPM, I chronicled my journey into the Victorian State Library to obtain a copy of the very first formguide I kept for research purposes and expressed surprise at how little informa...
You Wanted to KnowFor most of last year, we regularly received requests to stay with the progress of the pure white Newcastle filly, THE OPERA HOUSE.She races early on the program today at her home...
In the past two issues I have written about my findings relevant to horseracing websites in, firstly, Western Australia ( perthturftalk.com , kozform.com, puntperth.com and westozracing.com ) i...
How much do bookies really know? How good is their grapevine? How come they always seem to know when a well-fancied horse is 'off'? How do they maintain an edge over the punter? All these questio...
Inside info...If you're in the jumps racing business in Victoria, then get ready to try something else...Word in government areas in Melbourne is that jumps racing will soon be outlawed. Time will ...
Many of the letters I receive each month from PPM readers ask me for ideas on how best to approach the task of studying form. Most ask me what I do and which formguides I use. Because I am requir...
Although we don’t always make it every year, my son Robert and I enjoy going to the New Year’s day meeting at Flemington. It gives us a chance to relax as father and son without any of the usual ...