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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...
The shortest way home is always on or near the inside rail. Well, that's technically true, as we all know, but we also know that many times it doesn't find you the winner of a race. Especially whe...
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...
South Australian jockey Caitlin Forrest has died in hospital overnight from injuries suffered in a fall at Murray Bridge yesterday. The 19-year-old had been leading the race when her horse broke ...
There are two groups of punters who invariably go to the races, or their TAB agencies, with the percentages piled high against them. They are the backers of favourites and longshots. No matter wh...
Do we bring bad luck on ourselves? Do some of us subconsciously attract all the 'negatives' in this world? When we bet, are we just 'hard luck Harrys'? I guess that, like me, you've heard friends...
When you go out to buy new clothes, isn't it a fact that in your mind you have a sum in mind beyond which you won't go? You might say "I'll pay $250 for a jacket but no more". It's what is known a...
Okay gang, it’s quiz time again. All I want you to do is to read the question . . . Do not let your eyes go forward to the next paragraph and think about the answer to today’s quiz question before...
Answer this question: What's the worst task associated with betting on horseracing (or greyhound racing, or harness racing)? I don't know about you, but personally I feel it's the part that deals...
A long time ago, someone told me why he had decided to give up betting. "It was simple, I'd lost my nerve," this man explained. "And once you've lost your nerve it's the end of the game." I alway...
US racing expert George Kaywood recognised early on, in the 1990s, that the Internet was going to play a pivotal role in the world of international horseracing in the future. His bestseller Handic...
While I get email from time to time from advanced punters asking for more sophisticated information, the vast majority of messages come from handicappers whose abilities range from beginner to som...
How do you overcome a crisis of lack of confidence? It happens to all sorts of people in all avenues of life. Businessmen face it so do salesmen, so do musicians and painters, writers, students. ...
There's been a resurgence of interest in recent times in all aspects of "alternative handicapping" with the work of experts like Mark Cramer, Ed Bain and George Kaywood coming in for much closer e...