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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...

A revitalised Strat's Flyer will be out to enhance his trainer's reputation as a minor miracle worker at Randwick on Saturday.Now trained on the NSW south coast by Anne-Maree Robinson, Strat's Flye...

Trainer  Patrick Payne will look to carry on the good work of long-time friend and mentor Guy Walter this spring, with dual-Oaks runner-up Zanbagh having recently joined the former hoop’s Plumpton...

Unbeaten colt Sepoy has thrashed his rivals in the $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes to give Sheikh Mohammed's Darley operation its most important two-year-old success in Australia so far.The colt was...

When it was suggested that I should come up with my five basic or fundamental rules" or "points" associated with my racing investment, the first thing I did was head for my diaries. My diaries co...

So far in this series, I have introduced a dozen major E betting angles to consider in a well-tempered betting portfolio.

If you’re a place bettor, and yes, there are still armies of you around, then you must be the sort who likes lots of returns even if the profits are niggardly (or the losses smallish). The questi...