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There are many problems associated with beating the trifecta. Punters probably don’t realise the task they are taking on when they tackle this bet. Question 1: Can you predict the 1-2-3 fi...
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...
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. ...
You would like to back a winner every two selections? That’s a 50 per cent win strike. Some dream! But maybe it’s not so crazy. After all, picking two horses a race and making a ‘book’ by savin...
This is Part 1 of a two-part exclusive interview with Australia's greatest professional punter, the late Don Scott, by PPM's Brian Blackwell. Scott discusses his lifestyle, his approach to punt...
PPM reader Kerrin Brown has been enjoying success as a “lay” operator on Betfair. In this article he relates his personal story, and how he makes money from his operation. The first time I w...
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 "...
To the many newcomers to the racing fraternity, recognition of the name Dominic Beirne may be pretty much restricted to those who have access to pay television’s Sky racing channel, and identif...
The April / May 2017 issue of Practical Punting Magazine is now available, just click on the green button for instant access.
In this article, our senior contributor (the late and great) E. J. Minnis replied to queries sent in by PPM readers. Letter From a Reader: I have been a PPM reader for quite a while now and al...
Trainer John Moore announced it was all systems go for Able Friend's Royal Ascot assault after the champion miler completed a crucial barrier trial at Sha Tin. Jockey Joao Moreira was aboard Able...
He's getting into rarefied territory now, but victory for John Moore-trained Able Friend looks a formality in the Group Two Chairman's Trophy (1,600m) at Sha Tin on Tuesday. Doubtless punters w...
Brilliant jockey Joao Moreira will have learned some lessons from the Classic Cup last month and that may enable Able Friend to turn the tables on his stablemate Designs On Rome in the $1...
Able Friend up against Maurice , a battle of wits between jockeys Joao Moreira and Ryan Moore and the pride of Hong Kong up against the might of Japan - the Longines Hong Kong Mile (1,600m) mat...
Steve Ahern was one of Britain’s greatest punters. He won a massive fortune and rose from being a penniless schoolboy to living a life of luxury in a mansion on the island of Majorca. This extract...
In theory, Group One races are the pinnacle of achievement, the grand finals, the ends to which all the paths hope to lead, so it is a paradox that the most engaging aspect of Able Friend 's at...
In the run-up to the HK$14 million Champions Mile, the questions were as much about whether Able Friend was still at his best as they were about whether Luger was good enough to beat him and ...