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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...
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 finishin...
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 "...
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...
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...
Jon Hudson, a professional punter for many years, and now one of PPM's leading contributors, reveals the secrets of how you CAN make money at punting- if only you take the time. Is it really poss...
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 ...
Fitness plays such an important role in horse racing, and so few punters really know much about how to assess it, that we assigned Statsman to set out in detail his own expert views on this import...
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 punting...
Banana Man landed his third country Cup of the season when he carried topweight of 58.5kg to an impressive victory in the Listed Mornington Cup.Trainer Mick Kent said that watching Wednesday's $200...
Michelle Payne became the fourth member of her family to either ride or train the winner of the Bendigo Cup when she guided the Mick Kent-trained Banana Man to victory in the Listed feature.She emu...
Trainer Peter Snowden is confident Imvula will handle the step up to 2400 metres for the first time in Wednesday's Bendigo Cup.Snowden was quite satisfied with the Rock Of Gibraltar four-year-old's...
Dual Sydney stakes winner Rabbuka will have his first start since being purchased by the Eric Musgrove stable at Caulfield on Saturday.Formerly owned by Goree Pastoral Company and prepared for most...
Well travelled gelding Zavite will return to Sydney for two of the autumn's feature staying contests after cruising home in Monday's $400,000 Group Two Adelaide Cup at Morphettville.It was his firs...
Long-range plans to make former West Australian stayer Daka's Gem a jumper may be permanently shelved after he broke through for his first Victorian win in the Ballarat Cup.The nine-year-old defied...