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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 "...
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...
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. ...
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...
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 ...
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...
Racing around the world takes various forms. No two countries offer the same scenarios as far as racing and betting are concerned. Here in Australia we are lucky in that we have a dual form of be...
Brett Partelle has modelled his training property on the Hayes' family's Lindsay Park and Torio's Quest is the shining example of his labour.Torio's Quest will take the next step in his Cox Plate c...
From NEIL FRANKLYNRURAL REBEL3g : S McKee : Ardmore8 starts : 2 wins : 2 placesWin distance range : 1400mTrack conditions won on : Fast-Good : DeadThis fellow has been in work a fair while but he's...
Peter Snowden will continue on a Villiers Stakes course with Parthian if the in-form galloper can handle his first stakes test at Rosehill on Saturday.With three straight wins alongside Parthian's ...
Trainer Wanda Ings believes Rhyno Chaser is right to put his best foot forward in Saturday's Group Three Eclipse Stakes at Sandown.Ings, who trains a team of 10 horses on a property at Hawkesbury, ...
A country environment is proving just the tonic for the well-travelled Friday Creek who will put his Epsom Handicap credentials on the line in the Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill.The seven-year-old r...
Australia will not only be the new home for 2010 Melbourne Cup winner Americain but his handler Stephanie Nigge will also stay in the country as long as the horse races.Owners Gerry Ryan and Kevin ...
Early betting on Sat's Villiers sees Stratofortress on top at $6.00 (5/1), clear of Rhythm of Dance $8.50 (15/2). The TAB Sportsbet market:VILLIERS STAKES STRATOFORTRESS 6.00 RHYTHM OF DANCE 8.50 S...
December 10, 2008 is a date permanently engraved in Peter Robl's memory and a reminder of the fickle nature of racing.As he lay on the track in front of the Rosehill grandstand, Robl feared the wor...
Will Glen Boss be riding at Sat's big Golden Slipper meeting at Rosehill? Looks unlikely. He's copped a suspension of 10 meetings for careless riding on Hearts And Arrows in the Belmark Rural 3YO M...