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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 "...
Let me ask you a question. If you bet on a horse and you see its price rise or fall dramatically, how do you feel? If you feel sick when the horse's odds spiral upwards and smug when they fall, I'...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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. ...
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...
TAB Sportsbet's Matt Jenkins report that Sea Siren is the main firmer following the barrier draw for Sat's Grp 1 1400m Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm. Sea Siren, winner of the Doomben 10,000 and...
David Payne has a pretty good measuring stick in Golden Rose favourite Masquerader and says Sea Lord is potentially almost as good.It is a big wrap for the lightly-raced colt who will make his blac...
John O'Shea, trainer of Sea Siren, the favorite for the $1 million Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday, has issued a shock warning to punters on the eve of the race. He has told TVN that ...
John O'Shea has revealed Saturday's Group One Doomben 10,000 is part of a long-range plan to campaign Sea Siren on the international stage.O'Shea, who is preparing crack Sydney colt Foxwedge for a ...
Doomben 10,000 winner Sea Siren is now at $5.00 (4/1) to win the Stradbroke despite not being a certain starter for the big Grp 1 race at Eagle Farm on June 9. The exceptional 3YO filly is expecte...
There were lots of good betting hits at Canterbury, Sandown and Eagle Farm. In Sydney, Gaze In Awe was well supported and bought off a nice plunge, while Sea Galleon was the popular choice in race ...
Star Queensland sprinter Burdekin Blues has been given a pass mark following a special gallop at Eagle Farm ahead of his departure for the Group One Lightning Stakes in Melbourne.With race rider Sh...