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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...
How do you know when a horse is at, or approaching, peak fitness? PPM's Richard Hartley Jnr tells all in this article, and explains how you can instantly find major prospects in a race. Every pr...
Astute Brisbane trainer David Murphy has warned punters his stable star Deacon will not be at his peak when he returns to racing at Doomben on Saturday.Murphy said Deacon missed some vital lead-up ...
West Australian trainer Dan Morton may have had his confidence dented when Bliss Street was beaten last start but he remains optimistic about the filly's chances in the Thousand Guineas at Caulfiel...
Trainer Peter Moody didn't have to think too hard about backing up Black Caviar in the Lightning Stakes after what he described as the softest run of her career in last week's Orr Stakes at Caulfie...
BLACK Caviar will leave her Caulfield stable today (Wednesday) for England and Royal Ascot in the best shape of her career, according to trainer Peter Moody, reports The Age.It says: After three we...
Anthony Cummings has declared four-year-old Road To Rock is now ready for next week's Sandown Classic after he returned to winning form in Saturday's Chris Isaak Handicap at Flemington.Cummings sai...
He may have passed his peak for this season, but Ambitious Dragon can still make history by winning the Triple Crown in the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup today at Sha Tin. The Stewards'...
Canterbury will need to be at the peak of its unrivalled recuperative powers on Wednesday for promising galloper Ready Steady Vetti to confirm a strong off-season three-year-old formline.The smalle...