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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...
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...
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...
Punters may bet all their lives with bookmakers and yet remain 'in the dark' about the way in which the knob-twirlers operate. As one punter told me recently: "All I know about prices is that I sh...
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...
EMERGING apprentices Jordan Childs and Regan Bayliss added to their impressive season’s at Bendigo on Wednesday. Childs partnered Royal Island to win BM 78 and post his 30th winner, one...
Jockeys Michelle Payne and Jake Bayliss will both spend some time on the sidelines after incurring the wrath of stewards at Flemington on Saturday. Payne was given 11 meetings after pleading ...
Zac Purton's the new 'darling' of the Hong Kong racing world. As HK's season draws to a close, Zac has moved into outright 2nd place in the Hong Kong jockeys' premiership. His win on Ever Beauty in...
Green Moon has retained the second line of betting after drawing gate #5 for Sat's Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. The Macedon Lodge import's jockey Craig Williams, who won last year's Cox Plate aboard...
Tommy Berry is hoping to end his apprenticeship on the best possible note with Group One success at Rosehill on Saturday.Berry has been granted permission from Racing NSW to come out of his time a ...
Robbie Laing is looking to recent history to boost his confidence about the Victoria Derby prospects of Commonage Close, an outsider in more ways than one for Saturday's Classic.The trainer drew ba...
With a strong, sustained rally into a hot early pace, Orb took the lead
PETER Moody didn’t mince his words about Juantorena , winner of Friday's Swettenham Stud Summer Championship heat, reports Racing Network. “He’s a good horse, there’s better things in st...
Everything has gone to plan with Zabrasive leading into Saturday's AJC Australian Derby and the good news continued with his trackwork at Randwick on Tuesday.The John O'Shea-trained Zabrasive kept ...