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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...
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'...
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...
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 ...
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...
The shortest way home is always on or near the inside rail. Well, that's technically true, as we all know, but we also know that many times it doesn't find you the winner of a race. Especially whe...
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 "...
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 impact of 'weight' on any horse is invariably a key talking point every raceday. When it's said that a horse is 'well-weighted' for a race it means that it's considered the horse is favourably...
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. ...
THE Victorian and indeed Australian breeding industry avoided international catastrophe on Wednesday as the Federal Court ruled against the introduction of artificial insemination practices in the ...
Patinack Farm will match Darley for numbers in a bid to thwart the rival breeding and racing operation's bid for the Sydney two-year-old triple crown.Darley is on the verge of triple crown glory af...
Anthony Cummings is confident promising two-year-old Magnier can hold his own when he steps up to metropolitan class at Caulfield providing he handles the likely rain-affected track.The colt impres...
The broodmare barn is still more than a year away for talented Kiwi mare Barinka who could earn a Group One Winter Stakes start with a good performance in the Listed Eye Liner Stakes at Ipswich.Lev...
Stakeswinning Canberra mare Bacchanal Woman's outstanding work at home has delayed plans to send her to the broodmare's barn and has connections hoping to enhance her value by landing Group success...
Are the financial clouds about to darken Nathan Tinkler's racing empire? This seems to be the suggestion in a major article in The Age/SMH newspapers on Friday. It says: 'Fairfax can reveal that in...