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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 fi...
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...
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...
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 punt...
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...
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 "...
To the many newcomers to the racing fraternity, recognition of the name Dominic Beirne may be pretty much restricted to those who have access to pay television’s Sky racing channel, and identif...
The April / May 2017 issue of Practical Punting Magazine is now available, just click on the green button for instant access.
In this article, our senior contributor (the late and great) E. J. Minnis replied to queries sent in by PPM readers. Letter From a Reader: I have been a PPM reader for quite a while now and al...
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...