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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...
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'...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
The Hong Kong Jockey Club will support a move to introduce a new category of black-type races, so-called Super Group One races. In an Asian Racing Conference session titled "The Pattern: Now and ...
• Statistics • Views • Results • Plans • Profits It is often said about a certain famous trainer that he kept himself in the best company and his horses in the worst company. He made a mint that ...
Those pesky Kiwis...New Zealand-bred horses have now won 54 'black type' races in Australia this season. They've claimed six Group races this month. The Kiwis get further opportunity for Stakes rac...
This is the time of the year when betting thoughts turn to the big Spring races - especially those races listed as 'Group' events, from Group I through to 3. These are the 'cream' races of the spr...
Nominations are in for the Group 1 Sportingbet Manikato Stakes, AAMI Victoria Derby, Crown Oaks and Patinack Farm Classic. Follow the links to view full www.springracingcarnival.com.au...
The Racing NSW Handicapping Panel has released weights for the 2010 $600,000 Group 1-Coolmore Classic run at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday (20th March).The weights for all other races will be rele...
There were 85 nominations weighted for the 149th running of THE STAR Epsom Handicap (Group 1) to be staged at Royal Randwick on Saturday, 4 th October 2014. This year’s edition of the E...
Australia's greatest trainer of stayers has lamented the lack of staying races in Australia.Bart Cummings claimed his 12th Melbourne Cup on Tuesday with Viewed but said it was becoming increasingly...
As I write this, so far this calendar year there have been 128 races of the types that I like to recommend and prefer to bet on. I'm talking about the Group races (1, 2 and 3), the Special Conditi...