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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...
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...
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...
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'...
Big bets and market movers on Saturday (from TAB Sportsbet):RANDWICKRace 2 - NEVER DOUBT MEOpened at $5.50 backed into $4.20Some of the bigger investments were $2,600 @ $4.80, $3,000 @ $4.20, $3,00...
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 ...
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...
Can any Practical Punting Monthly readers remember back to the 'dark' days before 1985, when there wasn't such a magazine as this? Doesn't bear thinking about, does it? In those bygone days, punt...
Many punters, and form analysts say you should always forgive a good horse one bad run. I don't completely subscribe to this theory. What I do subscribe to is that we should fully investigate the...
Inexperience in the saddle and a wide draw won't be used as excuses if Somepin Anypin's winning run comes to an end in the Hobartville Stakes.Somepin Anypin will be chasing a hat-trick of Sydney wi...
Group One-winning sprinter Gold Trail will round off his preparation for Singapore's KrisFlyer Sprint with a barrier trial hitout at Warwick Farm on Friday.The gelding will then travel to Melbourne...
Trainer Danny O'Brien says the Group Two Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley will bring on his Australian Cup contender Vigor for what he hopes will be the six-year-old's best campaign yet.Vigor had ...
From NEIL FRANKLYNLAME EXCUSE4g : D Green : Waterlea5 starts : 2 winsWin distance range : 1000mTrack conditions won on : DeadThis bloke didn't show much during his first three starts but made up fo...
Trainer Barry Baldwin admits Havatryst faces a big task from his outside draw at Doomben on Saturday.Havatryst, who has drawn 17 in the Woolworths Handicap (1200m), won his first two starts this ca...
Trainer David Brideoake is resisting the temptation to back up Warm Love at Flemington and will instead aim her at Adelaide's last feature race of the season at the end of the month.Brideoake said ...
If Grahame Begg had his time over he would not have given Group One winner All Silent a winter carnival campaign in Brisbane.The Randwick trainer admits that in hindsight, connections made the wron...
No excuses! Brisbane trainer Robert Heathcote is supremely keen on the chances of his slick sprinter Buffering in Friday night's Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. 'There'll be no excuses if...
Michael Owen has his feet firmly on the ground when it comes to assessing Brown Panther's chances in Tuesday's Emirates Melbourne Cup, reports the Sporting Life (UK). Vintage Crop's ground-bre...