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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 "...
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...
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 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...
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 ...
It doesn't matter if you are an intellectual or a fifth-form dropout, a form guide can bring you together on equal footing. Because form is the great leveller in racing. Each man can make of it...
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...
It is often said that there is a narrow band between winning and losing at the races. Get on the right side of that band, even by just a few percentage points, and you can make a good living. Sli...
Respected horseman Greg Hickman is one of a growing band of fans of leading apprentice Chad Schofield.Hickman has booked the youngster to ride Palasport in Saturday's Action Business Coach Handicap...
Crossthestart has joined a growing list of NZ-bred nominees for the Grp 2 Brisbane Cup (2400m) on June 12 after his emphatic win in the Grp 3 Chairman's Handicap (2020m) at Doomben on Saturday. He'...
Exclusive Book Extract Susan Bain is one of America’s leading female punters. She and her husband Ed Bain ( www.edbain.com ) devised the highly successful 4x30 formula, using trainer stats to s...
Once Were Wild will join John Singleton's band of fillies being aimed at Oaks races following a stunning win at Randwick.Singleton confirmed his star filly More Joyous would be set for the Doncaste...
Trainer Mick Tubman is approaching Chance Bye's seasonal return a little more cautiously than her previous appearances but maintains he is quietly confident of a first-up victory.Chance Bye, the fa...