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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. ...
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 ...
Victoria can proudly boast many of the best country racetracks in Australia. Quite a number of them offer spacious, testing courses which offer every runner a chance. The best courses, in my opi...
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...
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...
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...
In this series of articles, Denton Jardine and The Optimist chat about ideas for successful trifecta betting. As the series continues, we will also be bringing you the ideas of various experts fro...
Each to his own. Know the old saying? In a way, it sums up betting. Some punters like to bet for a win, others for a place, still others love the quinellas or trifectas, or doubles. It's all a mat...
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 am often asked which of the popular exotic forms of betting is the best for a punter. Of course to a large extent it depends on your punting personality, along with your betting bank, and to per...
Jockey Nick Hall thinks sluggish trackworker All Silent will show what he's really made of in Sat's Grp 1 Newmarket at Flemington. Hall says: 'He's a hard horse to get a guide on because he's a laz...
Nick Mordin caused something of a publishing sensation back in 1992 with his book Betting For A Living. It became a bestseller and remains much in demand today, years later. Mordin has sinc...
In the week when the Nick Olive-trained Voice Commander scooped the NSW Country Horse of the Year award, another shining light from his Canberra stable has starred in the Listed Starlight Stakes at...
Nick Hall has got the chop from Newmarket flop All Silent. Which just goes to show...No matter how many big races you win there's always someone who reckons someone else can do better. Hall won Sat...
The debate rages about levelstake betting versus target/progression betting. In the April PPM, contributor 'Anomaly' Nick presented the first part of his case against target/ progression betting i...
ALREADY brimming with talent, the Melbourne jockeys' ranks are today further bolstered by the return of Nick Hall, who at 25 carries a potent mix of experience and a burning hunger into the spring ...
CONNECTIONS of Melbourne Cup winner Americain head to Sunday's Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin confident they have the horse in perfect condition to make it back-to-back group 1 wins after drawing barrie...
From the HK Racing PostFor young jockey Nicholas Hall the Cathay Pacific International meeting is more than just a chance to compete overseas at a world-class event. The 22-year-old Australian ride...