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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 "...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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 punting...
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...
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...
Pensioner Plan: November 28,2009Plan 1 :Wildcat System Selections - not to be backed: just baseline selections based on best last start form of horses in first three lines of betting via "The Sport...
Grahame Begg continued his winning run when debutante Al Sahra scored a surprise victory at Canterbury on Wednesday.The Randwick trainer has a spring in his step and is excited about welcoming back...