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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 fi...
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. ...
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...
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 punt...
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...
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 "...
To the many newcomers to the racing fraternity, recognition of the name Dominic Beirne may be pretty much restricted to those who have access to pay television’s Sky racing channel, and identif...
The April / May 2017 issue of Practical Punting Magazine is now available, just click on the green button for instant access.
In this article, our senior contributor (the late and great) E. J. Minnis replied to queries sent in by PPM readers. Letter From a Reader: I have been a PPM reader for quite a while now and al...
Trainer Tony McEvoy is looking forward to his team of two-year-olds, headed by Jimando, running in the rich juvenile races around Australia over the next few months.McEvoy rates Listed Debutants St...
CHIEF handicapper Greg Carpenter yesterday rated this spring's four-year-old group as the best of their age in the six years he has been assessing weights for the Caulfield and Melbourne cups, repo...
David Payne's winning run with two-year-olds is showing no signs of slowing down with the trainer sending three promising youngsters around at Rosehill on Saturday.Payne says he is not sure how man...
In Manhattan Rain and More Joyous, Gai Waterhouse believes she has two of her best ever three-year-olds heading into an autumn carnival.And the premier trainer can't see either horse being beaten w...
Unbeaten Waratah's Secret and Kid Choisir will be out to improve the record of three-year-olds in the Group Two Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot in Perth on Saturday.Since the filly Belinda's Star won ...
David Hayes produced a couple of promising three-year-olds, Legalistic and Maraaseem, to win at Sandown and both of them are being aimed at Group One races this spring.Legalistic, by Encosta De Lag...
Gai Waterhouse expects Rock Kingdom to step up and prove her assertion he is the leading three-year-old in Australasia when he takes on Metal Bender in the Rosehill Guineas, round two of the three-...
A gelding operation has made a marked difference to two-year-old Hot Snitzel, renewing trainer Gerald Ryan's Golden Slipper aspirations.Hot Snitzel has been entered for Saturday's Skyline Stakes at...