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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...
Apprentice Tom Sadler will long remember the cold Wednesday at Sandown in May when he landed his first metropolitan win aboard Lordoftheparrots.Sadler managed to keep the Mike Moroney-trained Lordo...
Apprentice jockey Tom Sadler and South Australian trainer Stuart Gower combined to win Sunday's $70,000 Moama RSL Echuca Cup (1400m) with five-year-old gelding Dubawi Gold.The second country cup fo...
Apprentice Tom Sadler will have his first metropolitan ride at Caulfield on Wednesday aboard the Allan Williams-trained Dane The Rave.Sadler, who turns 17 on December 27, has ridden 15 winners on t...
Jockey Tom Sadler is hoping it’s a case of third time lucky when he partners Charmed Harmony in Saturday’s Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. The race will be Sadler’s third ride at ...
A pilot error aboard Honey Pie cost Tom Sadler a chance of riding his first Victorian quartet at Tatura last week but the talented apprentice atoned for that defeat with victory aboard the mare in...
Jumps jockey Tom Ryan went through the full spectrum of racing’s emotions over the weekend – riding a winner , suffering a fall and copping a suspension. It didn’t get off to a great start at M...
Trainer John Sadler admits he is astounded by the improvement made by Flat Chat who completed a hat-trick of city wins at Moonee Valley.The Giant's Causeway five-year-old was sent out a $1.70 favou...
John Sadler is well aware the David Bourke Provincial Plate is unlikely to be as easy a watch for him as the last time Charmed Harmony went to the races. At Sportingbet Park (Sandown) on 11 Ju...
Trainer John Sadler isn't shouting it from the rooftops but he harbours the hope promising three-year-old Motorised can make it to the Group One Australian Guineas in March."I have got a race pick...
The future racing plans of Saturday’s Stradbroke Handicap winner Linton will not be made for a week or two...