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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...
Brian Johnston, co-trainer of Grand National Steeplechase winner Pentiffic, has lashed out at the violence-prone anti-jumps protesters who invaded Betfair Park on Sunday. He branded them an 'absolu...
With all the justified hype surrounding Black Caviar in recent months, it is too easily forgotten that not so long ago, Australians were standing and applauding another bona fide champion of the tu...
A career in Hong Kong awaits the regally-bred Wonder Kid after a strong debut victory at Mornington on Monday. A $300,000 purchase, the gelding has superb bloodlines, being by Lonhro out of ...
Jockey Larry Cassidy will fulfill his book of eight rides at Doomben before taking a week off to allow his injured finger to recover ahead of next month's Group One Newmarket Handicap at Flemington...
The sometimes unorthodox training methods used on a Doncaster winner have been revisited in a bid to help Fill The Page post a breakthrough victory at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.After weeks of remed...
Oakleigh Plate winner Swiss Ace won't return to defend his crown in Melbourne next autumn.Swiss Ace is recovering from knee surgery he underwent in September and will remain in the spelling paddock...
Trainer Danny O'Brien believes Set To Pounce has a good future and he will be aimed at the second tier three-year-old races over the spring following his win at Sandown.The colt, sent out at $12, m...
How many truly great trainers are there in Australia today? My vote says only a handful. Most trainers, in my opinion, are sad excuses for conditioners of horseflesh! I know that's a bold stateme...