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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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Punters may bet all their lives with bookmakers and yet remain 'in the dark' about the way in which the knob-twirlers operate. As one punter told me recently: "All I know about prices is that I sh...
Racing around the world takes various forms. No two countries offer the same scenarios as far as racing and betting are concerned. Here in Australia we are lucky in that we have a dual form of be...
David Hayes echoes the sentiments of most of his rival trainers ahead of Saturday's Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington, where All Too Hard will start a red hot favourite.''He's a really smart...
Mick Price's beaten star Marconi is going for a spell. The trainer was far from disappointed with Marconi's 2nd to We're Gonna Rock at Flemington. He admits the signs didn't look good before the ra...
Corey Brown admits that watching next week's Golden Slipper from the sidelines will be difficult, but a win aboard Tobique in Saturday's Group One Rosehill Guineas will make being a spectator for t...
Twelve months after Black Caviar was the toast of Derby day at Randwick, little brother All Too Hard will chase his own slice of the Sydney carnival pie.Black Caviar was at her brilliant best when ...
Black Caviar's little brother All Too Hard has rocketed into equal favouritism for next week's $3.5 million Golden Slipper after making his Rosehill debut look all too easy.TAB Sportsbet firmed the...
So! The super-famous Irish trainer takes the blame for So You Think's farcical 2nd at Royal Ascot? Yes, Aidan O'Brien has confessed. He didn't train the hrose properly! Bart Cummings - so cruelly r...
This one will be interesting...Inevitably, Danny Nikolic has been charged by Racing Victoria stewards over his behavior during a stewards inquiry at Flemington on Oaks Day. Nikolic has been charged...
Hay List will be entered for the Expressway Stakes but trainer John McNair admits he has almost run out of time to have him ready to kick off his autumn campaign in Saturday's Group Two race.The sp...
Pierro's shock defeat in the Caulfield Guineas has thrown Cox Plate betting wide open. The TAB's Fixed Odds market had Pierro as a hot $1.20 fav for the Guineas but the superstar worked hard early ...