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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...
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...
I’ve spent years trying to beat the TAB and bookies and I’ve lost my bank more times than I can remember. There have been a few big wins; as many as a man with only three fingers could count on ...
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...
A horse bought as a 60th birthday present qualified for the Melbourne Cup and gave the Gangi family its first city winner in the VRC St Leger Stakes at Flemington.Daniel Gangi and his father Neil w...
Trans-Tasman trainer Graeme Rogerson capped one of the best weeks of his career when Shootoff won the $500,000 Group One Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm.Rogerson won last week's Queensland Oaks with...
GREG Eurell's patience with sprinter Hezabruiser has been tested to its limits during the seven-year-old's career, so he had every right to savour a rare win at Betfair Park yesterday, reports The ...
Peter Moody's expected BIG 2010 is about to get underway...He has a strong hand in two of the three Grp 1 races at the Super Saturday card of racing at Flemington on March 6 with 9 of the 96 Austra...
One man's trash is another man's treasure - just ask emerging Eagle Farm trainer Bradley Herne.Herne is part of the new brigade of Brisbane trainers rising through the ranks and readily acknowledge...
The Cox Plate beckons for outstanding filly Samantha Miss but for now trainer Kris Lees is happy to savour the history-making victory in the Group One Flight Stakes at Randwick.Samantha Miss and An...
After making Sydney his home for the past five years, premier jockey Nash Rawiller finally got to savour victory in the city's flagship race at Rosehill on Saturday.Rawiller was lured to Sydney by ...
Locally-based trainer Tony McEvoy has indicated he may target the Group 3 $150,000 Panthers Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1600m) with recent Albury Cup winner Kourkam. Kourkam was scratched from Royal ...
YOUR MENUGood morning Sir and Madam. Here is today's menu for your consideration...Let's commence with Gosford and the quadrella offering:Two delicious maidens, a dozen tasty morsels to choose from...