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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...
Let me ask you a question. If you bet on a horse and you see its price rise or fall dramatically, how do you feel? If you feel sick when the horse's odds spiral upwards and smug when they fall, I'...
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 "...
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...
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...
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. ...
They call it 'deep state' handicapping. It's the method used by shrewd computer geeks to make millions of dollars on Hong Kong racing. The average punter has no idea of the penetrating analys...
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 punting...
Nash Rawiller returned refreshed and invigorated from a short break in Hong Kong to leave Randwick with a perfect score from his four rides on Wednesday.Last season's premier Sydney rider, Rawiller...
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...
In-form speedster Obsidian Dragon will be after her first black type victory when she steps out in Saturday's Kensington Stakes at Flemington.Prepared by David Balfour at Morphettville, the four-ye...
Landing a First 4 divvie can be a marvelously rewarding experience. The payouts are big. Sometimes huge. But how can you frame your bets for a moderate amount of money and give yourself a fightin...
Hands up anyone who doesn't want to win a LOT of money with a SMALL bet? What, no hands? No surprise, of course. Any punter worth his salt has, at some time or the other, set out to make bets i...
Hands up anyone who doesn't want to win a LOT of money with a SMALL bet? What, no hands? No surprise, of course. Any punter worth his salt has, at some time or the other, set out to make bets in...
The #1 Lady's in line for a good carnival...Maybe it's no real surprise - but Gai Waterhouse has the favorite in all four feature races across the two day Newcastle carnival. TAB has released a mar...