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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 "...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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'...
Oh, oh...The first big shock of the winter and it's Melbourne trainer Tony Noonan caught up in the controversy with his top mare Ortensia. Latest reports say Racing NSW stewards are keeping secret ...
Get ready to be called into the stewards' room...Believe it or not, racing authorities are now claiming they have the powers to coerce ordinary punters into revealing details of their betting activ...
Last year’s Victoria Derby winner Polanski will stand at stud in Victoria this season, reports Racing Network. After suffering a career-ending and life-threatening tendon injury after running i...
The Hong Kong battle goes on...Aussie star Brett Prebble is back within a win of the premiership lead held by Douglas Whyte after riding a winning double on Victory Style for trainer Manfred Man Ka...
Damien Oliver was a relieved man after the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board upheld his appeal against the severity of a one-month suspension, varying the penalty to a severe reprimand.The cham...
A decade or more ago, a 'new' formguide was launched in Melbourne and I was among those who felt it would struggle to establish itself in a crowded marketplace. I'm happy enough to admit I was wro...
Peter goes Euro...Trainer Peter Moody has special plans for his improved stayer Macedonian, winner over 3200m at Sandown-H on Sat. He plans to train Macedonian like a European stayer and restrict h...
Trainer Con Karakatanis has booked Daniel Ganderton for the rides on his dual Stradbroke Handicap winner Black Piranha at the Perth WA summer carnival. Black Piranha is tackling the big double of t...
Danny Nikolic has failed in his appeal to VCAT against his two-year disqualification. Nikolic's penalty stems from an alleged altercation with Chief Stipe Terry Bailey at Seymour racecourse on Sep ...
With punters facing the prospect of more and more the inevitable outcome is that they're tempted to bet on too many races and study each race with less attention than ever. It's an enormous shame ...