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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...
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...
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 "...
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 ...
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'...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Latest betting on the Melbourne Cup sees the French pair Americain and Dunaden dominating the market at $6.00 (5/1) followed by the UK duo Red Cadeaux and Mount Athos at $9.00 (8/1). The Betstar ma...
A host of Emirates Melbourne Cup possibles, including Queen’s 2013 Gold Cup winner Estimate, feature in a field of seven runners for Friday night's Lonsdale Cup at York UK. The star mare was deni...
The Poms are warming up to a Melbourne spring attack. James Famshawe is thinking about a sprint campaign for his Golden Jubilee winner Society Rock. He says he'd love to take on Black Caviar. The U...
THREE-YEAR-OLD Rundle may be the new Melbourne Cup talking point if he takes out Sunday's St Leger Stakes at Flemington as is expected, but owner Lloyd Williams does not always measure success by v...
UK trainer Ed Dunlop has not ruled out Red Cadeaux from having a crack at the Melbourne Cup. He says: 'He ran a very good race on unsuitable ground at Deauville and his next race will be the Irish ...
The invasion begins...The Melbourne spring racing scene is just starting to warm up. In the UK, the first group of European raiders set to enter quarantine in England on Thursday. Racing Victoria's...
Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux will not be running in this year’s Caulfield Cup as previously touted by UK trainer Ed Dunlop, reports Racing Network.
David Hayes is convinced Our Aqaleem is a genuine Group One weight-for-age candidate following his gallant first-up win in Australia after a lengthy injury layoff.Placed third in the 2007 English D...
Former UK stablemates Glass Harmonium and My Kingdom of Fife are sharing favoritism in early betting on the Grp 1 2400m Metropolitan at Randwick on Oct 1. TAB Sportsbet released the first Metrop ma...
Michelle Payne might well secure a Melbourne Cup mount when she rides the Jane Chapple-Hyam-trained Judgethemoment in Thursday's Grp 2 Goodwood Cup (3200m) in England. The popular jockey is on a wo...