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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. ...
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...
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...
Can any Practical Punting Monthly readers remember back to the 'dark' days before 1985, when there wasn't such a magazine as this? Doesn't bear thinking about, does it? In those bygone days, punt...
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...
Group performer Silent But Deadly headlines a trio of last-start winners in action for trainer Kris Lees at Canterbury on Wednesday.The Newcastle horseman believes the four-year-old, along with Mag...
In an intriguing move by the normally conservative New Zealand TAB, Triple Trio betting will be introduced there this Saturday. The NZ TAB has guaranteed a $1 million pool for the first day of th...
The Expressway Stakes meeting signals the unofficial start of the Sydney autumn carnival and leading trainer Chris Waller will bring out three of his big guns for Saturday's Group Two race at Roseh...
Leading Melbourne trainer Peter Moody will launch a three-pronged attack on Saturday's Lightning Stakes in an attempt to snare his third Group One of the season.Headway, Wanted and new stable acqui...
From RACING POST in Hong KongJohn Moore may have had an International day to forget, but a double in Sunday's support events ensured his stable has maintained great momentum, and the leading traine...
Leading money trainer John Moore has warned that Tony Cruz's Super Pistachio won't be allowed to steal tomorrow's HK$8 million Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2,400m) the way he did the ...