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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...
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 ...
The impact of 'weight' on any horse is invariably a key talking point every raceday. When it's said that a horse is 'well-weighted' for a race it means that it's considered the horse is favourably...
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...
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...
Big trouble...Takeover Target underwent surgery after finishing unplaced in the Darley July Cup, according to British media reports. UK website Racingpost.com is reporting Takeover Target, who fini...
With Sacred Kingdom withdrawn from last Friday's only turf trial at Sha Tin with a hoof problem, all eyes were on Able One, Thumbs Up, Sight Winner and Hawkes Bay, but it was Gem Of Chui Ton who up...
Michael Walker stands on the precipice of riding 100 winners in a season in Australia for the first time, reports racing.com. With 98 winners to his name for the current season, the three-time ...
Gun Sydney three-year-old Smart Missile needs to overcome the visitor's draw to give trainer Anthony Cummings his second Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes win in three years.Cummings declared the ...
It took a blue-blooded crock to end a frustrating feature race sequence for trainer David Payne at Rosehill on Saturday.Since the start of the season Payne had trained no less than seven second pla...
from breednet.com.auProgressive sprinter News Alert has enjoyed a fruitful Brisbane winter carnival, posting his second stakes victory in the Group Three Tattersalls WJ Healy Stakes at Eagle Farm o...
A ton of quality...astonishing! That's how racing scribes are describing the 23 nominations for next Wednesday's $300,000 Geelong Cup. Seven international horses trained out of the Werribee Quarant...
Three-year-old Encosta Belief is shaping as Peter Moody's best chance to win a race in New Zealand after scoring an easy win at Sandown.The gelding assured himself of a trip across the Tasman when ...
First Acceptances for the AAMI Stradbroke Handicap2 BUFFERING 4G (Robert Heathcote) 57.03 TEMPLE OF BOOM 5G (Tony Gollan) 56.04 PINWHEEL 6G (Peter Snowden) 55.06 HAPPY ZERO 7G ( Michael, Wayne & Jo...