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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...
BARRIERS TO SUCCESSI never tire of issuing this wanring.Be wary of the barriers at Rosehill until the races get out to 2000 metres and above.It's hard not to sound like a CD on "repeat", but please...
Wide Barriers? They're Never OK!On Australia Day I saw a near-perfect ride from a young three kilo claimer at Caulfield.He rode an in-form chance from a wide draw over 2000 metres (ten furlongs).Fr...
ROSEHILL Acceptances on Saturday 28th August, 2010TAB MEETING. Rail: +2m entire circuit--------------------------------------------------------------------------------6-03.50 GOLDEN ROSE 1400 M Of ...
Latest betting on the C.F. Orr Stakes on Saturday:C F ORR STAKES TYPHOON TRACY 1.70 HEART OF DREAMS 4.50 SNIPERS BULLET 7.50 RAFFAELLO 10.00 DANZYLUM 18.00 VIEWED 18.00 SHOCKING 23.00 ZIPPING 23.00...
DOOMBEN Acceptances on Saturday 29th May, 2010TAB MEETING. Rail: 5 metres Entire. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------1- CARLTON MID DOOMBEN 10,000 WEIGH...
7- TURNBULL STAKES 2000 M Of $500000 and $2000 trophy. 1st $300000 and trophy of $2000, 2nd $90000, 3rd $45000, 4th $22500, 5th $12500, 6th $10000, 7th $10000, 8th $10000.For Four-Years-Old and Upw...
Big task...Cox Plate favorites Helmet and Jimmy Choux will need to do what only Sunline has been able to achieve in the past 15 years after drawing the outside half of the field for Sat's $3 millio...
Race 7 - 3:40PM AAMI STRADBROKE HANDICAP (1400 METRES)Of $1,000,000.1st $640,000, 2nd $200,000, 3rd $100,000, 4th $40,000, 5th $20,000 GROUP 1Handicap, Minimum Weight 51.5kg, Weight Raised 1kg, App...
Randwick: Australian Turf Club Saturday 28, April 2012Meeting Type: Metro (TAB MEETING)Rail Position: +6m 1600m to WP, +3m remainderTrack Condition: Dead 5Track Type: TurfWeather: FineRace 6 - 3:35...
This should be interesting...The Australian reports that Australia's biggest gambler, a reclusive maths wiz who bets more than $1 billion each year, is being examined by the Australian Taxation Off...