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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 "...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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 ...
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...
Racing around the world takes various forms. No two countries offer the same scenarios as far as racing and betting are concerned. Here in Australia we are lucky in that we have a dual form of be...
They say that statistics can be made to prove anything. This might be true in some walks of life, but in racing the statistics drawn up over many years and tens of thousands of races can prove a d...
Craig Williams has been booked to ride for Gai Waterhouse on her promising 2YO colt Marseille Roulette in Sat's Grp 3 $150,000 Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m) at Caulfield. In Melbourne for the $1 mil...
Despite what you may read in handicapping books, you can't plan on 33 per cent winners at an average dividend of $6.80 (for $2 unit) for a 12 per cent profit on any particular day, week, month. ye...
Warrnambool trainer Jarrod McLean is hopeful veteran sprinter Juggle The Books can extend the run of longshots when he contests his second Group Three Standish Handicap.McLean said the eight-year-o...
Kris Lees has taken drastic action to replace injured Jim Cassidy on Fritz's Princess at Randwick on Sat. He's booked Hong Kong-based Darren Beadman. KL says: 'If you are going to get someone to re...
It's on! Bel Sprinter has got himself a mouth-watering clash with superstar 3YO Sepoy after his brilliant win in Sat's $100,000 (Listed) United Arab Emirates Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield. The rising...
Trainer Tony McEvoy confirms that Glyn Schofield will ride Little Critter in Thursday's $200,000 Magic Millions Wyong Classic as a leadup to tackling the $2 million MM Classic at the Gold Coast on...
This month we wrap up the series with a continuation of our beaten margin statistics and a look at the effects of weight. Before we do however a quick look back at the market percentage analysis w...
Racing books have been a pretty scarce commodity over recent years, and good racing books have been even scarcer, with some as hard to find as hen's teeth. So, it was with some expectation and...