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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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
ROSEHILL trainer Chris Waller has high hopes of securing a two-state, feature-cup double on Saturday at his home track and the Sunshine Coast, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.It says: Waller will...
Latest price movers (Friday 4pm) for Saturday's racing (from TAB Fixed Odds):CAULFIELD 05/012 Shogun Star $10 - $73 First Command $5 - $4.80 ($500 @ $5), Go The Knuckle $2.80 - $2.70 ($2000 @ $2.80...
A rare Valley double for champion trainer John Size and jockey Douglas Whyte has elevated the rider to a clear premiership lead over Brett Prebble - with Fulfil A Wish and Absolute Hedge both enjoy...
Leading Queensland jockey Glen Colless has celebrated his 41st birthday in style with a winning double at Warwick Farm.Colless landed the brace on the Jack Denham-trained Afghani with the win givin...
Kerrin McEvoy's Group One tally for 2011 could reach double figures if things go his way in Perth on Saturday.McEvoy will make a rare visit to Ascot to partner New Zealand four-year-old He's Remark...
Joe Pride snapped a frustrating lean spell in emphatic fashion at Warwick Farm on Wednesday with a winning double.Pride's brace came courtesy of promising three-year-olds Rain Affair and Take The O...