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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. ...
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 ...
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...
Victoria can proudly boast many of the best country racetracks in Australia. Quite a number of them offer spacious, testing courses which offer every runner a chance. The best courses, in my opi...
The great 'corruption in racing' probe continues...and now it's alleged that top jockey Mark Zahra is embroiled in the Smoking Aces race-fixing scandal. The Age says it can also reveal that the Aus...
The shortest way home is always on or near the inside rail. Well, that's technically true, as we all know, but we also know that many times it doesn't find you the winner of a race. Especially whe...
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...
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...
In this series of articles, Denton Jardine and The Optimist chat about ideas for successful trifecta betting. As the series continues, we will also be bringing you the ideas of various experts fro...
Big bets and market movers on Saturday (from TAB Sportsbet):RANDWICKRace 2 - NEVER DOUBT MEOpened at $5.50 backed into $4.20Some of the bigger investments were $2,600 @ $4.80, $3,000 @ $4.20, $3,00...
When we look at statistics in horseracing, we are really looking at what the 'past' has created - a set of figures based on many years' racing, which are so levelled out as to be considered a real...
Any punter taking an in-depth look at the form for a race will usually be taking into account how long it has been since a horse had its last start. It's generally accepted that the longer the pe...
Many punters rely to a great extent on the 'vital statistics' of racing to guide them into their choice of horse for any particular race. In other words, they are swayed by history into trying to ...
Statistics can be meaningful helpmates when looking at racing. They also can lead you into a minefield of miscalculations! The fact is, statistics can be twisted around to suit any case that's bei...
Roman Koz provided us with a fascinating look at stats about favourites on pages 18-19 in the November PPM. It really is a good way to start thinking about a structured manner of attacking your be...
Here's an experiment: For the next 100 races, simply try to pick the winner. Don't worry about price. Just go for the maximum number of winners, but you can't skip any races. I'll bet that no mat...
The ode that accompanies this article may be sung to Beethoven's Choral Symphony or the lesser - known Elegy in F Minor by Poulenc, Though a requiem would be more appropriate, a requiem to the enj...
In this article I am going to continue the analysis of last-start winners that formed the basis of last month's article. In particular we will look at last-start winners strike rates for coming se...
In his fine book The Key Factor Is Fitness, Queensland racing analyst Barry Blakemore provides some classic examples of how the power of the form book can guide you to winners. The Chester Manifo...
Statistics can play a vital role in the way we assess races. But how can you use statistics to help your betting and your selection process? In this article, Martin Dowling examines the work of De...