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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. ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
NERVE wracking is how Peter Robl described the time he spent lying on the track yesterday after his fall at Scone, reports Racing Network.
Veteran gelding Canary Islands' first win for three years was cause for celebration in more ways than one.They eight-year-old's victory in Wednesday's Champagne Bar Handicap (1550m) at Randwick bro...
Larry Cassidy is in a Brisbane hospital suffering pneumonia, dashing plans for the jockey to make a return to the saddle at next week's Ramornie Handicap meeting at Grafton.Cassidy, who won the Gro...
Queenslander Swiss Ace gave Caloundra jockey Ken Pope the racing day of his life with an upset win the Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield.After being headed by Lucky Secret halfway up the straight the Sec...
This is the fourth and final part of this series, offering advice for betting strategies. So far, I have unearthed nineteen betting angles, and this article contains another six to complete the se...
Trainer Norm Hilton believes emerging talent Carry Me Bluey can plant the seed for a long-range Sydney autumn campaign at Doomben on Saturday.Carry Me Bluey will be chasing a hat-trick of wins when...
Hong Kong racing will have another world class rider in the jockeys’ room from next week when Brazilian ace Joao Moreira picks up his licence, and the Singapore champion received a warm reception...