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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...
Racing on the stone-riddled Geelong ThoroughTrack has been suspended indefinitely pending a possible synthetic resurfacing.Racing Victoria Limited has been investigating potential changes to the sy...
Geelong's controversial ThoroughTrack will be closed for racing until April next year but the synthetic circuit will remain available for winter training.Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) on Monday ann...
Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) has gone into damage control after stones were found on the ThoroughTrack forcing the abandonment of Wednesday's race meeting at Geelong.Jockeys were alerted to the st...
Former New Zealander Red Square will be looking to firm up plans for next month's Geelong Cup when he stretches out in distance to 1800 metres for the first time at Sandown on Wednesday.A last star...
Iamzeus, one of Danny O'Brien's three Australian Guineas prospects, makes his much-anticipated return to racing when he takes on older horses in the Betfair Handicap at Sandown on Wednesday.The O'R...
Wangoom at Warrnambool on Wednesday: Field, prices Posted @ 12:21:00 EST 7-03.00 SCOTT PETROLEUM WANGOOM HANDICAP 1200 M Of $100000 and $1000 trophies. No Allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 1...
Oh, oh....Sat's Randwick meeting may have to be axed because of rain-affected conditions. The track copped 32mm of rain on Thursday. Track boss Dave Hodgson rated the surface on Friday morning at H...