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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 fi...
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...
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. ...
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 punt...
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...
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 April / May 2017 issue of Practical Punting Magazine is now available, just click on the green button for instant access.
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...
In this final part of his interview with P.P.M.'s Brian Blackwell, leading professional punter Don Scott talks about current betting methods and hands out advice to rank-and-file punters. Th...
In this e-book, PPM editor Brian Blackwell and US expert Barry Meadow share their views on the fundamentals of handicapping. Meadow’s ideas come from his lifelong pursuit of profit in US racing. B...
I’ve long held to the belief that you can learn something from everyone, no matter his or her station in life, or geographic location. The thinking really applies to horseracing betting. I’ve sea...
From NEIL FRANKLYNTRADING SECRETS3f : Y Seguin : Cambridge10 starts : 2 wins : 5 placesWin distance range : 1600mTrack conditions won on : Dead : HeavyThis filly's brace of recent successes made me...
Trainer Phillip Cox is hoping his decision not to be send Secrets Untold to Sydney for next month's Group Two Villiers Handicap will be vindicated in the Listed Brisbane Handicap at Eagle Farm on S...
“Bad Bill” McBride has done it again. He’s given yet another rejuvenating lift to greyhound racing literature with a new book that deserves to prove just as successful as others he has written. M...
Let's hope it's better than the new whip rules! The controversial ratings-based handicapping system is to be replaced in NSW from October 1 with a system officials say will be truly merit-based. Th...
Gordon Pine, the noted US handicapper, wrote recently that if, as a punter, you are not “handicapping yourself” then you are actually handicapping yourself! What he meant, of course, was that if ...
Tears flowed freely at Doomben on Saturday when Secrets Untold fatally snapped his shoulder in full view of the crowd and forced the stoppage of a race for the first time in memory.Secrets Untold, ...