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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. ...
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 punt...
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 "...
To the many newcomers to the racing fraternity, recognition of the name Dominic Beirne may be pretty much restricted to those who have access to pay television’s Sky racing channel, and identif...
The April / May 2017 issue of Practical Punting Magazine is now available, just click on the green button for instant access.
In this article, our senior contributor (the late and great) E. J. Minnis replied to queries sent in by PPM readers. Letter From a Reader: I have been a PPM reader for quite a while now and al...
The Newmarket Handicap would come in to calculation for Reparations if the Freedman trained runner can carry 59kg to victory in the Standish Handicap, reports Racing Network. Reparations has ...
Blue Diamond winner Samaready is a clear favourite with TAB to complete a Group 1 sprinting double at Moonee Valley. The Mick Price-trained mare blitzed her rivals winning the Moir Stakes at Moon...
DEAN Yendall’s bid to win the national jockey’s premiership has copped a crushing blow with a suspension for careless riding at Flemington. Racing Victoria stewards suspended Yendall for 10...
IN THE eyes of his trainer, Robert Smerdon, champion jumper Black And Bent yesterday surpassed the standing of his famous half-brother, Some Are Bent, with yet another dominant hurdle victory at Wa...
Whobegotyou is set to start the shortest-priced Victoria Derby favourite for 36 years, with bookmakers saying the money is for the Mark Kavanagh-trained gelding to the exclusion of all other runner...
The Mick Price-trained Dominant Future has revived hopes that he can measure up to better-class races after landing the Silver Bowl Series Final at Flemington.Price's assistant trainer Mick Nolan s...
JYE McNeil’s bid to claim the city and State metropolitan apprentice’s titles has been torpedoed by a suspension. McNeil was suspended for nine meetings by Racing Victoria stewards on a car...
A confidence-boosting win for Bid Spotter in the City Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick has the four-year-old on target for further stakes success this spring in Melbourne.The gelding was poleaxed i...
DANNY O'Brien's strengthened his hand in this year's Newmarket Handiap with the effortless first-up victory by Shamexpress at Moonee Valley on Friday night. Shamexpress will join stablemate Adamant...