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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. ...
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 so many racetracks in Australia, all of varying sizes and designs, that punters must investigate the 'form' of these tracks, as well as the form of the horses. It is important to know ...
They call it 'deep state' handicapping. It's the method used by shrewd computer geeks to make millions of dollars on Hong Kong racing. The average punter has no idea of the penetrating analys...
Let me ask you a question. If you bet on a horse and you see its price rise or fall dramatically, how do you feel? If you feel sick when the horse's odds spiral upwards and smug when they fall, I'...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Noel Callow is free to resume his riding career after being cleared by Malaysian stewards who stood him down due to an irregularity in a drug test.Callow will resume riding at the Bletchingly Stake...
Another Lisa Cropp blow-up...The popular Kiwi jockey has been stood down after a urine sample allegedly returned an irregularity to a prohibited substance. Cropp's sample, it's claimed, was found t...
THERE may be no international attempt at next month's Cox Plate after a change of mind from the Godolphin stable and an inglorious effort from Singapore's champion mare Jolie's Shinju in Friday nig...
RACING Queensland officials have taken aim at a vicious rumour campaign levelled at leading trainer Tony Gollan after it was found yesterday he had not infringed any rules of racing, reports the Co...
Queensland stewards have launched an inquiry into an irregularity from a urine sample returned by a horse from the Gold Coast stable of Bryan Guy. A routine sample was taken from four-year-old geld...
It was business as usual for embattled trainer Bevan Laming when lightly-raced Cape Silver won the IPG Print Plate at Doomben on Wednesday.Laming and his son Richard made headlines around the count...
Shadow looms...Caulfield Guineas winner Starspangledbanner is reported to have returned an irregularity in a sample taken in a lead-up race to Saturday's Grp 1 at Caulfield. Stewards are awaiting t...