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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...
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'...
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...
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 ...
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...
The shortest way home is always on or near the inside rail. Well, that's technically true, as we all know, but we also know that many times it doesn't find you the winner of a race. Especially whe...
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 "...
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...
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...
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. ...
Queen Elizabeth's Carlton House showed a strong turn of foot in his barrier trial win over stablemate Fiorente at Royal Randwick on Friday morning. Gai Waterhouse's two high-profile imports trial...
Aussie star So You Think has been installed 5/2 fav with the sponsors to nab back-to-back wins in the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown UK next month. The Racing Post says that although Frankel holds an ent...
ASCOT Acceptances on Saturday 21st November, 2009TAB MEETING. Rail: Rail is at the inside position--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-11.48 CARLTON NAT...
Peter Moody's expected BIG 2010 is about to get underway...He has a strong hand in two of the three Grp 1 races at the Super Saturday card of racing at Flemington on March 6 with 9 of the 96 Austra...
Appearance has rocketed into Doncaster calculations in TAB.COM.AU ’s Fixed Odds market.
It's official...Ace sprinter Hay List - battling colic and injury - will be officially scratched from next week's $1 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm. Trainer John McNair has told ...
Sarge In Charge's comeback at Doomben will come under greater scrutiny following trainer Liam Birchley's decision to abandon a Group One Newmarket Handicap start with stablemate Paprika.Sarge In Ch...
Toowoomba trainer Rex Lipp's habit of winning feature races when least expected will be tested with stablemates Sequential Charm and Seconde in the Listed Carlton Draught Classic at Eagle Farm.Lipp...
Top Gold Coast apprentice Matthew Palmer and former Rockhampton junior Chris McIver laid a few personal demons to rest with a successful day at Doomben.Palmer, 22, gave his first hint he could turn...
A change of luck with the barrier draw has trainer Liam Birchley supremely confident his Magic Millions Classic drought is about to end with unbeaten filly Paprika.Paprika, one of three Birchley-tr...