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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...
Maluckyday - Lexus Stakes winner and runner-up to Americain in the Melbourne Cup - will not race in Melbourne during the autumn. Trainer John Hawkes is giving the promising stayer a light preparati...
Virus strikes...The autumn campaign of smart Whitefriars has been halted by a virus. Connections have told stewards that the 4YO will be now be spelled.
Doncaster fallout...Popular galloper Whobegotyou is OUT of the Doncaster and the entire Sydney autumn carnival. Trainer Mark Kavanagh says Whobe has a curbed hock and will be spelled until the spri...
Spring 3YO star Manawanui will be kept to a Sydney campaign during the autumn to target a Randwick Grp 1 double. Ruling out a return to Melbourne for the Australian Guineas and another stab at the ...
Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed will soon be back in action...She kicks off an autumn campaign at the Australia Day meeting at Caulfield next week. But connections are not expecting first-up fi...
Black Caviar's brother Moshe has gone for a short break and will return in the New Year for an autumn campaign. Moshe has won his 2 career starts, the most recent at Moonee Valley last Friday night.
GAI Waterhouse remains hopeful that Caulfield Cup winner Descarado will be ready for the rich staying events in the autumn carnival despite being forced to send him back to the paddock, reports the...
Trainer Mick Price will look to the autumn carnival with Lankan Rupee, which won his second stakes race during the spring carnival in today’s TMB Printing Kevin Heffernan Stakes at Caulfield. ...
Oozing confidence...Gai Waterhouse is beating the drum for her star mare More Joyous. Gai reckons she won't be beaten through the autumn. More Joyous has won 10 of her 14 starts, including three Gr...
Trainer Mark Kavanagh has called a halt to stable star Shocking's autumn campaign, saying he won't race again until the spring.The 2009 Melbourne Cup winner pulled up "a bit jarry and scratchy" aft...