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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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Jon Hudson, a professional punter for many years, and now one of PPM's leading contributors, reveals the secrets of how you CAN make money at punting- if only you take the time. Is it really poss...
Punters may bet all their lives with bookmakers and yet remain 'in the dark' about the way in which the knob-twirlers operate. As one punter told me recently: "All I know about prices is that I sh...
Racing around the world takes various forms. No two countries offer the same scenarios as far as racing and betting are concerned. Here in Australia we are lucky in that we have a dual form of be...
Guelph is now a hot favourite to win the Thousand Guineas at TAB.COM.AU . The Peter Snowden-trained runner’s price was sliced from $2.70 into $1.90 following her impressive victory in Sa...
Brilliant Caulfield winner Sepoy is now raging hot fav for the Blue Diamond Stakes. His emphatic Prelude win on Saturday has him topping the early market at $2.20 (5/4). The TAB Sportsbet martket o...
Just too hot...Monday's Moe meeting has been abandoned due to the extreme weather forecast in Victoria's east. Racing Victoria made the decision after a revised temperature of 43 degrees was foreca...
Smokin' Joey has been 'hot' in early Railway Stakes WA betting, according to the TAB early price movements.
Black Caviar is a hot odds-on favorite for the BTC Cup at Doomben on May 14. She's at $1.25 for the big race, according to the first market released by TAB Sportsbet.LATEST BTC CUP MARKETBLACK CAVI...
Early spring tip...Rosehill trainer David Payne is tipping that his Warwick Farm winner Reem can develop into a VRC Oaks prospect in the spring. The Galileo filly is now off for a short break befo...
Chris Waller's well-performed 4YO Snow Alert is the early fav at $5.00 (4/1) for Sat's Rowley Mile at the big Hawkesbury meeting. TAB Sportsbet has Mentality and Strat's Flyer on the second line at...
Chad Schofield will resume riding at Moonee Valley on Saturday after passing his final serious test. Schofield attended a concussion test at Racing Victoria on Monday, a standard procedure for an...
Racing NSW reports: Following an interview on Monday at Racing NSW Offices including Mark Newnham, stable foreman for licensed trainer Mrs Gai Waterhouse, and apprentice, Winona Costin, assisted ...