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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 "...
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...
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. ...
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...
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 ...
It doesn't matter if you are an intellectual or a fifth-form dropout, a form guide can bring you together on equal footing. Because form is the great leveller in racing. Each man can make of it...
Fitness plays such an important role in horse racing, and so few punters really know much about how to assess it, that we assigned Statsman to set out in detail his own expert views on this import...
The March/ April 2015 issue of Practical Punting Magazine is now available, just click on the green button for instant access.
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 ...
MICHELLE Payne will take no part in this year’s VRC spring carnival. Payne has had her appeal dismissed by the Racing Appeals & Disciplinary Board against a 20-meeting suspension incurred in last ...
Lucia Valentina ($3.80) continues to dominate betting and will start a short-priced favourite to win the Caulfield Cup. Just under 30 per cent of all bets placed with TAB since final field have be...
Dermot Weld’s Pale Mimosa overnight went into quarantine in England for a possible trip to Australia for the Melbourne Cup. A final decision on whether the six-year-old mare makes the trip will ...