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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. ...
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...
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...
The April / May 2017 issue of Practical Punting Magazine is now available, just click on the green button for instant access.
When Deane Lester talks racing, people listen. Deane’s rapid rise to the top of his profession has earned him respect as a key media form analyst. His peers are the first to say he’s shrewd...
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 "...
In last month's issue I mentioned the wise advice that a very astute professional punter gave me many years ago. He told me never to bet unless I was extremely confident that I had a better chance...
Future guaranteed...The Victoria Racing Club and racing broadcaster TVN have announced a 15-year extension to their television rights agreement. The VRC, as one of the part owners of TVN, has negot...
It should never happen again! What I'm referring to is the VRC's decision to allow Channel 7 to totally control spring racing TVcoverage. It meant a lockout of TVN and Sky - the channels that suppo...
Spread the word...Sky Racing and Aushorse have joined forces in an attempt to boost the promotion of Australian racing and breeding throughout the world. The partnership will launch a new 30-minute...
THE future of a multimillion-dollar deal for the TV racing rights in New South Wales is being stalled by infighting over who should sit on the board of broadcaster TVN, reports The Age.It says: The...
Zeebox, the leading social second-screen app, today announced that 13 new broadcast networks have signed on as strategic partners, joining Network Ten and Foxtel in backing the universal, cross-c...
Good or bad? You can decide...The Seven Network has increased its standing as Australia's free-to-air racing broadcast partner after adding key spring and autumn dates in Melbourne and Sydney to it...
RACING NSW has ordered country and provincial racing associations to unify the NSW broadcasting rights. The state's regulator has not denied this is the case, reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morn...
RACING'S television wars - simmering for the past nine months - are about to boil over with Sky Channel set to announce its own premium thoroughbred channel, reports the Daily Telegraph. It says: S...
Victorian racing is expected to be broadcast on Channel 78 within days with Racing Victoria set to confirm on Thursday exactly when the Racing Live service will be seen on the digital television s...
Victorian horseracing’s free-to-air coverage will be expanded into regional areas on Tuesday, with broadcaster PRIME7 announcing that regional users in Victoria, New South Wales and WA as well as ...