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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 "...
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'...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 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. ...
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...
Long-range plans to make former West Australian stayer Daka's Gem a jumper may be permanently shelved after he broke through for his first Victorian win in the Ballarat Cup.The nine-year-old defied...
Trainer David Brideoake says he could not have 10-year-old Daka's Gem going any better as he tries to win the Ballarat Cup for the second year in a row on Wednesday.Since 1946 only five horses have...
The oldest and the best is what trainer David Brideoake is hoping for with Daka's Gem.The nine-year-old is the elder statesman of the field in Saturday's Group Three Easter Cup at Caulfield and if ...
Group One winner Mission Critical can post a belated victory in Saturday's Group Three Eclipse Stakes at Sandown after missing most of the spring as a result of a stable accident.The Mike Moroney t...
The likelihood of a firm track threatens to derail the chances of past winners Sentire and Daka's Gem in the Ballarat Cup.Both stayers are noted wet trackers and their hopes are tempered with the m...
Champion jockey Damien Oliver will stick with Eclipse Stakes winner Eskimo Dan in a bid to win his first Listed Bagot Handicap at Flemington.Oliver had his first ride on Eskimo Dan last start when ...
Bendigo Cup winner Zupacool will be a starter in the Grp 2 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2500m) on Emirates Stakes day at Flemington. Co-trainers John Symons and Sheila Laxon will be hoping he can again ...
Perth Cup favourite Ballack needs to win at Flemington on Saturday to convince trainer Danny O'Brien he is worthy of heading west for the New Year's Day feature.Ballarat Cup winner Daka's Gem and E...