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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. ...
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 ...
Victoria can proudly boast many of the best country racetracks in Australia. Quite a number of them offer spacious, testing courses which offer every runner a chance. The best courses, in my opi...
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...
I am often asked which of the popular exotic forms of betting is the best for a punter. Of course to a large extent it depends on your punting personality, along with your betting bank, and to per...
In this series of articles, Denton Jardine and The Optimist chat about ideas for successful trifecta betting. As the series continues, we will also be bringing you the ideas of various experts fro...
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...
Big bets and market movers on Saturday (from TAB Sportsbet):RANDWICKRace 2 - NEVER DOUBT MEOpened at $5.50 backed into $4.20Some of the bigger investments were $2,600 @ $4.80, $3,000 @ $4.20, $3,00...
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...
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...
It hasn’t taken long for TAB customers to start backing their favourite horses
LOCAL Melbourne Cup hopeful Hawkspur, trained by Chris Waller, is a key firmer with TAB Fixed Odds after weights were announced this morning. The Queensland Derby winner has been allocated 53...
Puissance De Lune ($8) heads a strong contingent of Australian-trained gallopers
GAI Waterhouse’s import Fiorente could snatch Turnbull Stakes favouritism from Puissance De Lune, says TAB.com.au. Just minutes after betting opened on Saturday’s Flemington feature, one punter ...
The Gai Waterhouse-trained import Fiorente has opened an $8 favourite in TAB's first Caulfield Cup markets. The former European galloper who finished second in last year's Melbourne Cup is a to...
Trainer Robert Hickmott and owner Lloyd Williams’ hopes of winning consecutive Melbourne Cups have been given a significant boost thanks to top class import Sea Moon. His win in the Herbert Pow...
With the dust barely settled after GREEN MOON's Melbourne Cup victory, Alan Eskander's Betstar has launched its opening markets for next year's spring majors, and it is Cup runner-up FIORENTE who h...
Melbourne Cup favourite Puissance De Lune tops a glittering lineup of 31 nominations for Saturday’s $500,000 Grp 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. A dominant first up winner of the P.B. La...
It’s A Dundeel’s stunning victoryover Atlantic Jewel in the Grp 1 Underwood Stakes has propelled him well into Cox Plate contention. TAB price assessors reacted by slashing his price from $9.00...