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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. ...
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...
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...
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 "...
To the many newcomers to the racing fraternity, recognition of the name Dominic Beirne may be pretty much restricted to those who have access to pay television’s Sky racing channel, and identif...
The April / May 2017 issue of Practical Punting Magazine is now available, just click on the green button for instant access.
In this article, our senior contributor (the late and great) E. J. Minnis replied to queries sent in by PPM readers. Letter From a Reader: I have been a PPM reader for quite a while now and al...
Patinack Farm trainer John Thompson and his soon-to-be new assistant Toby Edmonds had double cause for celebration after Sydney filly Wonderful Lass scored a decisive victory at Doomben.Wonderful L...
Shane Scriven hopes to celebrate winning his first Brisbane jockeys' premiership with an early victory aboard Jazz Heart at Doomben.Scriven has five rides on Saturday and rates Jazz Heart in the Ow...
Corey Brown has first-hand knowledge of the two leading VRC Oaks contenders and reckons he has made the right choice by riding Sasa who takes on Brazilian Pulse at Flemington on Thursday.The Tim Ma...
The big spring push by owner Lloyd Williams is currently in tatters. That's the only conclusion to be drawn from Sat's racing at Flemington. Lloyd admits it was not a bright day for his stable -- f...
Trainer Jeff Caught will make a decision on Wednesday whether Pleasure Time will get his chance to continue the stable's good fortune at Eagle Farm.Caught trained his first Sydney winner when Falin...
Peter Moody hopes his Randwick Guineas winner Dissident may emerge as a Sportingbet Cox Plate contender next season, reports Racing Network. Moody said Dissident , also a Hobartville St...
New Zealander Firebolt emerged as a genuine Epsom Handicap contender with a victory in the Shannon Stakes that surprised trainer Roger James.A winner over the Brisbane winter carnival, Firebolt was...
Star filly Brazilian Pulse, who resumes in Saturday's Group Two Kewney Stakes at Flemington, remains a chance to complete the VRC Oaks-AJC Australian Oaks double.Trainer Mike Moroney said he was st...