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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 "...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
Can any Practical Punting Monthly readers remember back to the 'dark' days before 1985, when there wasn't such a magazine as this? Doesn't bear thinking about, does it? In those bygone days, punt...
Jon Hudson, a professional punter for many years, and now one of PPM's leading contributors, reveals the secrets of how you CAN make money at punting- if only you take the time. Is it really poss...
Bad news for Danny....Melbourne jockey Danny Nikolic has been banned from riding for two years after being found guilty of threatening Racing Victoria's chief steward last month. Nikolic, 37, was c...
THE ill feeling between Racing Victoria Ltd chief steward Terry Bailey and Danny Nikolic continued yesterday when the jockey appealed against a 13-day suspension for careless riding on Schilling at...
Oh Josh! Oh Claudia! Someone pulled the chain on jockey Josh Adams and stable girl Claudia Miller while they were apparently enjoying each other's company in a toilet cubicle of a Sydney mid-city ...
Looks like we can dismiss all that talk of Gai Waterhouse facing official repercussions following the 2YO Magic Millions protest at the Gold Coast. Chief Steward Wade Birch can find nothing siniste...
Top young jockey Chad Schofield told stewards he felt he was being “victimised” after he was suspended for one month. Racing Victoria stewards suspended Schofield on two separate charges fo...
Racing Victoria Chief Steward Terry Bailey has defended his stance on yesterday’s race-day treatment incident involving Tres Blue and Dunaden. Both horses were allowed to run in the Melbourne Cup...
Racing Victoria chairman Terry Bailey has said the betting at the Call of the Card prompted him to have chief veterinarian Dr Brian Stewart check Admire Rakti on Cup morning. Bailey revealed to...
RACING Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey believes the introduction of padded whips and restricted use of them, which comes into force on Saturday at Caulfield, will face its greatest test at this...
Do Melbourne's stewards have Danny Nikolic in their sights? Are they treating him unfairly in the wake of their recent failed case against him? These questions are raised after stewards rubbed him ...