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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...
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'...
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 "...
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...
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...
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...
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 punting...
Our recent two-part interview with US handicapping guru Mark Cramer prompted a spate of letters from readers keen to learn more about Cramer's quirky approach to selecting winners. The man hims...
Some eight years ago I wrote an article in PPM which drew attention to the fact that it might not be so important where a horse finished at its last start when it comes to the punting side of thin...
There are two ways you can go in betting. Either way can lead to success or disaster. As with most things in life, much depends on you. If you make the wrong decisions, nothing will save you. So ...
Mark Cramer is the author of numerous books such as Kinky Handicapping, Value Handicapping and the racing novel Scared Money as well as the Funky Towns USA and numerous Culture Shock travel guides...
If you want to secure 'value' with your betting, how can you do it if you don't have a guideline price about a selection? This is a question few punters want to confront. I think they should c...
Some of the best winning bets I've ever made have been on horses that ran ordinarily at their latest start. Often a good price is obtainable; other times, fellow backers are in on the "secret" of ...
The one thing that becomes the fear and the bugbear of any betting man's life is the losing streak. This is not just my opinion. Ask anyone who has an interest in trying to make a lot of money fro...
More than six months have passed since PPM printed an interview with the legendary US handicapper Mark Cramer. His earlier books are a little hard to find, but his most recent work, Value Handic...
How much stress do you bring upon yourself by taking your racehorse betting seriously? Lots, says one US psychiatrist, and it doesn't even matter if you're only betting in small-dollar peanuts! ...