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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 "...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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 ...
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...
Racing around the world takes various forms. No two countries offer the same scenarios as far as racing and betting are concerned. Here in Australia we are lucky in that we have a dual form of be...
Punters who are serious about their betting on harness racing can often be the racing world's most fanatic types. Like train spotters, or even golfers, they become obsessed. I admit that years bac...
Victoria's Appeals and Disciplinary Board has disqualified Rosehill trainer Con Karakatsanis and his father Tony for lengthy periods after finding the pair guilty of offences relating to an attempt...
Craig Williams has been handed the chance to shine in Japan...He's accepted an offer from leading Japanese trainer Noriyuki Hori on a contract emabling him to ride there in three month-long stints ...
CON and Tony Karakatsanis were today found guilty by the Racing Appeals & Disciplinary Board of a collective five charges levelled against them by Racing Victoria stewards.The RAD Board, chaired by...
Experienced horseman Danny Williams has taken up a position with Tony McEvoy at Hawkesbury. Williams, who has 34 years experience in the industry as both a jockey and trainer, will run McEvoy's S...
Out you go...Stewards have hit apprentice Jason Maskiell with a careless riding suspension from Sat's Sandown Hillside meeting. They say Maskiell allowed At The Heads to shift in when insufficientl...
A STIRRING track gallop at Morphettville on Saturday by one-time Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Jimando has convinced trainer Tony McEvoy that the colt can defeat the favourite Samaready in Saturday...
Trainer Tony Millard and champion jockey Zac Purton have not partnered up for over 12 months, but they could be back as an item after aspiring star Divine Calling makes his long-awaited debut...
Good to see top Adelaide trainer Tony McEvoy
Not so happy...Trainer Tony McEvoy said news that Sea Moon has been scratched from the Melbourne Cup left him feeling "sick" McEvoy's horse Big Memory, second in Saturday's Lexus Stakes behind ...