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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...
Shaune Ritchie is aware of the difficulty in peaking three-year-olds twice in one season but believes the signs are encouraging for New Zealand Oaks winner Miss Artistic.Ritchie is confident Miss A...
Anthony Cummings still hasn't decided which race Duporth will run in at Randwick Saturday but is certain stablemate Road To Rock can roll favourite Kiloton in the Group Three Bill Ritchie Handicap....
The Tatts W.S Cox Plate is an Australian Group 1 weight-for-age championship thoroughbred. Held annually at Moonee Valley Racing club in Melbourne, it is one of the biggest races of the Spring Rac...
Race 7 - Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200 METRES)Of $6,000,000.1st $3,600,000, 2nd $900,000, 3rd $450,000, 4th $250,000, 5th $175,000, 6th $125,000, 7th $125,000, 8th $125,000, 9th $125,000, 10th $125,...
Flemington: Victoria Racing Club Sunday 02, October 2011 Meeting Type: Metro (TAB MEETING)Rail Position: True Position Entire CircuitTrack Condition: Dead 5Race 1 - 10:30AM Herald Sun SuperRacing S...
Flemington: Victoria Racing Club Saturday 29, October 2011 Meeting Type: Metro (TAB MEETING)Rail Position: True Position Entire CircuitTrack Condition: Dead 4Race 1 - 11:20AM Inglis Carbine Club St...
Flemington: Victoria Racing Club Saturday 03, September 2011 Meeting Type: Metro (TAB MEETING)Rail Position: True Position Entire CircuitTrack Condition: Dead 4Race 1 - 12:45PM Cap D'Antibes Stakes...
DOOMBEN Acceptances on Saturday 29th May, 2010TAB MEETING. Rail: 5 metres Entire. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-12.15 GUVERA TWO METRO WINS-LAST ...
Americain has been given topweight of 58kg in his bid to become just the fifth horse to win back-to-back Emirates Melbourne Cups.The all-important weights for 'the race that stops a nation', to be ...