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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...
Michael Jay Kipness has been handicapping since he was eight. He's 44 now, which equates to 36 years of handicapping. Rarely has a day gone by that has not seen him making selections or wagering o...
ROSEHILL Acceptances on Saturday 1st August, 2009TAB MEETING. Rail: +6m Entire Circuit--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-12.30 SYDNEY CITY TOYOTA HAND...
Jay Ford has spent the past few seasons travelling the world to ride Takeover Target but just as that door closed with the champion sprinter's retirement, another one has opened in the form of risi...
RANDWICK Acceptances on Saturday 17th April, 2010TAB MEETING. Rail: Out 3m 1600m to WP--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-12.25 SHARP FERNHILL HANDICAP...
O'Lonhro emerged as a leading contender for the Epsom Handicap with a brilliant win in the $151,800 Group Two Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick. An exceptionally talented four-year-old, O'Lonhr...
RANDWICK Acceptances on Saturday 24th April, 2010TAB MEETING. Rail: Out 7m 1600m to WP, 4m remainder--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-12.25 CHIVA-SOM...
RANDWICK Acceptances on Saturday 3rd October, 2009TAB MEETING. Rail: +3M 1600 to WP, True remainder--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-11.45 KEENELAND ...
Good to see that Jay Ford is back in riding action after spending months off with an injury. The popular jockey will be on one of his favories, Brilliant Light, in Sat's Rowley Mile. He's also book...
ROSEHILL Acceptances on Saturday 3rd April, 2010TAB MEETING. Rail: Out 5m Entire Circuit--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-11.50 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH D...