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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...
In fast month's P.P.M. we began our 100 Great Betting Ideas series. Sixteen ideas were listed. In this second article, we take a look at another 20 betting tips. Staking is a key part of any punt...
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...
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...
Underwood Stakes runner-up Southern Speed has been entered in Friday night's JRA Cup as insurance against missing a start in the star-studded Turnbull Stakes.Co-trainer Leon Macdonald said he feare...
Sth Aussie mare Southern Speed will run in the Cox Plate instead of the Caulfield Cup - and Damien Oliver is being touted as the jockey. Co- trainer Leon Macdonald confirms that Southern Speed, win...
Leon Macdonald will apply blinkers to Southern Speed in an attempt to get her back into form in Saturday's Group Two WH Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley.The winner of the Group Three The Vanity (1400...
Southern Speed gave South Australian trainer Leon Macdonald the high point of an already successful career when she beat a high class field in Saturday's $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.Having her first...
ROSEHILL1 Flying Snitzel $6,000 @ $2.15, $5,000 @ $2.20 (twice) - $3.60 into $2.152 Zaratone $13 into $7.50, Master Of Design $5,000 @ $4.80 - $13 into $5.50 then into $4.403 Mosheen $8,000 @ $1.45...
The Queensland invasion of the Sydney and Melbourne spring carnivals will be in full force with seven runners set to line up at Rosehill and Flemington on Saturday. The Kelly Schweida-trained ...
A year ago Brilliant Light rose through the ranks to become one of the stories of the autumn carnival, culminating in his third place in the Doncaster Mile.His spring campaign was halted after thre...
The Benchmark 73 event for three year-olds at Rosehill on Saturday looked a strong contest on paper with victory going to progressive General Nediym gelding War Charm, whose yearling half-brother w...
Hetty Heights has strengthened its grip on favouritism heading into the Provincial Championship Qualifier at Newcastle tomorrow. The Kim Waugh-trained runner opened at $4.40 late yesterday wit...
WITH a little more than 24 hours to go before her unbeaten two-year-old filly Military Rose was to tackle the $2 million Magic Millions Classic, Gold Coast trainer Gillian Heinrich's mind was on th...