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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...
There are many ways to bet in the three racing codes and yet the majority of punters invariably sticks to the same old approach. A win bet here, a touch of eachway there, a quinella or trifecta, a...
How can a punter win what the professionals call the 'hot cash' at betting on the races? Thousands of small punters dream of hitting the big time, yet few realise the dream. American expert Rufus ...
Be warned: Dutch betting can quickly turn into 'double Dutch' trouble! I give this warning at the start of this article because some punters may be led to believe, or may already believe, that 'Du...
Unlike past years, trainer Paul Perry is without runners in the two-year-old features and is relying on a couple from the older brigade to fly the flag for the stable this autumn.Sydney Cup-bound N...
Newcastle trainer Paul Perry has added his voice to the supporters of jumps racing, saying horses will be culled unnecessarily with the end of the sport in Victoria.Perry was a part-owner of 2008 G...