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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 "...
Let me ask you a question. If you bet on a horse and you see its price rise or fall dramatically, how do you feel? If you feel sick when the horse's odds spiral upwards and smug when they fall, I'...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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. ...
They call it 'deep state' handicapping. It's the method used by shrewd computer geeks to make millions of dollars on Hong Kong racing. The average punter has no idea of the penetrating analys...
Latest odds update after Saturday's racing: GOLDEN SLIPPER Extreme Choice $8-$4.60 AND THEN into $3.60 favourite (after taking out Blue Diamond) Capitalist $3.50-$4.60 second fav In T...
THE Australian Jockey Club and Sydney Turf Club have condemned figures compiled in an independent report calling for the formation of a metropolitan mega-club, reports Craig Young in the Sydney Mor...
PPD Club tipster Brian Blackwell was in sensational form on Saturday , landing two winners from 3 selections at double-figure odds.
CHAMPION jockey Darren Beadman will return to ride emerging star Love Conquers All in the Magic Millions Trophy at the Gold Coast on Saturday week, reports Craig Young in the Sydney Morning Herald....
Superstar young jockey James McDonald is hoping to take his Spring Racing Carnival form to Hong Kong early next month. The New Zealand-born, Sydney-based rider has been chosen as one of two Aus...
Astute young trainer Jason Warren stopped short of saying this debut winner at Geelong on Friday was a 'Derby horse', but you could tell that's what he was thinking, says Tara Madgwick in www.breed...
A former Melbourne champion jockey is calling Kranji his new home these days, but don't expect to see his name featured among the Singapore riding ranks any time soon, reports the Singapore Turf Cl...
He's done it again - and again...The PPD Club's 'king of the longshots' Brian Blackwell is continuing his sensational tipping form. He's landed two terrific strikes this week. On Thursday, his ...
Globalisation is set to save the Sydney autumn carnival from a staying dearth through imports such as the Melbourne Cup placegetter Lucas Cranach, a German named Illo, a grey called Manighar and Gl...
APPRENTICE jockeys were left in no doubt that alcohol and drug abuse are life threatening and will not be tolerated by racing authorities dedicated to helping the youngsters through turbulent times...