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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. ...
The shortest way home is always on or near the inside rail. Well, that's technically true, as we all know, but we also know that many times it doesn't find you the winner of a race. Especially whe...
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 ...
It doesn't matter if you are an intellectual or a fifth-form dropout, a form guide can bring you together on equal footing. Because form is the great leveller in racing. Each man can make of it...
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 the second part of a major article by American expert David E. Schwartz. Last issue he outlined various key strategies and in this article he sums up his approach. You can visit his websit...
When it comes to horseracing, most of us have been searching for a Holy Grail of sorts. That special system or approach that will lift us to the level we wish to attain. Some of us have found wa...
We hear a lot about various forms of multiple betting, and invariably when this is discussed the topic of ‘Dutching’ comes up. It was devised by a man named Dutchy Schwarz back in 1902. He was, ...
Wonder what Dad would have said? Latest news is that David Hayes is selling the family's famous Lindsay Park complex. He's planning a full-time move to Victoria. David's legendary father Colin esta...
As expected, David Hayes will take over the training of 2010 Melbourne Cup winner Americain in 2012. Americain's owners Gerry Ryan and Kevin Bamford chose Hayes to succeed French master Alain De Ro...
Chad Schofield and David Hayes will combine at Moonee Valley on Friday night with Gregers in the Group 1 William Reid Stakes. While their partnership may no longer be as strong as it once was, ...
David Hayes described as “very good” Monday's gallop at his Euroa training complex from Criterion , who leaves for Hong Kong on Tuesday week (December 2). Criterion , a recent addition to the H...
Former European Changingoftheguard, bought by trainer David Hayes as a Melbourne Cup prospect, was lame at Sandown yesterday morning, putting his Melbourne Cup bid in doubt. Changingoftheguard has ...