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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. ...
There are so many racetracks in Australia, all of varying sizes and designs, that punters must investigate the 'form' of these tracks, as well as the form of the horses. It is important to know ...
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...
Victoria can proudly boast many of the best country racetracks in Australia. Quite a number of them offer spacious, testing courses which offer every runner a chance. The best courses, in my opi...
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...
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 ...
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 this series of articles, Denton Jardine and The Optimist chat about ideas for successful trifecta betting. As the series continues, we will also be bringing you the ideas of various experts fro...
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...
The impact of 'weight' on any horse is invariably a key talking point every raceday. When it's said that a horse is 'well-weighted' for a race it means that it's considered the horse is favourably...
The name Waterhouse has been synonymous with Australian horseracing since 1898 when a 21-year-old named Charles Waterhouse started his bookmaking career and began a bookmaking dynasty which contin...
Gai Waterhouse celebrated her seventh Sydney trainers' premiership when promising mare Moti's victory gave her a winning double on a dramatic closing day to the season at Warwick Farm on Friday.Wat...
GAI Waterhouse's Randwick stables are down on numbers with as many as 30 boxes empty, causing Sydney's highest-profile trainer to cut staff, reports The Age. It says: The Smith-Waterhouse stable ha...
Early Cox Plate favorite Pierro headlines nominations for the return of night racing at Moonee Valley on Friday. With a Cox Plate assault in mind, the Gai Waterhouse-trained Triple Crown winner get...
Local trainer Bill Prain will be happy to play the role of party pooper at Warwick Farm on Friday as Gai Waterhouse and Peter Snowden do battle for the Sydney trainers' premiership.Waterhouse, with...
Squamosa, rated by Gai Waterhouse as a potential international-class sprinter last week, has been given a clean bill of health in the wake of a heavy last-start defeat.Squamosa was cleared by Tullo...
Racing authorities will ask the NSW government to change the law after a court ruled that bookmakers Tom and Bill Waterhouse do not have to pay a 1.5 per cent fee on turnover.The Waterhouses succes...