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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...
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...
Can any Practical Punting Monthly readers remember back to the 'dark' days before 1985, when there wasn't such a magazine as this? Doesn't bear thinking about, does it? In those bygone days, punt...
Jon Hudson, a professional punter for many years, and now one of PPM's leading contributors, reveals the secrets of how you CAN make money at punting- if only you take the time. Is it really poss...
Racing Victoria can confirm that it has been formally advised that the Office of Public Prosecutions will not be laying any charges following a Victoria Police investigation into allegations of ...
What's going on? Is there going to be a hike in the tax racing pays to the State Govt in Victoria? A rise in the tax on a bet? Questions like this are being raised after reports that Victoria Racin...
The squeeze is on Saturday provincial meetings in Victoria...There are reports Racing Victoria has discussed getting rid of them. No-one is actually denying the reports. Racing Victoria chief execu...
Pakenham off...Heavy rain has forced Racing Victoria to abandon Tuesday's Pakenham meeting. Rain fell across Victoria on Monday. Some areas copped more than 50mm. Stewards say they had no option bu...
Well, don't say I didn't warn you...Jumps racing in Victoria is on its last legs. The drummed-up 'test' period, devised to ensure its survival (ho hum), is unravelling by the day. And now the news ...
Racing Victoria Chief Executive Rob Hines has issued the following statement regarding RV's investigation into allegations that Damien Oliver wagered on another horse in a race in which he was comp...
It's warming up...Tony Vasil has decided that his promising 3YO Altius will target the 2500m Grp 1 Victoria Derby, worth $1.5 million, at Flemington on Oct 30. He'll avoid the Caulfield Guineas and...
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The Board of Racing Victoria (RV) has today determined that it will move to a turnover-based product fee model based on 1.5% of turnover, increasing to 2% during the months of October and November ...
Hopes that hurdle racing could be revived in Victoria received a boost on Monday with the announcement Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) will be making off-season changes to the modular hurdles.The pro...