Always Sure Horse

Australian horse racing form study usually stops at picking the horse: you do the form, then walk up and take whatever price is showing on the board. In Practical Punting in October 2000, Richard H...

Australian horse racing form study often ends the same way: an hour on the form guide, and a bet on the one whose name you liked. Writing in Practical Punting in September 2000, Richard Hartley Jnr...

Track conditions and weight are the two Australian horse racing form factors most punters skim over — "the in-a-hurry punters of modern day racing", as Richard Hartley Jnr put it in Practical Punti...

Australian horse racing form study often ends the same way: an hour on the form guide, half the field circled, and still no idea which one to back. Writing in Practical Punting Magazine, Richard Ha...

Most of a Saturday card is not worth studying — which is why Australian horse racing form study starts with picking the race, not the horse. Writing in Practical Punting in June 2000, Richard Ha...

Before you rate a single horse, Australian horse racing form study starts with a question about the race itself: is it even worth analysing? Writing in Practical Punting in May 2000, Richard Hartle...

Patience is Always a VirtueI had just finished writing a page for the next magazine and a horrifying thought struck me:"By the time some people read this they'll have lost a great deal of money fol...

As the stable jockey for Bart Cummings in Sydney for many years, John Marshall gained an insight into just how the master trainer managed to do what nobody else could.Marshall retired not long afte...

WHAT IF?That got your attention didn't it?Well, I see this as one of the most difficult Slippers, not to mention tricky, that I've ever experienced.What if Sepoy leads and shoots clear?Sure, but th...

John O’Shea, Darley’s new Australian head-trainer in waiting, has given an unconditional guarantee that Kerrin McEvoy will always be number-one stable rider. He has also confirmed that he intends...

The Black Opal Stakes is the key target for promising 2YO Butt I'm Ready after his eye-catching win at Rosehill. Trainer Gary Portelli says: 'We always thought he'd be a nice three-year-old. He's s...

People You MeetI just took a few minutes off at the races this afternoon to put this up and share it with you.I always seek out interesting people to talk with. So many punters at the racetrack hav...