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Most horse racing staking plans tell you to bet bigger after every loser. The 10K System does the opposite — one of three betting systems Peter Travers set out for Australian punters, where the sta...

The favourite looks like the safest bet in Australian horse racing, and across 660 races counted one at a time it lost 25 per cent on turnover — even though the first favourite won 174 of them, mor...

Do lucky saddlecloth numbers win? In 2007 a Practical Punting writer counted 660 Australian horse racing results — 7,363 runners, every TAB number from one to ten — instead of arguing about it. Num...

Most punters back each-way without ever pricing it. This is horse racing betting from 1988 that still holds up: an each-way bet is not one bet with a safety net, it is two bets sold in a single tra...

Most punters pick the right horse and still take the wrong odds. This is horse racing betting from 1988 that still holds up: the same selection, a better price, and the four seconds that pay for it.

Most punters read a form guide without ever deciding which parts of it matter. This is horse racing form study from 1992 that still holds up: what a formline tells you, and what it quietly hides.

John Moore and John Size have owned the Group Two Chairman's Trophy over the past decade but the aces lie with the latter in today's edition with  Contentment  getting the race map to land the tro...

A confrontation is looming between expatriate Australian trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam and Racing Victoria Ltd (RVL) officials over the fitness of the English Melbourne Cup hope Yellowstone.Yellowstone...

RANDWICK Acceptances on Saturday 8th January, 2011TAB MEETING. Rail: +9m 1600m - WP; +6m remainder--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-01.10 YELLOWGLEN ...

From RACING POST in Hong KongJohn Moore may have had an International day to forget, but a double in Sunday's support events ensured his stable has maintained great momentum, and the leading traine...

Paul O'Sullivan-trained speedster  Harbour Alert  looks ready to break through after a solid first outing for his new stable and can act as banker in what should be a high-pressure opening leg of ...

Some years ago, a close friend of mine travelled the Victorian country racing circuit. He was at just about every major bush meeting held for a period of some six years. He eventually gave it awa...