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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.

Glorious Protector gave his connections and trainer Ed Walker plenty to consider when he posted a strong win in the August Stakes early on Sunday at Windsor (UK), reports Racing Network. Walke...

Time is running out in Britain for horses to secure Spring Racing Carnival slots but this weekend's totepool September Stakes at Kempton provides several fascinating angles. Godolphin have four E...

1 ADMIRE RAKTI (JPN) Tomoyuki Umeda   2 AKAVOROUN ...

The first nominations for the Caulfield Cup, released on August 6:

There are two ways you can go in betting. Either way can lead to success or disaster. As with most things in life, much depends on you. If you make the wrong decisions, nothing will save you. So ...