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Picking winners is one thing; backing them correctly is another — and in Australian horse racing, staking is where a good selector hands the year back. In April 1987, writing as Statsman, one Pract...

In Australian horse racing a wide barrier draw is worth almost nothing at one track and up to two lengths at another — the same number, a different meaning at every course. In June 1986, writing as...

At one Victorian horse racing track the home straight is 461m, and at another it is 200m. The punter who always backs the horse that gets over the top of them late is making the same bet on two cou...

In Australian horse racing the four Melbourne racecourses stand out for their complete difference to each other — and the barrier draw is worth something different at every one. Statsman takes thre...

Australian horse racing runs on so many racetracks, all of varying sizes and designs, that the track itself carries a form guide of its own. Statsman spent five years on winning patterns at Randwic...

Professional gamblers call it 'deep state' handicapping: the horse racing method Bill Benter and Alan Woods used to make millions on Hong Kong racing. The average punter has no idea of the penetrat...

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Racing Victoria (RV) and the Ballarat Turf Club (BTC) have are delaying the return of racing at Sportsbet-Ballarat until spring. The delay means the transfer of four race meetings. The decision ...

Racing Victoria (RV) has released the framework for its 2012-13 racing calendar which will feature 576 race meetings across the state from 1 August to 31 July.The annual meeting total represents an...

If you backed Happy Glen at Moonee Valley on Saturday and wondered why the 6YO failed...Well, trainer Robbie Griffiths has advised stewards that Happy Glen was found to be lame in the off hind leg....