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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...

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...

One of the basic truths about quinella betting is that you will rarely get a 'value' dividend when striking the quinella with longer-priced horses. The statistics show that these combinations usua...

In the world of racing, nothing is really new. Well, that’s what THEY say, and we know how much THEY know about everything! As far as systems go, there’s always something new popping up. Good o...

One of the basic truths about quinella betting is that you will rarely get a 'value' dividend when striking the quinella with longer-priced horses. The statistics show that these combinations usua...

In the world of racing, nothing is really new. Well, that’s what THEY say, and we know how much THEY know about everything! As far as systems go, there’s always something new popping up. Good o...

I there's one thing that just about all professionals agree on it's this: Compile your own set of odds on each race you plan to bet. It's simple advice, but vital. To succeed in your betting (at ...

One of the basic truths about quinella betting is that you will rarely get a 'value' dividend when striking the quinella with longer-priced horses. The statistics show that these combinations usua...