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Favourites win around 30 per cent of races and lose the other 70 — which is why betting every favourite in Australian horse racing grinds you down. A writer going by Mr Money took that apart for Pr...

You can back winners all year in Australian horse racing and still finish the year behind — that is a staking problem, not a selection problem. Philip Roy wrote about it for Practical Punting in Ma...

Framing your own betting market in Australian horse racing means putting a price on a horse yourself — estimating its percentage chance, just as a bookmaker does. Denton Jardine wrote this one for ...

A bookmaker's price is only an opinion — which is where framing your own betting market in Australian horse racing starts. Denton Jardine wrote this one for Practical Punting in August 1995, and he...

Ten per cent profit on turnover would make most professional punters in Australian horse racing ecstatic — and most, in fact, profit closer to five. Rick, who fits out hotels and offices for a livi...

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...

Those cobbled-together new whip laws are really causing a ruckus...They'll severely impact on the spring carnival, according to Victorian Jockeys' Association director Ross Inglis. He's only reflec...

Hundreds of mourners representing all sections of the Australian racing industry gathered at Caloundra racecourse on Tuesday to farewell champion Queensland trainer Bruce McLachlan.McLachlan, 67, d...

Hundreds of mourners representing all sections of the Australian racing industry gathered at Caloundra racecourse on Tuesday to farewell champion Queensland trainer Bruce McLachlan.McLachlan, 67, d...

Last month in PPM, I outlined my new ratings approach for making your selections for greyhound racing. By using the ratings approach, you will boost your prospects of making money from such bett...

Last month in PPM, I outlined my new ratings approach for making your selections for greyhound racing. By using the ratings approach, you will boost your prospects of making money from such bett...

A rebellion is brewing against Racing NSW....The board and CEO Peter V'landys have been hit with a vote of no confidence by NSW trainers. Members of the NSW Trainers Association met on Monday night...