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The 6-Point Divisor Plan is an Australian horse racing staking plan from 1989, and the thing that keeps it survivable is not the arithmetic — it is the safety brake. You run into four losers in a r...

Weight ratings or speed ratings? Philip Roy tested both on Australian horse racing form, three months at the Sydney tracks, and one of them finished a long way in front. Writing in Practical Puntin...

In Australian horse racing, 99 per cent of punters fail to make money over a 12-month period — and exotic betting is where they lose fastest. Don Scott, a professional punter who spent the sixties ...

There is no short cut in Australian horse racing, and Don Scott is the proof: he worked 12 to 14 hours a day, seven days a week, at form study. Practical Punting's Brian Blackwell interviewed him i...

In Australian horse racing, most punters bet with bookmakers all their lives without ever learning how a bookie makes his book, and it is hard to beat a man at a job you cannot describe. Statsman, ...

In Australian horse racing, backing three horses in a race dramatically shortens the odds you are really betting — the board price is not your price. Philip Roy answered a reader who wanted to d...

Queanbeyan trainer Neville Layt is excited about brilliant filly Karuta Queen taking on world champion sprinter Black Caviar in Saturday's Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield."It's a feather in her cap j...

Jockeys' rooms at racecourses are full of less than tidy sights.Riding tack scattered everywhere, boot polish, teacups, riding gear and small people who look like poorly treated prisoners-of-war.Pa...

New Zealand whiz kid James McDonald's announced himself to Sydney racing with a winning double at Randwick on Saturday, tempered by a suspension and a reprimand for his successful rides.While stewa...

A major part of Anthony Cummings' philosophy in training racehorses is to ensure the viability of colts and fillies when their racing careers are over.Galaxy contender Duporth is a case in point an...

In most seasons, Road To Rock would be a strong contender to claim Horse of the Year honours but trainer Anthony Cummings has conceded this year's crown to the Peter Moody-trained Typhoon Tracy.Roa...

In most seasons, Road To Rock would be a strong contender to claim Horse of the Year honours but trainer Anthony Cummings has conceded this year's crown to the Peter Moody-trained Typhoon Tracy.Roa...