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Australian horse racing form study usually stops at picking the horse: you do the form, then walk up and take whatever price is showing on the board. In Practical Punting in October 2000, Richard H...

Australian horse racing form study often ends the same way: an hour on the form guide, and a bet on the one whose name you liked. Writing in Practical Punting in September 2000, Richard Hartley Jnr...

Track conditions and weight are the two Australian horse racing form factors most punters skim over — "the in-a-hurry punters of modern day racing", as Richard Hartley Jnr put it in Practical Punti...

Australian horse racing form study often ends the same way: an hour on the form guide, half the field circled, and still no idea which one to back. Writing in Practical Punting Magazine, Richard Ha...

Most of a Saturday card is not worth studying — which is why Australian horse racing form study starts with picking the race, not the horse. Writing in Practical Punting in June 2000, Richard Ha...

Before you rate a single horse, Australian horse racing form study starts with a question about the race itself: is it even worth analysing? Writing in Practical Punting in May 2000, Richard Hartle...

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...