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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...

Young jockey Chad Schofield's star continues to rise with the 17-year-old claiming his first city winner at Randwick on Wednesday.The aptly-named Winning Glory fought back after being headed to win...

From NEIL FRANKLYNMARGRETHE4m : K Zimmerman : Otaki18 starts : 2 wins : 4 placesWin distance range : 1625m - 2100mTrack conditions won on : HeavyThis middle-distance wet track performer has steadil...

Many years ago there was a TV series called "Gomer Pyle" where the main character used the term "Gollee" whenever something surprised him or took his breath away. Last night my breath was taken awa...

Toowoomba trainer Tony Gollan is hoping Saturday's Eagle Farm meeting will prove a red letter day for three of his team gearing up for next month's Magic Millions carnival at the Gold Coast.Gollan'...

The Victoria Turf Club came in for some criticism when it decided its new race in 1861 would be a two-mile handicap with many saying it should be at set weights. The fact the Melbourne Cup remains ...

Cup fever is kicking in - and it's the 'foreign' imports who look like making the headlines (again!). Latest news concerns imported stayer Winchester. He's a four-time Grp 1 winner in the United St...