Just Charlie Horse

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...

Most punters back each-way without ever pricing it. This is horse racing betting from 1988 that still holds up: an each-way bet is not one bet with a safety net, it is two bets sold in a single tra...

Most punters pick the right horse and still take the wrong odds. This is horse racing betting from 1988 that still holds up: the same selection, a better price, and the four seconds that pay for it.

Most punters read a form guide without ever deciding which parts of it matter. This is horse racing form study from 1992 that still holds up: what a formline tells you, and what it quietly hides.

Punters are looking beyond the favorites in the 2013 Golden Slipper as they shop for value, says Matt Jenkins from TAB.com.au. He told PPD: 'Charlie Boy - $26 to $21 - has attracted 25 per cent of ...

Top jockey  Michael Rodd will continue his association with Charlie Boy in the Magic Millions Guineas at the Gold Coast on January 11, reports Racing Network.

Punters have latched on to Mr Charlie in Saturday's Metropolitan Handicap at Randwick, confident the interstate raider can return home with the Group One prize.A former New Zealander, the Peter Moo...

Bookies are reporting big bets on Kiwi raider Mr Charlie in the AJC Metropolitan at Randwick on Saturday. There's also been good money for Queenslander Buffering in the Roman Consul Stakes. Betsta...

Emerging stayer Mr Charlie may head to Sydney for the Metropolitan in an effort to qualify for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.Leading Melbourne trainer Peter Moody said the new stable acquisition...

Changing gears...Peter Moody has made a key gear change on NZer Mr Charlie for his crack at the Grp 1 AJC Metropolitan at Randwick on Saturday...He'll race in blinkers for the first time since arri...