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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...

In Australian horse racing a wide barrier draw is worth almost nothing at one track and up to two lengths at another — the same number, a different meaning at every course. In June 1986, writing as...

At one Victorian horse racing track the home straight is 461m, and at another it is 200m. The punter who always backs the horse that gets over the top of them late is making the same bet on two cou...

In Australian horse racing the four Melbourne racecourses stand out for their complete difference to each other — and the barrier draw is worth something different at every one. Statsman takes thre...

Australian horse racing runs on so many racetracks, all of varying sizes and designs, that the track itself carries a form guide of its own. Statsman spent five years on winning patterns at Randwic...

Professional gamblers call it 'deep state' handicapping: the horse racing method Bill Benter and Alan Woods used to make millions on Hong Kong racing. The average punter has no idea of the penetrat...

Jay Ford is well-placed to achieve major Magic Millions success on Saturday week, but hopes to get the ball rolling at the Gold Coast even sooner.The Sydney-based jockey has seven rides at the Gold...

Ron Macrae says a return to firmer ground gives two-year-old Aquatorial a great chance of bouncing back to winning form at Doomben on Saturday.Aquatorial won by more than seven lengths on debut at ...

It's a long way from a Sunshine Coast maiden to stakes company but Jason McLachlan is adamant his newest stable star Absalon won't be out of place among racing's elite.Absalon produced a whirlwind ...

Ipswich Turf Club Saturday June 18, 2011 Meeting Type: Metro (TAB MEETING)Rail Position: True PositionTrack Condition: Slow 6 (Thursday)Race 1 - 12:10PM OPTUS IPSWICH MILE BM89 Handicap (1666 METR...