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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...

Many years ago, when I was setting out on the professional punting scene, an old timer gave me some sage advice. "Play safe," he told me. "Cover yourself, no matter how confident you might be." ...

Many years ago, when I was setting out on the professional punting scene, an old timer gave me some sage advice. "Play safe," he told me. "Cover yourself, no matter how confident you might be." ...

Many years ago, when I was setting out on the professional punting scene, an old timer gave me some sage advice. "Play safe," he told me. "Cover yourself, no matter how confident you might be." ...

It's often been said that the art of betting is not really about picking winners. It's all about how you can pick enough winners at sufficiently good odds to allow you to make a profit in the long...

Insurance! No, this is not an article about how to keep the door-to-door insurance man at bay. It's about betting insurance. If you are one of those punters legions of them-who refuse to have any...

Insurance! No, this is not an article about how to keep the door-to-door insurance man at bay. It's about betting insurance. If you are one of those punters legions of them-who refuse to have any...