Magic Storm 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.

Capitalist has firmed in betting for the 2YO Magic Millions after coming up with barrier two for Saturday's feature. TAB reacted immediately to the Peter Snowden-trained runner drawing ideally by...

A trip to New Zealand for Funtantes is in doubt while the summer carnival campaigns for other contenders are in disarray due to disruptions caused by Queensland's weather.A fierce storm which lash...

Gold Coast trainer Stephen Lowe believes Showify has his hoof on the till to break his winning drought in the Listed Brisbane Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday.Showify has not won since January 19...

The Group Three George Moore Stakes fell victim to the weather for the second week running following a torrential downpour and has now been abandoned.The final three races at Eagle Farm on Saturday...

Gun heavyweight jockey Dale Missen knows better than most the importance of grabbing every opportunity with both hands.A former champion Victorian country apprentice Missen, 31, took north Queensla...

Luke Nolen didn't have long to soak up Black Caviar's unforgettable Diamond Jubilee Stakes win.A little more than 24 hours after narrowly keeping the champion mare's unbeaten record intact in the G...