Master Of The Air Horse

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...

There was a confident ring in the air that Irish mare Profound Beauty could give trainer Dermot Weld his third Melbourne Cup victory when she was backed to win more than $3.4 million at the Call of...

Leading jockey Corey Brown was frustrated in his attempt to gain a release from a Golden Slipper outsider on Sunday in a bid to continue his association with impressive 11th hour lead-up winner Sal...

Winning the Shannon Stakes won't be enough to convince trainer Brett Partelle he should deviate from a long-term plan to have Torio's Quest in peak form for an ambitious Melbourne campaign.Torio's ...

George Hanlon was one of Australia's most respected trainers who will be remembered for crafting some of the nation's finest stayers.Hanlon, who has died aged 92, was at times vague, but was incred...

George Hanlon was one of Australia's most respected trainers who will be remembered for crafting some of the nation's finest stayers.Hanlon, who has died aged 92, was at times vague, but was incred...

ROSEHILL   RACE ONE Favourite backers had little to concern themselves about after Zumbelina scored handsomely. Although drifting from $1.50 out to $1.75 come start time, she still held 66...