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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...

There are big concerns about Sydney racing...Not that we haven't known for a long time that Sydney racing, and officialdom, is on the nose. In the Sydney Morning Herald, Chris Roots says: 'There wa...

Darley will have three runners in Saturday week's $1 million Group 1 Patinack Farm Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) with the stable this morning confirming starts for Saturday's Blue Diamond Prelude (11...

YOUR MENUGood morning Sir and Madam. Here is today's menu for your consideration...Let's commence with Gosford and the quadrella offering:Two delicious maidens, a dozen tasty morsels to choose from...

The Caulfield Cup picture changed dramatically this morning when many of the leading contenders for the $2.5 million Group 1 drew horror barriers.None fared worse than the two favourites, Glencadam...

Over the last couple of issues we've discussed aspects of staking in regard to the 6-Point Divisor Plan. Last month's article gave examples of how this approach can be effectively used with sensib...

Over the last couple of issues we've discussed aspects of staking in regard to the 6-Point Divisor Plan. Last month's article gave examples of how this approach can be effectively used with sensib...