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Favourites win around 30 per cent of races and lose the other 70 — which is why betting every favourite in Australian horse racing grinds you down. A writer going by Mr Money took that apart for Pr...

You can back winners all year in Australian horse racing and still finish the year behind — that is a staking problem, not a selection problem. Philip Roy wrote about it for Practical Punting in Ma...

Framing your own betting market in Australian horse racing means putting a price on a horse yourself — estimating its percentage chance, just as a bookmaker does. Denton Jardine wrote this one for ...

A bookmaker's price is only an opinion — which is where framing your own betting market in Australian horse racing starts. Denton Jardine wrote this one for Practical Punting in August 1995, and he...

Ten per cent profit on turnover would make most professional punters in Australian horse racing ecstatic — and most, in fact, profit closer to five. Rick, who fits out hotels and offices for a livi...

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...

October 10: Caulfield Guineas dayBest of luck to you all - looks like another great days racing.PENSIONER PLAN selectionsPlan 1: WILD CAT selections - do not backCaulfield 7-13-4-11-7-8-1-7-3Rosehi...

Any punter taking an in-depth look at the form for a race will usually be taking into account how long it has been since a horse had its last start. It's generally accepted that the longer the pe...

XXXX I am having computer problems re podcast: I may have to do a blog this week. XXXXáOctober 31, 2009 Pensioner Plan SelectionsPlan 1: Wildcat System Selections - not to be backed: just baseline ...

James Given is mapping out an ambitious and exciting programme in 2011 for his globe-trotting duo of Dandino and Indian Days.The trainer is targeting major international events such as the Singapor...

Can it be true? Racing Victoria is reported to be seriously considering fixing Monday as a day off for racing. At the moment, it's a proposal and, no doubt, the TABcorp mob will want to throw in a ...

THERE are still no horses qualified to compete at the start of the 2010 jumps season in just 10 days, so it was fitting that yesterday's launch of the resurrected sport at Warrnambool was a low-key...