Noble Star Horse

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...

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...

For trainer Dixie Solly the wait has been worth it to see former star galloper Noble Steed on the verge of making his racetrack return in the Group Two Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot.Solly, who train...

For trainer Dixie Solly the wait has been worth it to see former star galloper Noble Steed on the verge of making his racetrack return in the Group Two Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot.Solly, who train...

Big hits and misses for Rosehill and Flemington (from TAB Sportsbet)ROSEHILL1 Art Thou Ready ($9 into $6.50 including bets of $1,800 @ $7.50 and $1,500 @ $8.50)2 Madam Nash ($10,000 @ $3.20, $8,000...

Early price movers for Scone & Flemington on Saturday (from TAB Sportsbet):SCONE1 All Serene ($2000 @ $4.60), Mezzanotte $11 - $8 ($11 -$8 ($300 e/w @ $11, $200 @ $11, $1000 @ $9.50)2 Dal Rommel $2...

International superstar sprinter  Lankan Rupee  will continue his build up towards the Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) on February 21  with a barrier trial at Cranbourne on Monday , reports racing...

Victorian star Lucky Secret heads a 15-runner field in Sat's Grp 2 Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot WA. The field, with barrier draw and jockeys, is:$500,000 GRP 2 WINTERBOTTOM STAKES (1200M)1 LUCKY SE...