Pocketing 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.

Sydney sprinter Monton has been installed early fav for Sat's Grp 1 Railway Stakes 1200m at Ellerslie, NZ. The latest TAB Sportsbet market:RAILWAY STAKES MONTON 2.80 ITALIAN PRINCESS 6.50 VONUSTI 7...

Apprentice Owen Turpin earned plaudits from some seasoned racing people when he produced two vastly different but equally skilful winning rides at Doomben on Saturday.Turpin's versatility was amply...

Apprentice Owen Turpin earned plaudits from some seasoned racing people when he produced two vastly different but equally skilful winning rides at Doomben on Saturday.Turpin's versatility was amply...

Slim pickings...Adelaide jockey Simon Price denied himself a big Christmas feed or two so he can ride Tara Man in tomorrow's $400,000 Perth Cup. He's been on a tough diet to keep a promise to train...

Jockey Damian Browne made a triumphant comeback to the saddle following recent leg surgery with a victory aboard Troubled at Eagle Farm.Browne, who is restricted to only four rides a meeting becaus...

Jockey Damian Browne made a triumphant comeback to the saddle following recent leg surgery with a victory aboard Troubled at Eagle Farm.Browne, who is restricted to only four rides a meeting becaus...