Youthful Spirits Horse

The 6-Point Divisor Plan is an Australian horse racing staking plan from 1989, and the thing that keeps it survivable is not the arithmetic — it is the safety brake. You run into four losers in a r...

Weight ratings or speed ratings? Philip Roy tested both on Australian horse racing form, three months at the Sydney tracks, and one of them finished a long way in front. Writing in Practical Puntin...

In Australian horse racing, 99 per cent of punters fail to make money over a 12-month period — and exotic betting is where they lose fastest. Don Scott, a professional punter who spent the sixties ...

There is no short cut in Australian horse racing, and Don Scott is the proof: he worked 12 to 14 hours a day, seven days a week, at form study. Practical Punting's Brian Blackwell interviewed him i...

In Australian horse racing, most punters bet with bookmakers all their lives without ever learning how a bookie makes his book, and it is hard to beat a man at a job you cannot describe. Statsman, ...

In Australian horse racing, backing three horses in a race dramatically shortens the odds you are really betting — the board price is not your price. Philip Roy answered a reader who wanted to d...

One metropolitan win isn't enough to convince Lionel Cohen he is on the verge of grandeur as a trainer but more success at Randwick on Saturday will put him within reach of a Group One result.Cohen...

Trainer Lionel Cohen is looking towards Aeronautical's upcoming campaign with a mix of hope and caution.The three-year-old, who showed a dazzling turn of foot to win The Rosebud in the winter, will...

An Australian Guineas campaign is at the forefront of autumn plans for Aeronautical, a lightly-raced three-year-old expected to resume against older sprinters later this week.Aeronautical is slated...

Untapped three-year-old Aeronautical stamped himself as a genuine Golden Rose contender with another breathtaking performance to win Saturday's Listed Rosebud Quality at Randwick.Aeronautical gave ...

Nathan Berry is yet to reach the heights of his Golden Rose rivals but the talented young jockey declared he won't be overawed when he partners Aeronautical in Saturday's $1 million feature.Berry, ...

Promising three-year-old Aeronautical is back in work and could resume as early as January.The three-year-old underlined his potential during the winter when he showed an explosive turn of foot to ...