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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...

There are few expectations for Digital Fortress when the talented gelding makes his race return on Saturday but trainer Guy Walter is hoping he can again be a carnival player.Digital Fortress hasn'...

Lightly-raced five-year-old Custodian has much to live up to and he is doing it style.Trained by Tom Dabernig, the gelding posted his sixth win in nine starts when jockey Matt Pumpa urged him home ...

In less than a year, Peter Robl has gone from being a celebrated country jockey to being confirmed as the number one rider for Nathan Tinkler's burgeoning thoroughbred empire, Patinack Farm.Since h...

In less than a year, Peter Robl has gone from being a celebrated country jockey to being confirmed as the number one rider for Nathan Tinkler's burgeoning thoroughbred empire, Patinack Farm.Since h...

Since its inception, Practical Punting Monthly has done all in its power to guide and educate Australian punters. We enjoy some sales in New Zealand, too, and sincerely hope we have managed to off...

Since its inception, Practical Punting Monthly has done all in its power to guide and educate Australian punters. We enjoy some sales in New Zealand, too, and sincerely hope we have managed to off...