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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...

In Australian horse racing a wide barrier draw is worth almost nothing at one track and up to two lengths at another — the same number, a different meaning at every course. In June 1986, writing as...

At one Victorian horse racing track the home straight is 461m, and at another it is 200m. The punter who always backs the horse that gets over the top of them late is making the same bet on two cou...

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...

Far from showing he is in the twilight of his career, durable New Zealander King Mufhasa has reached new heights as a seven-year-old.The winner of seven Group One races at home and the champion rac...

Group One-winning mare Rostova will be on trial for a crack at the rich spring sprints when she resumes in the Group Three McEwen Stakes at Moonee Valley.Jockey Steven King said he was excited abou...

Australia may not have a runner in the Group One Champions Mile but there's still plenty of Aussie depth in the 1600-metre feature at Sha Tin on Monday.Sydney mare Melito was expected to travel to ...

Some said Brett Prebble could have been a rich man if he'd had a HK$1,000 note for everyone who shook his hand and wished him a happy birthday, but the Australian ace went out and got it himself wi...

Group One winner Duporth will get the chance to boost his future stud prospects with trainer Anthony Cummings unveiling plans to campaign him overseas next season.Cummings has his sights on the ric...

Group One winner Duporth will get the chance to boost his future stud prospects with trainer Anthony Cummings unveiling plans to campaign him overseas next season.Cummings has his sights on the ric...