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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...

Kiwi filly on the way...The Allan Sharrock trained filly Shez Sinsational is on target for a tilt at the Grp 1 Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm on June 4 after a hard fought 2nd to The Raconteur over...

This month we wrap up the series with a continuation of our beaten margin statistics and a look at the effects of weight. Before we do however a quick look back at the market percentage analysis w...

Peter Moody may have his mind on the world stage with Black Caviar but a three-year-old named Brambles has him in strong contention to claim next month's Queensland Derby.Brambles ($5) grabbed vict...

Port Macquarie trainer Wayne Wilkes is confident a drop back to midweek company can herald Madeittothemoon's return to the winners' stall at Canterbury.The Magic Albert filly will line up in Wednes...

Port Macquarie trainer Wayne Wilkes is confident a drop back to midweek company can herald Madeittothemoon's return to the winners' stall at Canterbury.The Magic Albert filly will line up in Wednes...

Port Macquarie trainer Wayne Wilkes is confident a drop back to midweek company can herald Madeittothemoon's return to the winners' stall at Canterbury.The Magic Albert filly will line up in Wednes...