The Egyptian Horse

Australian horse racing form study usually stops at picking the horse: you do the form, then walk up and take whatever price is showing on the board. In Practical Punting in October 2000, Richard H...

Australian horse racing form study often ends the same way: an hour on the form guide, and a bet on the one whose name you liked. Writing in Practical Punting in September 2000, Richard Hartley Jnr...

Track conditions and weight are the two Australian horse racing form factors most punters skim over — "the in-a-hurry punters of modern day racing", as Richard Hartley Jnr put it in Practical Punti...

Australian horse racing form study often ends the same way: an hour on the form guide, half the field circled, and still no idea which one to back. Writing in Practical Punting Magazine, Richard Ha...

Most of a Saturday card is not worth studying — which is why Australian horse racing form study starts with picking the race, not the horse. Writing in Practical Punting in June 2000, Richard Ha...

Before you rate a single horse, Australian horse racing form study starts with a question about the race itself: is it even worth analysing? Writing in Practical Punting in May 2000, Richard Hartle...

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...

There's no doubting the John Moore-trained Military Attack is the horse to beat in the Happy Valley Vase (1,800m) tonight, but his supporters at short odds could get a healthy taste of their hearts...

In Part 1 of this series, I unveiled four staking plans. They were aimed at giving you action and excitement above and beyond using level stakes. We now come to the final plan. It’s the $100 At...

Brett Prebble makes his return to Melbourne racing at Caulfield on Saturday. The now 35-year-old who left Australia a good rider and has returned one of the world’s great riders, will base himsel...

In Part 1 of this series, I unveiled four staking plans. They were aimed at giving you action and excitement above and beyond using level stakes. We now come to the final plan. It’s the $100 At...

I recently returned from a lengthy holiday to find my "mailbox" at PPM bulging with letters from readers. It’s amazing how much mail this magazine generates! Among the letters were several requ...