The Shaman Horse

Don Scott's first book turned the racing world upside down, and it did it with ratings: for the first time an Australian horse racing punter could put a figure on the race, then a figure on every r...

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, ...

Last start Ascot winner Ranger is the early fav for the Perth Cup at Ascot WA, according to the latest market from TAB Sportsbet. The Grant Williams trained Testa Rossa 4YO scored by almost a lengt...

Looks like an international campaign is off for mighty sprinter Black Caviar...Latest reports say Peter Moody has virtually ruled out taking champion mare overseas to race this season. Instead, BC ...

Disquieting news from the west...West Australian handicapper Bernie Ryan has been sacked for allegedly defrauding Racing And Wagering WA. Reports say Ryan, 29, is likely to face a police investigat...

WA star Colour Correct is sharing favoritism with Sniper's Bullet for the Grp 1 1600m Railway Stakes at Ascot, Perth, according to the early market from TAB Sportsbet. Colour Correct has won his la...