Torn Horse

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...

Black day...Peter Moody's unbeaten filly Black Caviar has a muscle injury following her win in the Danehill. Moody's initial fears that something was wrong with the filly were confirmed by tests wh...

When it comes to sprint or staying races, how do we decide which is the better medium or maybe which offers the better chances for punters? One way of examining the overall situation is to have ...

Glen Boss said he felt "100 per cent" after he partnered Josimar into third place to Costa In The Glen in his comeback ride in the Sportingbet Handicap at Sandown.Boss had just the one ride at Wedn...

David Hayes is hoping the Australian debut of German stakeswinner Budai in the Lawrence Stakes can ease the pain of a chest injury inflicted by another imported galloper.Hayes had his chest muscle ...

Trainer Barry Baldwin is pleased with the steady progress being made by talented sprinter Burdekin Blues ahead of his comeback for a Sydney spring campaign.Burdekin Blues has not started since fini...

Every punter has torn up a ticket blaming a wide barrier. But does the draw really decide races the way we think it does? Statsman digs into the numbers — and the answer might just change how you r...