True Test Horse

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...

Most punters back each-way without ever pricing it. This is horse racing betting from 1988 that still holds up: an each-way bet is not one bet with a safety net, it is two bets sold in a single tra...

Most punters pick the right horse and still take the wrong odds. This is horse racing betting from 1988 that still holds up: the same selection, a better price, and the four seconds that pay for it.

Most punters read a form guide without ever deciding which parts of it matter. This is horse racing form study from 1992 that still holds up: what a formline tells you, and what it quietly hides.

Fourteen years ago we revealed the details of an approach that used a "tick test" as a simple way of finding the likely best chances in a race. Despite all the changes in racing since then, that "...

The autumn program of Adelaide three-year-old Spirited Eagle will become clearer after he takes on Group One winner Anacheeva in the Zeditave Stakes.Trainer Leon Macdonald said he believed the geld...

This is the second part of a major article by American expert David E. Schwartz. Last issue he outlined various key strategies and in this article he sums up his approach. You can visit his websit...

Many things in racing are accepted as being absolutely true - and few punters ever bother to test the claims. You'll probably get a surprise or two if you cared to look beyond what is said to be ...

Caulfield Cup winner Descarado has copped a 1.5kgs penalty for the Melbourne Cup. It gives the Gai Waterhouse-trained 4YO exemption from the ballot for the and leapfrogs him to the top of the order...

Unbeaten three-year-old Skateboard faces his biggest test on Saturday when he steps up to city grade for the first time at Randwick.Trainer Guy Walter said he believed the gelding had a bright futu...