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Queensland's star two-year-old Paprika was to undergo surgery on Tuesday for a minor cartilage tear which has ruled her out of the $3.5 million Golden Slipper Stakes at Rosehill in April.Trainer Li...
Kiss Of The Dragon's past three starts have produced three second placings, and each time he has edged closer to a win.Trainer Rod Craig earmarked a 1300-metre race at his home track of Warwick Far...
Rostova justified her high rating for the Blue Diamond Stakes with a slashing first-up win in a preview for fillies at Caulfield on Monday.The daughter of Testa Rossa had been regarded as the most ...
The addition of blinkers and a reunion with Nash Rawiller gave Zavite the impetus he needed to get back on the winners' list for the first time in more than a year when he took out the Australia Da...
Gai Waterhouse's confidence in two-year-old Manhattan Rain has been further boosted by Real Saga's winning return to racing.An Encosta De Lago half brother to super sire Redoute's Choice, Manhattan...
A lifestyle choice and the chance to ride overseas have led jockey Paul Hammersley to try his luck in Macau for a three-month stint from early next month.Hammersley, who will have only two rides at...
Dean Hawthorne didn't intend to buy anything but stayers when he arrived at the Karaka yearling sales last week.However, the Waikato bloodstock agent ended up paying $NZ625,000 ($A504,398.35) for a...
The Darren Weir-trained Time Matters showed the benefit of being taken to the beach at Warrnambool between runs when he easily won the Barton Stakes at Caulfield.The Gilded Time gelding had won six...
The battle between Lee Freedman and David Hayes with their juveniles continues at Sandown on Friday when they come up against each other in the Shame Plate with Colour and Nasemah respectively.The ...
Sydney's two metropolitan horse racing clubs may merge in response to the global economic downturn, industry chiefs say.NSW Gaming and Racing Minister Kevin Greene on Wednesday convened a meeting o...
Staking - the crucial element to punting success How you manage your money is just as important as making your selections. A decent staking plan cn make the difference between profit and loss. Th...
One of racing's perpetual debates is on the worth of staking plans - do or don't they enhance a punter's selections by improving profits over those at level stakes. Practical Punting Monthly over...
Many attest that there are some fundamental principles in gambling, just as there are for life as a whole. For instance, as there are no exceptions to the law of gravity in physics, there are al...
This is the third and final part in our series on the world's greatest staking plans. The approach featured is aimed at those bettors who want to back three horses per race on a race-by-race basis...
Clever indeed is the punter who shies away from risk-taking. But, alas, silly indeed are the majority of punters who do take risks, not only in their selection of horses to back, but in the way th...
One of the most discussed topics in magazines such as the Practical Punting Monthly and on the numerous racing forums on the Internet is on staking plans. Do they work or don’t they? In the main...
If you’re the type of punter who likes fiddling around with staking plans, you probably know that “patterns” can mean the difference between winning and losing. When you use progression plans you...