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A total of 47 horses remain in contention for a start in Tuesday week’s $6 million Group I Melbourne Cup after the second declarations closed on Monday. Click here to view the 47 second declarations for the 2013 Melbourne Cup.
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...
Weight ratings or speed ratings? Philip Roy tested both on Australian horse racing form, three months at the Sydney tracks, and one of them finishe...
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 S...
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. Pra...
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 b...
In Australian horse racing, backing three horses in a race dramatically shortens the odds you are really betting — the board price is not your p...
Favourites win around 30 per cent of races and lose the other 70 — which is why betting every favourite in Australian horse racing grinds you down....
You can back winners all year in Australian horse racing and still finish the year behind — that is a staking problem, not a selection problem. Phi...
Framing your own betting market in Australian horse racing means putting a price on a horse yourself — estimating its percentage chance, just as a ...
A bookmaker's price is only an opinion — which is where framing your own betting market in Australian horse racing starts. Denton Jardine wrote thi...
A total of 14 internationally-trained horses remain in contention for the $6 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) after first acceptances. The internation...
Second declarations closed today (Tuesday) for the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate. Both races have more entries remaining than last year, with the Ca...
A total of 40 horses remain in contention for a start in tomorrow week’s $6.2 Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) following today’s closure of second a...
Race 7 - Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200 METRES)Of $6,000,000.1st $3,600,000, 2nd $900,000, 3rd $450,000, 4th $250,000, 5th $175,000, 6th $125,000, 7t...
The Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) lost none of its headline acts when first acceptances were taken at noon on Tuesday for Australia’s most famou...
Major international contenders are among 80 horses left in 2012 Caulfield Cup contention after Tuesday's second acceptances for the October 20 race...
No real surprises in the list of horses who have dropped out of the Melbourne Cup...As expected, Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker has been withdrawn ...
Third Decs are out - and there are still 47 horses trying to fit into the final Melbourne Cup field of 24. Eleven internationals remain in contenti...
Even though it is still six months away, the Emirates Melbourne Cup market has had a significant price mover following Saturday’s racing. L...
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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, ...
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...
Favourites win around 30 per cent of races and lose the other 70 — which is why betting every favourite in Australian horse racing grinds you down. A writer going by Mr Money took that apart for Pr...
You can back winners all year in Australian horse racing and still finish the year behind — that is a staking problem, not a selection problem. Philip Roy wrote about it for Practical Punting in Ma...
Framing your own betting market in Australian horse racing means putting a price on a horse yourself — estimating its percentage chance, just as a bookmaker does. Denton Jardine wrote this one for ...
A bookmaker's price is only an opinion — which is where framing your own betting market in Australian horse racing starts. Denton Jardine wrote this one for Practical Punting in August 1995, and he...
A total of 14 internationally-trained horses remain in contention for the $6 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) after first acceptances. The international acceptors represent the UK, France and Hong Kon...
Second declarations closed today (Tuesday) for the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate. Both races have more entries remaining than last year, with the Caulfield Cup having 78 left, including 11 internati...
A total of 40 horses remain in contention for a start in tomorrow week’s $6.2 Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) following today’s closure of second acceptances. Heading the list is Japan’s Crown Gol...
Race 7 - Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200 METRES)Of $6,000,000.1st $3,600,000, 2nd $900,000, 3rd $450,000, 4th $250,000, 5th $175,000, 6th $125,000, 7th $125,000, 8th $125,000, 9th $125,000, 10th $125,...
The Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) lost none of its headline acts when first acceptances were taken at noon on Tuesday for Australia’s most famous race. A total of 72 horses remain in contention ...
Major international contenders are among 80 horses left in 2012 Caulfield Cup contention after Tuesday's second acceptances for the October 20 race. Dunaden and Americain are in quarantine awaiting...
No real surprises in the list of horses who have dropped out of the Melbourne Cup...As expected, Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker has been withdrawn along with injured stars Descarado, December Draw ...
Third Decs are out - and there are still 47 horses trying to fit into the final Melbourne Cup field of 24. Eleven internationals remain in contention for the big race.1 Above Average (IRE) (Lee Fre...
Even though it is still six months away, the Emirates Melbourne Cup market has had a significant price mover following Saturday’s racing. La Amistad, a half-sister to three-time Melbourne C...