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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...
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...
No worries, mate...The spring campaign of well-backed Cups hope Shamrocker is still 'on track' despite her lacklustre performance in Sat's Underwo...
Aidan O'Brien could at least smile.Having seen Septimus, the horse regarded as Europe's supreme stayer, finish 18th of the 22 Melbourne Cup runners...
Weary, wounded and badly beaten, they ambled out of their stables at Sandown quarantine centre on Wednesday oblivious to the consternation surround...
Potential Melbourne Cup runners Brown Panther and Simenon both ran outstanding races in last night’s Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, re...
Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien was happy with barrier 10 for Melbourne Cup favourite Septimus but not so happy with the firmness of the Flemington tra...
Trainer Danny O'Brien admits wide gates have made it difficult for his two Caulfield Cup runners but he will not be changing their tactics.Makybe D...
Trainer Danny O'Brien is confident of building on his Melbourne Cup team with Gallopin in Saturday's Moonee Valley Cup.O'Brien already has last yea...
Danny O'Brien couldn't be happier with his three Caulfield Cup runners and has a slight leaning to Master O'Reilly over Douro Valley as his best ch...
Nick Williams confirmed on Sunday that he and his father Lloyd have acquired a part share in a trio of highly-rated Emirates Melbourne Cup entries...
TRAINER Danny O'Brien has a head start on his rivals in the race to win the Australian Cup at Flemington in March with his quality stayer Vigor, wh...
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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...
No worries, mate...The spring campaign of well-backed Cups hope Shamrocker is still 'on track' despite her lacklustre performance in Sat's Underwood. Trainer Danny O'Brien says the mare will conti...
Aidan O'Brien could at least smile.Having seen Septimus, the horse regarded as Europe's supreme stayer, finish 18th of the 22 Melbourne Cup runners, he concluded he might have to try and do things ...
Weary, wounded and badly beaten, they ambled out of their stables at Sandown quarantine centre on Wednesday oblivious to the consternation surrounding them.The three horses from the most successful...
Potential Melbourne Cup runners Brown Panther and Simenon both ran outstanding races in last night’s Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, reports Racing Network. Brown Panther ran fourth ...
Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien was happy with barrier 10 for Melbourne Cup favourite Septimus but not so happy with the firmness of the Flemington track on Saturday.O'Brien stopped short of saying Sep...
Trainer Danny O'Brien admits wide gates have made it difficult for his two Caulfield Cup runners but he will not be changing their tactics.Makybe Diva Stakes winner Vigor has the outside draw in th...
Trainer Danny O'Brien is confident of building on his Melbourne Cup team with Gallopin in Saturday's Moonee Valley Cup.O'Brien already has last year's Caulfield Cup winner Master O'Reilly and last ...
Danny O'Brien couldn't be happier with his three Caulfield Cup runners and has a slight leaning to Master O'Reilly over Douro Valley as his best chance in Australia's toughest 2400-metre handicap.M...
Nick Williams confirmed on Sunday that he and his father Lloyd have acquired a part share in a trio of highly-rated Emirates Melbourne Cup entries. The father and son Macedon Lodge team now own p...
TRAINER Danny O'Brien has a head start on his rivals in the race to win the Australian Cup at Flemington in March with his quality stayer Vigor, who is likely to run first-up in Saturday's $200,000...