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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...
Ten per cent profit on turnover would make most professional punters in Australian horse racing ecstatic — and most, in fact, profit closer to five...
Picking winners is one thing; backing them correctly is another — and in Australian horse racing, staking is where a good selector hands the year b...
In Australian horse racing a wide barrier draw is worth almost nothing at one track and up to two lengths at another — the same number, a different...
At one Victorian horse racing track the home straight is 461m, and at another it is 200m. The punter who always backs the horse that gets over the ...
That destructive whip issue lingers on like a bad smell...Talks on Monday failed to produce a positive outcome though both sides -- the ARB and the...
Stephen Baster will have his appeal against a careless riding suspension heard tomorrow (Tuesday) by the Racing Appeals Board, but he's ready lost ...
No surprise that there's been a cynical reaction amongst punters to the news that leading UK bookmaker William Hill has completed its acquisition ...
Peter Moody is certainly getting ultra-confident with Black Caviar...Is it the right decision to put her into the Lightning only a week after her 1...
The ATC has today announced it is starting major improvements work at both Royal Randwick and Rosehill Gardens. It says the club is entering a gro...
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 stakin...
Target betting is a subject that rears its head from time to time, especially nowadays on the Internet racing forums. It has its true believers. ...
Coming from Victoria, I originally found it hard to understand what all the fuss was about when the Quadrella (Quaddie) was introduced by TAB Ltd ...
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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...
Ten per cent profit on turnover would make most professional punters in Australian horse racing ecstatic — and most, in fact, profit closer to five. Rick, who fits out hotels and offices for a livi...
Picking winners is one thing; backing them correctly is another — and in Australian horse racing, staking is where a good selector hands the year back. In April 1987, writing as Statsman, one Pract...
In Australian horse racing a wide barrier draw is worth almost nothing at one track and up to two lengths at another — the same number, a different meaning at every course. In June 1986, writing as...
At one Victorian horse racing track the home straight is 461m, and at another it is 200m. The punter who always backs the horse that gets over the top of them late is making the same bet on two cou...
That destructive whip issue lingers on like a bad smell...Talks on Monday failed to produce a positive outcome though both sides -- the ARB and the jockeys -- are making optimistic statements about...
Stephen Baster will have his appeal against a careless riding suspension heard tomorrow (Tuesday) by the Racing Appeals Board, but he's ready lost a longshot Newmarket Handicap ride on Undeniably (...
No surprise that there's been a cynical reaction amongst punters to the news that leading UK bookmaker William Hill has completed its acquisition of Sportingbet's Australian business - for a whack...
Peter Moody is certainly getting ultra-confident with Black Caviar...Is it the right decision to put her into the Lightning only a week after her 1400m win at Caulfield? Is it the right decision to...
The ATC has today announced it is starting major improvements work at both Royal Randwick and Rosehill Gardens. It says the club is entering a growth and investment phase following its recent prof...
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...
Target betting is a subject that rears its head from time to time, especially nowadays on the Internet racing forums. It has its true believers. Some time back, we published several target bettin...
Coming from Victoria, I originally found it hard to understand what all the fuss was about when the Quadrella (Quaddie) was introduced by TAB Ltd into New South Wales. Surfing some of the racing ...