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A tribute to the life and career of trainer Guy Walter. A champion trainer and a gentleman of the turf.
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 ...
Champion trainer Guy Walter has died after suffering a suspected heart attack. Walter was at home when he became ill on Thursday morning. The tr...
The Australian Turf Club will join with the racing community and racing fans at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday to farewell one of the most popular ...
RACING’S fraternity today mourned the death of Guy Walter, remembered as not only a champion trainer, but as one of the true gentlemen of the turf...
A breathtaking performance in Saturday's Flight Stakes underscored Streama's dominance of the Sydney fillies features and capped a memorable day fo...
Guy Walter's life will be celebrated, fittingly, on Friday at Warwick Farm, the track where he forged a reputation not only as one of the finest ...
Trainer Guy Walter is keeping a lid on autumn expectations for Hood, a three-year-old half brother to champion Tie The Knot.Hood is scheduled to st...
STREAMA heads to her spring grand final in next month's Epsom Handicap on the back of another Group 1 success in today’s George Main Stakes at Ra...
Kempton racetrack will pay tribute to Kauto Star by naming a bar after the champion jumper.The Kauto Star bar will be in the Clubhouse while discus...
Guy Walter hasn't completely ruled out a Doomben Cup start for Skyerush but the trainer's immediate focus is only on Saturday's Listed Lord Mayor's...
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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...
Champion trainer Guy Walter has died after suffering a suspected heart attack. Walter was at home when he became ill on Thursday morning. The trainer saddled up Streama to win last Saturday’s Gr...
The Australian Turf Club will join with the racing community and racing fans at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday to farewell one of the most popular and successful stables seen in Sydney over many de...
RACING’S fraternity today mourned the death of Guy Walter, remembered as not only a champion trainer, but as one of the true gentlemen of the turf. Tributes flowed from all sections of the indust...
A breathtaking performance in Saturday's Flight Stakes underscored Streama's dominance of the Sydney fillies features and capped a memorable day for her trainer Guy Walter.Just over an hour after W...
Guy Walter's life will be celebrated, fittingly, on Friday at Warwick Farm, the track where he forged a reputation not only as one of the finest trainers in the country, but as a thorough gentlem...
Trainer Guy Walter is keeping a lid on autumn expectations for Hood, a three-year-old half brother to champion Tie The Knot.Hood is scheduled to step out in a barrier trial at Rosehill on Tuesday a...
STREAMA heads to her spring grand final in next month's Epsom Handicap on the back of another Group 1 success in today’s George Main Stakes at Randwick. Trainer Guy Walter said the George Main a...
Kempton racetrack will pay tribute to Kauto Star by naming a bar after the champion jumper.The Kauto Star bar will be in the Clubhouse while discussions are continuing about a statue to be commissi...
Guy Walter hasn't completely ruled out a Doomben Cup start for Skyerush but the trainer's immediate focus is only on Saturday's Listed Lord Mayor's Cup in Sydney.Skyerush will take aim in the $100,...