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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...
Trainer Robert Hickmott and owner Lloyd Williams’ hopes of winning consecutive Melbourne Cups have been given a significant boost thanks to top c...
John O'Shea was shattered after Sea Siren's flop in the Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin. The three-time Grp 1-winning mare finished a distant ninth to ...
MULTIPLE Group 1 winner It’s A Dundeel is a strong tip to cause an upset in the Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield tomorrow, reports Matt Jenk...
Macedon Lodge imports At First Sight and Seville will be among a strong team of gallopers set to come back into work
The "big three" are back duelling at the top of Jockey Challenge betting but a strong start should see Joao Moreira scoot home as favourite and en...
Stunned horse racing figures have expressed shock and surprise following the murder of former trainer and colourful owner Les Samba who was gunned ...
Star Queensland sprinter Buffering sent a chilling warning to his Group One BTC Cup rivals with a slashing seven-length victory in the Coca-Cola Am...
Though the Stakes racing action is finished in the Melbourne metropolitan area for another Spring, it has done nothing to dampen the enthusiasm f...
Melbourne Cup favourite Puissance De Lune heads a quality list of 12 nominations in Saturday’s Group 2 Back To Caulfield P.B. Lawrence Stakes (14...
IN A historic moment for the Melbourne spring carnival yesterday, the first two horses from Macau to contend for the riches on offer arrived at Tul...
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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...
Trainer Robert Hickmott and owner Lloyd Williams’ hopes of winning consecutive Melbourne Cups have been given a significant boost thanks to top class import Sea Moon. His win in the Herbert Pow...
John O'Shea was shattered after Sea Siren's flop in the Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin. The three-time Grp 1-winning mare finished a distant ninth to Japanese star Lord Kanaloa. Relishing the slick pa...
MULTIPLE Group 1 winner It’s A Dundeel is a strong tip to cause an upset in the Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield tomorrow, reports Matt Jenkins from TAB.com.au. He says: The four-year-old K...
The "big three" are back duelling at the top of Jockey Challenge betting but a strong start should see Joao Moreira scoot home as favourite and end his run of outs, reports Racing Post HK. After ...
Stunned horse racing figures have expressed shock and surprise following the murder of former trainer and colourful owner Les Samba who was gunned down on a busy Melbourne street on Sunday night.Sa...
Star Queensland sprinter Buffering sent a chilling warning to his Group One BTC Cup rivals with a slashing seven-length victory in the Coca-Cola Amatil Handicap at Eagle Farm on Wednesday.Buffering...
Though the Stakes racing action is finished in the Melbourne metropolitan area for another Spring, it has done nothing to dampen the enthusiasm for Saturday’s eight-race program at Moonee Valley ...
Melbourne Cup favourite Puissance De Lune heads a quality list of 12 nominations in Saturday’s Group 2 Back To Caulfield P.B. Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. Currently rated the $6.50 favou...
IN A historic moment for the Melbourne spring carnival yesterday, the first two horses from Macau to contend for the riches on offer arrived at Tullamarine Airport just after noon. But for the hors...