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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...
Three winners and then over and out...Stewards ruined Jason Maskiell's winning Valley day by suspending him for careless riding. They say he allowe...
Trainer Clarry Conners found the perfect remedy for his week-long battle with the flu and he found it in the most unusual of places - standing in t...
From NEIL FRANKLYN in AucklandALLSORTSAFUN3g : Trainer - Stephen Autridge8 starts : 2 wins : 2 placesWin distance range : 1400mTrack conditions won...
A change of luck with the barrier draw has trainer Liam Birchley supremely confident his Magic Millions Classic drought is about to end with unbeat...
Nikita McLean will front Racing Victoria stewards tomorrow
Racing Victoria stewards have opened separate inquiries into the alleged betting activities of three jockeys. Stewards began the probes after a rou...
Celestial Smile has a proud record of consistency as he has made his way through the grades and he is poised to break into Group Three company w...
The bite...Black Piranha, a top contender for Sat's big Doncaster Mile, has returned a positive to the prohibited substance phenylbutazone. Steward...
Forgotten black-type winner Danehill Smile is primed for her return in the Triscay Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.Patinack Farm trainer Jason Coyle...
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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...
Three winners and then over and out...Stewards ruined Jason Maskiell's winning Valley day by suspending him for careless riding. They say he allowed Beyond Pardon to shift during the early stages o...
Trainer Clarry Conners found the perfect remedy for his week-long battle with the flu and he found it in the most unusual of places - standing in the mounting enclosure at Canterbury on a wet and u...
From NEIL FRANKLYN in AucklandALLSORTSAFUN3g : Trainer - Stephen Autridge8 starts : 2 wins : 2 placesWin distance range : 1400mTrack conditions won on : DeadThis sprinter has yet to face track cond...
A change of luck with the barrier draw has trainer Liam Birchley supremely confident his Magic Millions Classic drought is about to end with unbeaten filly Paprika.Paprika, one of three Birchley-tr...
Racing Victoria stewards have opened separate inquiries into the alleged betting activities of three jockeys. Stewards began the probes after a routine audit of wagering agencies' betting accounts....
Celestial Smile has a proud record of consistency as he has made his way through the grades and he is poised to break into Group Three company with the handicaps in his favour in the Centenary V...
The bite...Black Piranha, a top contender for Sat's big Doncaster Mile, has returned a positive to the prohibited substance phenylbutazone. Stewards say a swab sample was taken from the Con Karakat...
Forgotten black-type winner Danehill Smile is primed for her return in the Triscay Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.Patinack Farm trainer Jason Coyle believes he could not have the mare in better sha...
