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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...
Coolmore has confirmed it has bought a stake in Australia's best racehorse, dual Cox Plate winner So You Think.In a statement which effectively bri...
The very public feud between leading trainer Gai Waterhouse and powerful owner John Singleton is over with the pair reconciling at the Gold Coast,...
KISS Again...A few days ago I mentioned that I'd be having a small bet (tiny, actually) on a horse I'd been following and which had let me down at ...
Shaun Dwyer is hoping for a winning farewell at one of the few remaining meetings he has left as a trainer in Queensland ahead of his move to Victo...
Trainer John McNair has confirmed that Hay List will be nominated for the $1 million Newmarket Handicap with the defending champion a very real cha...
Super Satin confirmed his status as the champion four-year-old of Hong Kong with a stunning win in Sunday's HK$16 million Hong Kong Derby (2000m) a...
Golden Slipper favourite Raceway moved closer to his date with destiny when he recorded his second win from two starts at Warwick Farm.His victory ...
John O’Shea, Darley’s new Australian head-trainer in waiting, has given an unconditional guarantee that Kerrin McEvoy will always be number-one s...
The burden of carrying an expensive price tag - and some of the richest bloodlines in racing - again proved to be a load too heavy for high-profile...
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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...
Coolmore has confirmed it has bought a stake in Australia's best racehorse, dual Cox Plate winner So You Think.In a statement which effectively brings to an end So You Think's Australian career, Co...
The very public feud between leading trainer Gai Waterhouse and powerful owner John Singleton is over with the pair reconciling at the Gold Coast, reports Racing Network. Waterhouse and Singleton...
KISS Again...A few days ago I mentioned that I'd be having a small bet (tiny, actually) on a horse I'd been following and which had let me down at his past two runs.Big odds. $16 best; but I got $2...
Shaun Dwyer is hoping for a winning farewell at one of the few remaining meetings he has left as a trainer in Queensland ahead of his move to Victoria this month.Dwyer, best known for winning the 2...
Trainer John McNair has confirmed that Hay List will be nominated for the $1 million Newmarket Handicap with the defending champion a very real chance of resuming his racing career in the feature s...
Super Satin confirmed his status as the champion four-year-old of Hong Kong with a stunning win in Sunday's HK$16 million Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin. Bred and sold by Baramul Stud for $340,...
Golden Slipper favourite Raceway moved closer to his date with destiny when he recorded his second win from two starts at Warwick Farm.His victory in Saturday's Listed Canonbury Stakes (1100m) came...
John O’Shea, Darley’s new Australian head-trainer in waiting, has given an unconditional guarantee that Kerrin McEvoy will always be number-one stable rider. He has also confirmed that he intends...
The burden of carrying an expensive price tag - and some of the richest bloodlines in racing - again proved to be a load too heavy for high-profile maiden Seventh Reason at Warwick Farm on Wednesda...
