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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...
Racing Victoria (RV) together with Premier of Victoria and Minister for Racing, Dr Denis Napthine, today officially welcomed the state’s most fam...
Melbourne Cup contenders Americain and Manighar have fought out the finish of the Group Two Prix Kergorlay at Deauville.Americain, from the Alain d...
Let's start with what they call the "disclaimer". Most of my plunges have failed. If you're still reading, it means you are either an understandin...
Let battle commence...Danny Nikolic will fight all the way to defend himself against the charges brought against him by Racing Victoria stewards. N...
Michelle Payne plans to fight a 20-meeting suspension Racing Victoria stewards issued following a Moonee Valley Gold Cup that saw Chad Schofield ...
Lee Freedman , one of the greatest trainers in the history of Australian racing, is officially returning to training. The five-time Melbourne Cup...
IRATE senior representatives of harness and greyhound racing have called a public rally to condemn the amalgamation of control of the three codes, ...
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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...
Racing Victoria (RV) together with Premier of Victoria and Minister for Racing, Dr Denis Napthine, today officially welcomed the state’s most famous grey horse Subzero back to public duty and in ...
Melbourne Cup contenders Americain and Manighar have fought out the finish of the Group Two Prix Kergorlay at Deauville.Americain, from the Alain de Royer-Dupre yard and ridden by Gerald Mosse, hel...
Let's start with what they call the "disclaimer". Most of my plunges have failed. If you're still reading, it means you are either an understanding type, or that you really do understand. I've g...
Let battle commence...Danny Nikolic will fight all the way to defend himself against the charges brought against him by Racing Victoria stewards. Nikolic's lawyer Paul O'Sullivan says the jockey re...
Michelle Payne plans to fight a 20-meeting suspension Racing Victoria stewards issued following a Moonee Valley Gold Cup that saw Chad Schofield fall, reports Racing Network. Payne also inc...
Lee Freedman , one of the greatest trainers in the history of Australian racing, is officially returning to training. The five-time Melbourne Cup-winning trainer this morning revealed on RSN’s Ra...
IRATE senior representatives of harness and greyhound racing have called a public rally to condemn the amalgamation of control of the three codes, reports the Courier-Mail. IT SAYS: The two minor c...
