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• Corns & Calluses: 6 Danger Signs Telling You When To Seek Help
  Corns and calluses are common non-harmful foot problems that, if left untreated, may lead to serious complications especially in immunocompromised individuals. Knowing the potentially serious indicators that should warrant a visit to a podiatrist for professional medical help can make a limb-saving difference.
  Published 15May2011, viewed 249 times

• 4 Proven Ways to Treat Bursitis of the Feet
  Ways to treat Bursitis which is an inflammation of the bursa caused by excessive pressure, repetitive movement or as a result of inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic injuries, and although very rarely, chronic systemic diseases.
  Published 29Apr2011, viewed 531 times

• 7 Best Ways To Treat Bunions
  Best Ways of treating Bunions, which is a common foot problem that is characterized by an enlargement of bone or tissue around the join at the base of the joint or your big toe. A common to most women escpecially Ballet dancers. Treatment for Bunions ranges from simple remedy to surgical, depending on how mild or sever the case is.
  Published 26Mar2011, viewed 502 times

• Canterbury By Night
  Today I wanted to take a look at Canterbury and see whether that track has similar results to Moonee Valley on a day versus night basis.
  Published 09Feb2011, viewed 146 times

• A New Treatment Approach To Heel Pain
  A relatively new treatment that addresses this muscle dysfunction is Dry Needling (Not traditional Eastern Acupuncture) whereby a very fine acupuncture needle is inserted into the skin and muscle directly at a trigger point.
  Published 09Feb2011, viewed 200 times

• A New Treatment Approach To Heel Pain
  A relatively new treatment that addresses this muscle dysfunction is Dry Needling (Not traditional Eastern Acupuncture) whereby a very fine acupuncture needle is inserted into the skin and muscle directly at a trigger point.
  Published 23Oct2011, viewed 345 times

• My Toughest Year On The Punt
  Perseverance and a well constructed punting bank allowed us to bet through the tough times and reap the rewards that followed on the upswing. It's not easy to bet through these tough times, and there are some I know who have pulled the pin during such times.
  Published 10Jan2011, viewed 219 times

• Second Part Video Analysis On Ratings
  Humans have trouble breaking bad habits and horses are the same and those habits can be the difference between winning and running a close second. Poor actions lead to injury and injury leads to inconsistency.
  Published 18Dec2010, viewed 206 times

• The Importance Of Positive Expectation
  Positive expectation requires us to have done enough research and validation to prove to ourselves beyond doubt that our form analysis and betting methodology will produce profits over the long run.
  Published 11Dec2010, viewed 202 times

• Discussion On Two Way Creation
  This is a one on one discussion among persons that has the highest role in every industry they were in. Two Way Creation, it might be general but along the way in the process of the interview you'll see how this thing was created.
  Published 07Dec2010, viewed 237 times

• A Video Analysis Interview
  Figures don't lie, provided of course that they are correct and sometimes they are not. But the use of sectional information is crucial in determining bias.
  Published 26Nov2010, viewed 170 times

• Best Trainers
  Admittedly there are all sorts of ways to use statistics but we believe these measures to be a strong guide to the trainers' relative success. We do acknowledge that there are other parameters which could be used and that may show differing results.
  Published 26Nov2010, viewed 141 times

• Do You Deserve To Lose?
  If you are still stuck in the stone ages and a TAB only punter you need to seriously question whether you are fair dinkum about winning.
  Published 17Nov2010, viewed 181 times

• Handicapping the Caulfield Cup Jockeys
  The ability to know what will happen during the event. Expect changes for every horse's ability and condition. This is a guide to everyone that which horse has the best and has the edge of winning based on their Group racing records.
  Published 03Nov2010, viewed 185 times

• A Guide To Betting On Behaviour
  Today David Duffield of www.championpicks.com.au chats with Dr Geoffery Huston who looks very closely at horse behaviour to indicate their likely performance.
  Published 31Oct2010, viewed 283 times

• The Pitfalls Of Progressive Staking
  Many punters believe that a progressive staking plan is the magic ingredient to be successful. They are partially right because good money management principles are essential.
  Published 31Oct2010, viewed 300 times

• The Teachings Of Tyson
  Many punters come up with a definitive plan on how they are going to turn their results around and win consistently. They decide on how they are going to do the form, determine their selections, manage their money and how they will win big.
  Published 25Oct2010, viewed 163 times

• Small Fields Can Mean Big Profits
  This can be done by creating your own speed maps, or subscribing to one of the paid or free services that offer them. A speed map is particularly important when a slow pace is predicted as small fields and a slow pace often turn into sit-and-sprint affairs where it is very hard to make up ground from back in the field.
  Published 25Oct2010, viewed 279 times

• Sensational Sprinter Takeover Target
  From England, Takeover Target flew to Japan and won the Group 1 Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama. He was the short-odds favourite for the Hong Kong International Sprint, which would have netted a further US$1 million bonus for winning Group 1 Global Sprint races in three of the four host countries.
  Published 24Oct2010, viewed 233 times

• Horses For Courses - Sandown Lakeside
  The experience of at least one start at the track has been an advantage for each of the three courses we have looked at so far.
  Published 21Oct2010, viewed 207 times

• Sectional Times Are Seriously Important
  Punters are in a battle with their fellow punters just as much as they are competing against bookmakers. So it would be unwise and most likely unprofitable to allow others to be armed with better information than yourself.
  Published 21Oct2010, viewed 353 times

• Horses For Courses - Rosehill
  The home of the Golden Slipper has a track circumference of 2,048 metres and the 408 metre straight generally means that all horses get their chance wherever they are in the run.
  Published 18Oct2010, viewed 505 times

• Rail Position Can Be Important
  When do we as punters need to consider the position of the rail as a key factor in analyzing the form? Well as a general rule the further the rail is out, the more the leading horses are favoured compared to those racing back in the field that are forced to come wide.
  Published 16Oct2010, viewed 229 times

• Pitfalls of Prepost Betting
  This is probably the biggest issue of all because taking unders in any form of punting is a fast track to the poor house. Look at the pre-post markets and they are normally framed to around 175%, yet on the day of the race you'll be able to shop around and bet into a market as close to 100% as you'll ever find.
  Published 16Oct2010, viewed 234 times

• Bet More On The Likely Winners
  To offset this and to smooth out the inevitable ups and downs of flat betting (which is outlaying the same amount on every bet you make), many professional punters employ a proportionate staking approach.
  Published 16Oct2010, viewed 158 times

• Is Place Betting For Losers?
  Speaking in the old betting language, do you want to take 10's on about a horse that should be almost 4's on? To demonstrate this I'll use the following example for a horse whose place dividend would be $1.23 in a 100% or fair market.
  Published 11Oct2010, viewed 237 times

• Playing The Percentages
  "Bookies generally consider each other as the competition and they tend to fight amongst the ranks a bit. But really the TAB is the opposition and the tote prices are the benchmark towards which you should be working.
  Published 11Oct2010, viewed 271 times

• Phar Lap: Australia's Wonder Horse
  Add to that the world's richest race (Agua Caliente Handicap) and a sad demise and you soon realise why Phar Lap inspired a movie in his honour and was a household name in Australian and abroad.
  Published 08Oct2010, viewed 563 times

• Fact or Fiction?
  The results above cover more than 2000 races and backing the outsider resulted in a loss on turnover of at least 31% in each field size. The rank outsider won just 3.5% of the time.
  Published 05Oct2010, viewed 179 times

• Odds-On, Look on?
  The profitability of odds-on favourites was similar across most classes and there was no major difference in metropolitan, country or provincial results.
  Published 01Oct2010, viewed 182 times

• There Ain't No Holy Grail
  The 'pot of gold' mentality inevitably ends up with a busted betting bank and here are a few of the reasons why:
  Published 30Sep2010, viewed 173 times

• Monte Carlo Of The Orient
  Many large Las Vegas style have opened here in recent years and anyone who has visited Vegas will see some familiar names such as MGM Grand, The Venetian, Wynn and Sands. James Packer has bet a large stake of his empire on the continued growth of this region with many millions invested here.
  Published 27Sep2010, viewed 268 times

• Inside Hong Kong racing
  The Hong Kong Jockey Club is the largest taxpayer and charity donor in Hong Kong. Their tote takeout of approximately 10 cents in the dollar is a little more than half of the takeout rate of our TAB’s.
  Published 26Sep2010, viewed 262 times

• Gone In 60 Seconds
  Strong bias towards spending time on the pre-race analysis doesn't make a lot of sense when you have a good think about.
  Published 24Sep2010, viewed 239 times

• First Part of Identifying False Favorites
  bookmakers don't aggressively lay all favourites, rather they identify certain horses who they consider to be a big risk. As a punter you can also adopt this approach to weed out false favourites.
  Published 21Sep2010, viewed 338 times

• Shorter Prices Can Mean Greater Value
  The basic premise of this bias is that the rate of return decreases as price increases. Or in other words, punters tend to under-rate the winning chances of favourites and over-rate the winning chances of longer priced horses.
  Published 20Sep2010, viewed 240 times

• Identifying False Favorites
  Jockey, Trainer, Barrier, etc. are just several proven example of true favorites or punters that sometimes may lead them to false criteria of choosing their favorites.
  Published 19Sep2010, viewed 518 times

• Better Odds Can Double Profits
  If he only chose to take a closer look on the prices that we offer for bookmakers, he would have a chance of choosing the right horse before the jump.
  Published 16Sep2010, viewed 196 times

• Sprinter And Stallion Danehill Sired Top Winners
  As a sprinter, Danehill started nine times, of which he won four. He is best remembered over shorter distances, winning the UK’s Haydock Sprint Cup and at Royal Ascot.
  Published 15Sep2010, viewed 425 times

• Are The Corporate Bookmakers Actually Bookies At All?
  The now defunct Australian Punters Association would have been a good vehicle to make some progress on this issue, but any campaigning is now left to individuals and it's an uphill battle.
  Published 13Sep2010, viewed 202 times

• Lessons From The World's Biggest 'Punter' II
  The results that you end up with will reflect how you handle everything to do with gambling. So take control of your betting life and hold yourself accountable. People who wish for a great result but are unwilling to do what it takes to get there, will fail. Getting more worked up and shouting louder at the TV screen or radio won't improve your winning strike-rate.
  Published 12Sep2010, viewed 535 times

• Lessons From The World’s Biggest ‘Punter’
  Do you know the answers to the most important punting questions, such as the mathematics of punting, winning strike-rates, profit on turnover, money management and whether various racing wives tales have any element of truth?
  Published 09Sep2010, viewed 328 times

• Bill Gates’ Punting Lessons
  Many punters would be surprised to learn that they will do better by backing shorter-priced horses rather than those that are at bigger odds. This is because it has been proven over many years, both in Australia and overseas, that there is a favourite/longshot bias.
  Published 07Sep2010, viewed 304 times

• Beware the Peak Performance
  The ratings method you employ, you must make sure that you allow for the difficulty of a horse repeating a last start peak run.
  Published 04Sep2010, viewed 192 times

• Race Distance And Barriers
  An intriguing set of figures make me think that many punters avoid horses drawn out wide over sprint distances.
  Published 02Sep2010, viewed 200 times

• What Is A ‘Bad’ Barrier?
  Analyse each race on an individual basis because the track, distance, jockey, race pace, horse’s racing pattern and recent form are just a few of the other factors that also need to be considered before you place your bet.
  Published 28Aug2010, viewed 243 times

• Avoid Being Banned By Your Bookmaker
  Many bookmakers are good at generating publicity for taking large bets, you may be surprised just how quickly they ban winning punters. Some bookies only want the 'mug money' and target those who have been long-term losing TAB punters.
  Published 28Aug2010, viewed 772 times

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