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• Damien Oliver: Champion Australian Jockey
  Damien Oliver, Australian champion jockey. Determination, courage and a will to win sums up the Western Australian jockey Damien Oliver. Serious injuries during his career could not stop this jockey from winning major Group Races on the Australian racing turf. He has won over 90 Group One races at the time of writing this article including two Melbourne Cups. Read more here.
  Published 16Mar2012, viewed 121 times

• John Singleton
  John Singleton, Australian entrepreneur and gentleman. He built his empire and wealth in advertising in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s. He now has many interests in publishing, radio broadcasting and thoroughbred racing and breeding. Read more here about this great Australian icon
  Published 05Apr2012, viewed 112 times

• David Hayes - Australian Horse Trainer
  The most formidable trainer in the history of Australian Horse Racing is with no doubt David Hayes, his father Colin Hayes, the master of all Australian trainers. David has won numerous trainers premiership in Melbourne and Adelaide and his ability goes from strength to strength. Read more here about this great Australian icon.
  Published 02Feb2012, viewed 188 times

• Takeover Target: Australian Thoroughbred
  One of the best race horse sprinters in Australian racing history, Takeover Target. He travelled great distances winning sprint races all over the world. His career that went over six racing seasons, with the great colt winning eight Group 1 races and won over $6,000,000 in prize money. From 41 starts, Takeover Target won 21 events even though he was plagued ever so often by injuries during his wonderful career.
  Published 04Jan2012, viewed 164 times

• Tom Waterhouse: Australian Bookmaker
  Tom Waterhouse signifies 4 generations of Waterhouse Bookmaking. Tom Waterhouse is currently Australia's No.1 on course Bookmaker. Tom dominates the betting rings in Melbourne and Sydney with hugh turnover figures. Read more here about this great success story about Tom Waterhouse.
  Published 18Dec2011, viewed 259 times

• Eric Connolly: Astute Trainer And Punter
  Eric Connolly was a great Australian trainer and mastermind punter. He pulled off many betting plunges and hit the bookmakers hard on many occasions, including the Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double in which Phar Lap was involved. Read more here in detail about this great racing identity.
  Published 14Dec2011, viewed 292 times

• Black Caviar: Best In The World
  Black Caviar, voted the best racehorse in the world. Currently undefeated, will she continue to dominate over her rivals, time will tell. Read more here about this great horse and her humble beginnings.
  Published 14Dec2011, viewed 370 times

• Mick Bartley: Australian Punter
  Mick Bartley was an Australian Gambler that was ahead of his time, He started with nothing, went through hard times yet managed to succeed in life and is an inspiration to all.
  Published 12Dec2011, viewed 297 times

• John Letts
  Champion Australian Jockey John Letts. Read here about the life of this 2 time winner of the Melbourne Cup, the race that stops a nation.
  Published 12Nov2011, viewed 117 times

• Athol George Mulley: Jockey Great
  Athol George Mulley, one of Australia's greatest jockeys. He was racing for over 40 years on the Australian racetracks at the highest level. He is best remembered for riding the great thoroughbred Bernborough to many victories between December 1945 and October 1946. Read more here about this great jockey and his many record breaking achievments.
  Published 25Oct2011, viewed 294 times

• Betfair: Uk Sports Online Betting Revolution
  UK based Betfair was first introduced in 2000. From that time on it has been a popular online destination for punters of all types placing bets on all forms of sporting events and games. Read more here how the Internet has made huge fundamental changes on how betting all around the world is conducted.
  Published 25Oct2011, viewed 213 times

• Greg Childs: Champion Jockey
  Greg Childs, champion race jockey. Born in New Zealand and travelled to many parts of the world. His riding record speaks for itself. Over 2100 victories, 72 Group 1 wins, two W. S. Cox Plates, one Caulfield Cup, nine various Oaks wins, six Derby victories, two Victoria Metropolitan Jockeys' Premierships and a Scobie Breasley Medal. Read more about his fantastic career here...
  Published 11Oct2011, viewed 176 times

• Perce Galea: The Prince
  Perce Galea was born in 1910 and began his big punting career as early as 1924. Read about his extrordinary gambling life through the tough times and the good times of trying to make a living from Australian Horse Racing.
  Published 28Sep2011, viewed 188 times

• Paul Harvey: Western Australian Champion Jockey
  Paul Harvey Western Australia has produced its share of leading jockeys and Paul Harvey, considered the top rider of the Perth contingent of jockeys, is one who deserves mention when top present day hoops are mentioned.
  Published 13Sep2011, viewed 549 times

• Michael Eskander: Australian Bookmaker
  Michael Eskander, Australian Bookmaker and Business man. Read about how this person kept up with the changing times with the Australian Horse Racing Industry.
  Published 12Sep2011, viewed 148 times

• George Freeman: Australian Racing Identity
  A childhood filled with crime led George Freeman to become one of the kingpins of Sydney's underworld. Murder, assault, and running illegal betting games were what Freeman became famous for right from his young days. His forays took him to the racetracks in Australia where he became a commission agent and bookmaker, continuing his rule of Sydney's underworld.
  Published 08Sep2011, viewed 188 times

• Bill Duncan: Australian Champion Jockey
  Bill Duncan was a champion Australian jockey that dominated the Melbourne racetracks between the first and second World Wars.
  Published 15Sep2011, viewed 162 times

• Ken Russell
  The late Ken Russell is one of the most popular Queensland jockeys to blaze the racetracks. Although he never completed a formal apprenticeship, Russell went on to win every possible race, earning him the title 'King of the Coast'. Nothing could stop the champion from winning races even in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. If it wasn't for his untimely death, Russell's riding statistics would have been unbeatable.
  Published 10Sep2011, viewed 125 times

• Light Fingers
  Light Fingers was a New Zealand-born Thoroughbred racehorse that was leased to trainer Bart Cummings, bringing the trainer his first of 12 Melbourne Cups in 1965.
  Published 10Sep2011, viewed 114 times

• Kerrin McEvoy: Champion Australian and International Jockey
  Kerrin McEvoy has the personal qualities, as well as the physical and mental skills requisite for success not only on Australian Racecourses but all over the world as well. McEvoy would be the proof to offer if anyone were to challenge the claim that pedigree affects jockeys as well as Thoroughbreds. Read more about this Champion Australian and International jockey.
  Published 05Aug2011, viewed 180 times

• Joe Taylor: Horse Trainer, Punter and Gentleman
  Horse owners often are remembered as colourful characters who lived life fast and hard and left a wide wake to mark their passing. Most enjoyed a hefty wager, usually on their own horses, and many had the reputation of playing quick and loose with the regs that hampered them unduly. One that seems to exemplify this lifestyle description went by the name of Joseph Patrick Taylor, aka. "The Boss."
  Published 05Aug2011, viewed 270 times

• Glen Boss: Champion Australian Jockey
  Glen Boss is a big-race-big-name jockey, if for no other reason, his three consecutive Melbourne Cup wins (2003/04/05) astride Makybe Diva. No other pairing has accomplished this feat. Read more here about the great jockey.
  Published 02Aug2011, viewed 173 times

• Corey Brown: Champion Australian Jockey
  Corey Brown: Current jockeys have large shoes to fill when you call up names such as Dye, Higgins, Moore and Dittman, but they have the benefit of having well defined marks for which to aim. Corey Brown is one modern day rider that is doing his level best to measure up to the old.
  Published 28Aug2011, viewed 266 times

• Chris Munce: Champion Australian Jockey
  Great jockeys such as Chris Munce have a knack for rising to the top despite any obstacles the horse racing gods place in their path. Childhood adversity, difficulty dealing with the fame and attention of admiring punters, or even an occasional stretch in jail don't prevent a true champion from making his mark.
  Published 29Jul2011, viewed 163 times

• Australian Champion Racehorse: Bonecrusher
  Bonecrusher is a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse than won the hearts of everyone who saw him race. Guts and determination were the hallmark of this chestnut gelding that won many major races across Australia and New Zealand from impossible positions. Fondly known as Big Red, Bonecrusher was eager to 'crush' anything that came his way. No other 3 or 4-year-old has been able to accomplish what the gelding did in a span of 16 months.
  Published 29Jul2011, viewed 296 times

• Lonhro: Australian Champion Racehorse
  An Australian thoroughbred champion racehorse of the highest class are words not enough to describe Lonhro, a stallion that was a Group 3 winning 2-year-old, who later went on to contest several stakes races over the next three years. For the most part, the incredible stallion is a true weight-for-age champion with 11 Group 1 wins and total prize money of $5.7 million.
  Published 20Aug2011, viewed 193 times

• Super Impose: Champion Australian Racehorse
  Prior to Octagonal's foray onto Australian Racetracks, New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse, Super Impose, was the holder of the Australian stakes-earning record with over $ 5 million. During his career, Super Impose won both the Epsom and Doncaster Handicaps in 1990 and 1991. His winning ways couldn't stop him from winning the Cox Plate as an 8-year-old in 1992.
  Published 20Aug2011, viewed 270 times

• Pittsburgh Phil: Professional Gambler
  Pitssburgh Phil is a legendary punter that was known never to give vent to his feelings at the racetrack. Cool, calm, and a phlegmatic demeanour were the true characteristics of the punter who became a billionaire at the end of the nineteenth century. Phil's maxims are closely followed by punters today in an attempt to emulate the legendary punter in the hopes of winning big at the racetracks today.
  Published 20Aug2011, viewed 359 times

• Octagonal: Champion Australian Race Horse
  A legend on the Australian thoroughbred racing scene, Octagonal had a brilliant turn of foot that made his a crowd favourite, being nicknamed by many as 'The People's Horse'. His amazing stature was matched with an impeccable and gutsy record that included 14 wins from 28 starts and a stakes tally of $A5,892,231.
  Published 20Aug2011, viewed 465 times

• Rogan Josh, Australian Champion Race Horse
  Country galloper and Australian thoroughbred racehorse Rogan Josh, spiced up the race tracks in a glorious career that included five wins, two 2nd's and two 3rd's in Group 1 races. The gelding is only the third Western Australian horse to win the Melbourne Cup.
  Published 21Jul2011, viewed 389 times

• Storm Queen: Australian Champion Racehorse
  Storm Queen, a sprint specialist who was trained by T.J. Smith and ridden by the champion jockey Roy Higgins. Her first race winning easily and then she won the next eight races with contempt, thats when the racing public new she was something special. Read all about how this Champion Racehorse took the racing industy to a new high.
  Published 07Jul2011, viewed 128 times

• Archer: 1st Melbourne Cup Winner
  The first Melbourne Cup was run in 1861 and was won by the great Stallion Archer. Read more here about how this animal won 2 Melbourne Cups and other famous Australian races over his career.
  Published 07Jul2011, viewed 242 times

• Roy Higgins: Champion Jockey
  Nicknamed 'The Professor', Roy Higgins MBE was a formidable force on Australia's horse racing tracks during the 1960s and 1970s, winning almost every major race in the Australian racing calendar every year including two Melbourne Cups. Being the 'heaviest jockey in Australia' didn't stop Higgins from saddling up for trainer Bart Cummings in a career than brought him over 2,300 winners.
  Published 16Jul2011, viewed 236 times

• Northerly: Australian Champion Race Horse
  Nicknamed "The Fighting Tiger," Northerly was a racehorse that captured the imagination of the Australian public at the turn of the century. He was rather unfashionably bred, hailing from Western Australia and trained by Champion Trotting trainer, Fred Kersley. Northerly made the trip to the Eastern States and won the hearts of the public.
  Published 16Jun2011, viewed 266 times

• Shane Dye: Champion Jockey
  Regarded as the greatest tactical jockey in the world, broken vertebrae in his neck and back did not stop Shane Dye from becoming the 'Golden Boy' of Australian horse racing. This title is not without reason, which is solely due to his ability to bring home one hundred winners and seven million dollars in stake in a single season in Sydney. So, there you have it, a champion jockey with an almost unbeatable record.
  Published 13Jun2011, viewed 249 times

• Australian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
  Australian Racing Hall of Fame, founded in 2000 is well worth seeing when visiting Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. The Racing Hall of Fame can be found at Federation Square at the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets Melbourne and has taken the history of horse racing in Australia to the next level.
  Published 02Jun2011, viewed 336 times

• Angus Armanasco
  One man to reinvent the art of training two-year-old racehorses was Angus Armanasco who became one of the most decorated trainers in Victoria after a highly successful career as a jockey in Perth. The seven-time winner of the Victorian Trainers Premiership was known for his remarkable ability to train horses that were successful at stud, a reputation that remained unchallenged from the 1960s to the 1980s.
  Published 31May2011, viewed 189 times

• Poseidon: Champion Australian Race Horse
  One of the most 'adventurous' Australian Thoroughbred horses of all time is undoubtedly, Poseidon, for his matchless feat of winning all the major racing events in the country. History makes him the best-ever-three-year-old to blaze the Australian race tracks and the best stayer with 16 wins in distances over 10 furlongs. After a slow start to his career, Poseidon went on to topple records and become the favorite of Australian punters.
  Published 31May2011, viewed 220 times

• Peter Pan: Champion Race Horse
  The Great Depression took its toll on everyone around the globe. To tide through these tough times punters looked for solace on the racetrack, which came to a few in the form of Peter Pan, a chestnut Australian Thoroughbred stallion that raced in the early 1930s.
  Published 19May2011, viewed 343 times

• Better Loosen Up: Australian Champion Thoroughbred
  People say that Les Theodore knew that his bay gelding was a champion horse, although many may have scoffed at him in the first couple of years. Better Loosen Up, the 'terribly lazy horse' loosened up under trainers Colin and David Hayes, and went on to become one of the best horses in Australian racing history.
  Published 15May2011, viewed 307 times

• Malcolm Johnston: Champion Australian Jockey
  Australian jockey turned trainer, Malcolm Johnston, was never one to look back when it came to winning races. His brilliance on the track came to the forefront with the black gelding, Kingston Town who stormed the racing tracks winning 25 out of 30 races together.
  Published 12May2011, viewed 417 times

• Big Philou: Champion Racehorse
  Big Philou is one of the most talked about New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorses to conquer the tracks in Australia. Trained by Bart Cummings, Big Philou had all it takes to become a champion. However, success breeds a fair amount of enemies, which unfortunately cut short Big Philou's career.
  Published 12Apr2011, viewed 313 times

• Heroic: Australian Champion Racehorse
  Heroic was a versatile Australian thoroughbred racehorse that stormed the racetracks in the 1920s, followed by seven years as a successful sire. The temperamental stallion wasn't choosy about distances, winning races from 5 furlongs to 14 furlongs with ease, breaking records along the way. With 21 wins, 11 second places, and 4 third placings in 51 starts, Heroic can be truly considered a hero of the Australian race tracks.
  Published 09May2011, viewed 213 times

• "Fast" Eddie Hayson
  Brothel owner, racehorse owner, and punter, Eddie Hayson has been known for his outrageous plunges over the years, spending up to a million dollars a year. Frequent fallouts with Racing NSW stewards don't seem to have an effect on the fearless punter who continues to go about his business the way he desires.
  Published 14May2011, viewed 427 times

• Darby Munroe: Australia's Best Jockey
  A master tactician is what describes David 'Darby' Munro, an Australian Jockey who was an outstanding rider from an early age. His skills brought him fame and fortune although stewards mistook his tactics to be a violation of riding norms on some occasions. With three Melbourne Cups, five AJC Derbies, and five VRC Derbies, Munro was the inspiration for many young riders that followed.
  Published 24Apr2011, viewed 409 times

• Progressive Staking: Magic Bullet Or Poison Pill
  There are numerous, almost infinite, strategies that can be used for purposes of enhancing horse race betting profitability. Consider combinations and variations of these strategies and the available choices expand exponentially. The term profitable is not used lightly, but is directed at punters who are betting not solely for fun, but for purposes of supplying or supplementing income.
  Published 11Apr2011, viewed 223 times

• James Scobie: Australian Racehorse Trainer
  James Scobie was one of Australia's prolific racehorse trainers that had a unique style of training. He combined training with riding over the jumps. Among his major victories were the 1887 Grand National Steeple, four Melbourne Cups, eight VRC Derbies, 10 Bendigo Cups, and 12 Ascot Vales Stakes. Surely, a record that is the hallmark great training skills.
  Published 25Mar2011, viewed 257 times

• Jim Houlahan: Australia's Greatest Jumps Trainer
  Age certainly did not deter Jim Houlahan from becoming a jump race trainer, who began his career as a jump trainer when most people contemplated retirement. A strong passion for racing and ownership of a jump race horse inspired Houlahan to take up training, a pursuit that he cherished for over three decades. His success as a trainer inspired many young trainers to take up the sport including his daughter, Fran Houlahan.
  Published 22Feb2011, viewed 207 times

• Jack And Bob Ingham: Australian Horse Racing Breeders
  One of the most formidable horse racing teams to conquer Australian racing tracks were owner/breeders Jack and Bob Ingham. John Horace Ingham AO, was co-founder of the largest Thoroughbred breeding and racing operations in Australia, along with his brother, Bob. Fondly known as 'Jack', the Ingham brothers took over the small family poultry breeding business on the death of their father, Walter Ingham in 1953.
  Published 25Jan2011, viewed 416 times

• Analysing How Past Horse Racing Performances Can Affect Your Bet
  Millions of Australians daily bet on horse racing. A horse's previous performances are often the best guide to their ability, and what they might do in their next race. We look at some of the information available to consider when deciding on how to place your bet on horse racing. This is simply the tip of the iceberg, but an essential part of gambling success depends on how well you do the racing form.
  Published 17Feb2011, viewed 427 times

• Sunline: Champion Australian Thoroughbred Race Horse
  Sunline was a champion race horse in Australia and New Zealand. She retired the leading stakes earning mare in horse racing history with over $11 million in stakes. Sunline was four times voted NZ Horse Of The Year, and won the Australian title on three occasions. She was inducted into both the Australian and New Zealand Racing Halls of Fame.
  Published 14Feb2011, viewed 407 times

• Horse Racing Track Conditions In Australia And Why They Are Important
  Horse Racing is held in every state of Australia, and weather conditions often vary significantly. Some horses race better on different surfaces. To let punters try and compare performances in the different conditions, a unified method of rating track surfaces is in place.
  Published 14Feb2011, viewed 271 times

• Carbine: Champion Australian Racehorse
  Carbine is one Australian racehorse that drove women crazy during his racing career. His notoriety on the racetracks made him so popular that the ladies eagerly waited for an opportunity to grab a tail hair to bring them good luck. An impeccable race record of 33 wins from 43 starts with only once missing a place, made the stallion a favorite with punters.
  Published 11Feb2011, viewed 186 times

• George Moore: Australian Champion Jockey
  T. J. Smith and George 'Cotton Fingers' Moore made racing history as one of the most formidable combinations in a long and often tempestuous relationship. As a jockey, Moore rode some of the best horses of the century including Phar Lap and Kingston Town. His riding skills took him to Europe while his winning ways continued to become the most successful Australian jockey ever with 119 Group One winners.
  Published 11Feb2011, viewed 171 times

• Fine Cotton Ring-In Affair
  The Sport of Kings, horse racing, is not without its fair share of controversies. The lust for money and power often gets the better of a few individuals who seek overnight success in terms of wealth through horse racing. Fine Cotton, a brown Thoroughbred gelding was the focus of a ring-in or substitution scandal that involved some of Australia's racing elite and rocked Australian racing to the core.
  Published 10Feb2011, viewed 271 times

• Don Scott; Professional Gambler
  Some may call it luck but for many Don Scott's scientific approach to betting on the Australian racetracks was a blessing in disguise. As the author of four books on betting, Scott undoubtedly helped many people make a lot of money. Due to his success, Scott was always in the eye of a storm on many occasions, a man who made bookmakers run for their money.
  Published 10Feb2011, viewed 656 times

• The Barb: Champion Race Horse
  Australian Thoroughbred horse owner and trainer John Tait was the first to commercialize horse racing in the country with a long line of champion horses that included the unbeatable stallion, The Barb. With 16 wins from 23 starts, the stallion soon became the favourite of many punters, winning most major races including the Melbourne Cup and a Sydney Cup double
  Published 11Feb2011, viewed 280 times

• Bill Waterhouse: Australian Bookmaker
  A man of varied interests, Bill Waterhouse is a well known Australian bookmaker who was also the first bookie to represent Australia at the Royal Ascot in 1967-68. A fearless Waterhouse never hesitated to engage in betting duels with well known punters such as Ray Hopkins and the 'Hong Kong Tiger' Fred Duval. 'Big Bill' has worked the track for more than 70 years, fighting all odds to retain his reputation as 'king of the bookies'.
  Published 01Feb2011, viewed 276 times

• John Hawkes: Australian Horse Trainer
  One of the few horsemen to actually train and ride his first winner during the days when dual licenses were allowed is none other than John Hawkes. After a stint as a jockey cum trainer, Hawkes became a full time trainer since the 1972-73 seasons, soon gaining fame on the Australian racing circuit with several Group 1 successes and seven Sydney trainers' premierships between 1993 and 2004.
  Published 23Jan2011, viewed 215 times

• Magic Millions Carnival
  Magic Millions has become a major event on the Queensland racing and social calendar. It is supported by the Queensland State Government. Magic Millions is a prominent horse sales company which sponsors a race day for horses bought out of their sales. The race day is held in conjunction with the major thoroughbred yearling sale in Queensland.
  Published 23Jan2011, viewed 196 times

• Bill Collins
  Quick eye-to-voice coordination, combined with a nimble mind and a sharp memory is what made Bill Collins the most famous race caller in Australian racing history with 34 Melbourne Cups to his credit. His uncanny knack of race calling took him all over the world, gaining respect in countries across the globe including South Africa, England, and Hong Kong.
  Published 14Feb2011, viewed 204 times

• Future Of Horse Racing In Australia
  Australian horse racing has faces many challenges over its long history. Technology and changes in culture have seen horse racing alter many of its operations over the years, but it remains intrinsically linked with the Australian sporting psyche. We look at some of the changes that the industry may be facing in the coming years.
  Published 15Jan2011, viewed 216 times

• The Caulfield Cup
  The Caulfield Cup is one of Australia's oldest and most famous horse races. It is held in October in Melbourne and is run over handicap conditions. The Cup is one of the most important lead up races to the Melbourne Cup, and the winner is exempt from any ballot for that race. The Caulfield Cup dates back to 1879, and has been won by some of Australia's most famous racehorses.
  Published 12Jan2011, viewed 174 times

• General Terminology That You Need To Know When Betting On Horse Racing
  The sport of horse racing is often confusing to new comers. There are lots of factors to be considered when studying horse racing, and sometimes this is made even harder by the fact that the racing industry has its own language to describe certain aspects. Here are some hints as to what some of these terms mean, and what impact they can have on betting on horse racing.
  Published 09Jan2011, viewed 174 times

• Tommy Smith: Champion Horse Trainer
  Along with the likes of Bart Cummings and Colin Hayes, Tommy J. Smith is probably one of the most prolific trainers of all times. His skills at bringing thoroughbreds onto the race track were second to none. Smith is well acknowledged for his record number of Sydney Trainers' Premierships and producing champions like Tulloch and Kingston Town.
  Published 06Jan2011, viewed 224 times

• Sunline: Champion Racing Thoroughbred
  Sunline, a thoroughbred horse, wasn't named New Zealand Horse of the Year four times without reason. The spirited mare became the female racehorse with the highest earnings in horse racing history, gracing the tracks in Dubai, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand. Sunline is bracketed with Makybe Diva as the best race mares of the modern era.
  Published 01Jan2011, viewed 195 times

• Might And Power: A True Champion Thoroughbred
  Might and power are two words that signify great, potent strength. These two qualities combined with a great personality and a great heart, are what made Might and Power a formidable thoroughbred horse and one of the most successful geldings to blaze Australian racing tracks. Might and Power is one among a few horses that captured the imagination of the Australian public.
  Published 30Dec2010, viewed 161 times

• Colin Hayes: Australian Horse Racing Trainer
  Not many people exemplify the spirit of determination like Australian thoroughbred horse trainer, Colin Sidney Hayes. The South-Australian born trainer is a perfect example for other trainers to persevere with their goals. Hayes, despite all odds, took a firm grip on the reins to become one of the best thoroughbred horse trainers of all times.
  Published 29Dec2010, viewed 333 times

• All About Horse Race Betting
  Horse racing and gambling are linked together, with both relying upon each other for their existence. Gambling is the primary source of funding of horse racing under the current framework. Betting on horse racing has come a long way from the origins when two owners would bet against each other on the outcome of a their two horses. There are almost as many ways of betting on a race as a punter can think of.
  Published 27Dec2010, viewed 176 times

• Victorian Horse Racing
  Victoria is often seen as the centrepiece of horse racing in Australia. It is certainly home of the most famous race on the Australian turf Calendar in the Melbourne Cup. Racing in that State is overseen by a controlling body called Racing Victoria.
  Published 27Dec2010, viewed 249 times

• Phar Lap: Australian Champion Thoroughbred
  Phar Lap was one of Australia's greatest Thoroughbred horses during the Great Depression. The rich red chestnut gelding stood 17 hands high, with powerful leg muscles, and a strong heart. His humble beginnings, phenomenal success on the race track, and tragic death, still stir strong emotions in the racing fraternity, all woven into a classic Australian legend of sporting history
  Published 23Oct2011, viewed 187 times

• Kingston Town: A True Champion Racehorse
  Kingston Town is the only horse to win the Cox Plate three times. Kingston Town won 30 races from 41 starts, and retired with prize money totalling in excess of $1.6 in the 1980's. An inaugural inductee into horse racing's Hall Of Fame, Kingston Town had serious leg injuries for much of his career, and only raced during the Spring in Melbourne during his last three years Seasons of competition.
  Published 21Dec2010, viewed 178 times

• Mick Dittman: The Enforcer
  Patriotic Queenslander and conqueror of many race tracks on the Gold Coast, Leonard 'Mick' Dittman is one of Australia's most successful jockeys with over 1,700 victories. Winning was not only a habit but a way of life that Dittman got accustomed to, rewriting the annals of Australian horse racing ever so often.
  Published 21Dec2010, viewed 191 times

• Tulloch: A Hero To A Nation
  Tulloch, a brown colt foaled in New Zealand in 1954 soon became the hero of the nation, capturing the hearts of Aussie punters and breaking Australian horse racing record along the way. Not many horses have tasted as much success as Tulloch, who together with trainer Tommy J. Smith formed on of the most formidable pairs in Australia's racing history.
  Published 21Dec2010, viewed 146 times

• Australian Bookmakers
  Australian bookmakers have been synonymous with gambling on Australian horse racing for many years. From their illegal beginnings, to their exclusive rights on Australian racetracks, the bookmaking profession has undergone many changes. Today, they are at the forefront of new technology bringing their services to the living room of all Australian punters.
  Published 20Dec2010, viewed 223 times

• Cox Plate: The Greatest Two Minutes In Sport
  The Cox Plate is one of Australasia's finest horse races. It is renowned as the Weight For Age Championship of Australia, and attracts the finest racehorses. The race is known as the race that makes a legend.
  Published 17Dec2010, viewed 184 times

• Manikato: Champion Racehorse
  There are a few Thoroughbred horses that have been able to do their owners proud and bring home over a million dollars, a feat that Manikato, a chestnut gelding achieved despite facing several hardships. From the Golden Slippers to the Blue Diamond Stakes, winning was a habit that the gelding was used to. The Manikato Stakes is one of the most prestigious events held at the Moonee Valley Racecourse.
  Published 16Dec2010, viewed 239 times

• Life As A Professional Punter
  Punting on horse racing can't get as exciting as it does in Australia. From quinellas to Exactas and Trifectas, punters have a wide choice to multiply their money. However, is there a tried and tested formula to bring home a winner time and again? It all depends on a number of factors that can put any system to the test.
  Published 30Nov2010, viewed 617 times

• Melbourne Cup: Will There Be Another Makybe Diva?
  No one thought that Makybe Diva could be a triple champion at the Melbourne Cup. Is there another Makybe Diva in the making? The multi-million dollar question remains open as the Thoroughbred horse is now a broodmare and threatens to continue the tradition with fillies and colts that have the potential to live up to her name.
  Published 29Nov2010, viewed 168 times

• Cox Plate - Horse Power at its Best
  With all the big race days around the country, the one that punters, jockeys, and trainers want to come back to is the W. S. Cox Plate. Every year the Mooney Valley race track creates an atmosphere that is unmatched in Australian horse racing as a field of top thoroughbreds fight for top honours in a competition of speed and endurance.
  Published 17Dec2010, viewed 209 times

• Golden Slipper Stakes - A 'Foothold' on Gold for Punters
  Many of you may have punted on stake races without knowing much about them. Stake races like the Golden Slipper Stakes offer a bigger purse as prize money than other races do. This is possible because of the combined entry fees, which you can hope to count on when you place your next bet on the Golden Slipper Stakes.
  Published 15Nov2010, viewed 226 times

• Australian Racing History
  Since Australia's first official race meeting in 1810 in Sydney, horse racing has become entrenched into Australian culture with thousands of races taking place each year. Thoroughbred Horse Racing is as old as the nation of Australia itself. Read about how the horse racing industry affects so many people in Australia and around the world.
  Published 11Dec2010, viewed 167 times

• Spring Racing Champions Have a Lot in Common
  So You Think, Australia's latest champion and being rated the next Phar Lap. Is he as good as they say he is? He certainly looks the goods after winning two Cox Plates and then the Mackinnon Stakes with ease. Then came along Americain and spoiled the party. Read how these two horses have so much in common including the same heritage. Hard to believe but true, read on.
  Published 11Dec2010, viewed 179 times

• The Slow Death of the SP Bookmaker
  The illegal SP Bookmaker, a necessity that was needed in Australia right up to the 1990's. Police often looked the other way as it was seen as a service to the public. All types of people including mums and dads, business people and even politicians bet with the SP Bookmaker. But it ended as quickly as it started.
  Published 09Dec2010, viewed 201 times

• Scobie Breasley: Famous Australian Jockey and Trainer
  Arthur Edward 'Scobie' Breasley, one of the greatest Australian and International jockey/trainer you will ever read about. He rode and won five Caulfield Cups, a record still today, rode over 1000 winners in Australia and over 2000 winners in England, some for the Queen and Queen Mother. He won 2 Epsom Derby's,the first when he was 50 years old and the 2nd when he was 53. A very inspiring true story about a great Australian.
  Published 08Dec2010, viewed 299 times

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