also stats can support anything. a bit of shane warne tweak and you can have an undeniable statistic.

while stats can show past trends, thats all they are. past trends, which may or may not continue to occur.

While maths can be used for gambling, horse racing itself is not a science. I think to win long term you need to limit your bets to say 4 or 5 a week. Then have a few tri's or $5 bets for fun.

As i've said before it depends what your comfort zone is. The problem with horse racing is the uncertainty of racing."the only certainty in racing is the uncertain".