Forget the horses and pick a winning traine

EQUINE influenza has no end date. Nobody knows how long it will affect thoroughbred racing. Days, months, years, decades - who knows?

At best, people are guessing. At least there is a schedule of NSW race dates. Not perfect, but it's something.

With it, though, punters face another stern test. Finding winners at meetings restricted to horses from certain zones is hard yakka. Horses that haven't been to the races for months. Horses that are racing out of their grades and over unsuitable distances. Horses that have had official barrier trials or unofficial jump-outs.

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