Make no mistake, data science can be hard, but it can also be fun. In this session I'll introduce you to Classic and Bayesian Statistics and Machine Learning, all through the medium of predicting horse racing results. We'll explore a number of techniques for making such predictions and we'll finish by combining them into a powerful "mixed model" prediction engine, that's sure to pick the next big winner. This session won't only improve your knowledge, it'll improve your bank balance too! Note: probably won't do the latter though. :-)