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Picking winners is only half the job; backing them well is the other half. Writing in Practical Punting in February 2004, US professional Barry Me...
Picking winners comes down to what has changed about a horse, and what everyone else has missed. Writing in Practical Punting in January 2004, US ...
Because of the grading system, every greyhound in a race has a chance of winning — so the hardest job in greyhound racing form study is deciding w...
Horse racing form is more than numbers — a trainer, a jockey and an owner are all telling you something, if you know where to look. Writing in Pra...
Horse racing handicapping does not reduce to a system — as US expert Barry Meadow puts it, most experienced players understand the game is far too...
What should a genuinely good horse racing form analyst actually expect to win in a year? In April 2009, in Brian Blackwell's Practical Punting ser...
A basic horse racing form study mistake, says American handicapping expert James Quinn: crossing off too many horses too early, because they haven...
A professional horse racing handicapper on why a betting plan that once paid can stop working, and why, after a frustrating two hours of placed win...
How much would you need to bet on every race to make a second income from horse racing? One punter hoped to win $40,000 a year to double his income...
Does a horse racing tipster actually bet his own picks? Joe Kristufek picks every race, every day, for a Chicago newspaper, and he answers that str...
Sydneysiders get their chance to see Winx return to the track this Saturday in the Apollo Stakes with TAB installing the champion mare as a do...
Champion mare Winx will not race again this spring after her trainer Chris Waller and owners decided to send her for a spell rather than chase...
TAB has eased superstar Winx from $1.80 to $1.90 to win the Cox Plate after confirmation that Hartnell, who firmed from $3.50 to $3.00, will run i...
Winx remains the $1.90 favourite with TAB for the Cox Plate after her 12 th consecutive victory in the Caulfield Stakes on Saturday . “ Winx...
Pride of Dubai has been a big firmer to win the Doncaster Mile after winning a trial at Randwick yesterday. He's been backed from $11 into $8. ...
Punters have shown their support for the horse of the moment Winx with 92% of the bets for her with the TAB to make it ten wins in a row in the Wa...
Winx may be the punters favourite but it’s not the case with bookmakers, with TAB having paid out more than $8.2 million during her 12-race winnin...
Super mare Winx has opened at $1.80 with TAB in the market for Australia’s richest weight for age race, April’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Winx’s ne...
It looks a good bet Winx will continue her perfect season, priced at $1.50 with TAB to win the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes. And while all ey...
Exciting staying prospect Super Cool has returned to trainer Mark Kavanagh’s Flemington stables to begin preparations for the Spring Racing Carn...
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Picking winners is only half the job; backing them well is the other half. Writing in Practical Punting in February 2004, US professional Barry Meadow and Practical Punting editor Brian Blackwell ...
Picking winners comes down to what has changed about a horse, and what everyone else has missed. Writing in Practical Punting in January 2004, US professional Barry Meadow and Practical Punting ed...
Because of the grading system, every greyhound in a race has a chance of winning — so the hardest job in greyhound racing form study is deciding which dogs to eliminate. Writing in Practical Punti...
Horse racing form is more than numbers — a trainer, a jockey and an owner are all telling you something, if you know where to look. Writing in Practical Punting in December 2003, US expert Barry M...
Horse racing handicapping does not reduce to a system — as US expert Barry Meadow puts it, most experienced players understand the game is far too complex for that. Writing in Practical Punting in...
What should a genuinely good horse racing form analyst actually expect to win in a year? In April 2009, in Brian Blackwell's Practical Punting series Attainable Targets, the American handicapper J...
A basic horse racing form study mistake, says American handicapping expert James Quinn: crossing off too many horses too early, because they haven't run within 30 to 45 days or their last race loo...
A professional horse racing handicapper on why a betting plan that once paid can stop working, and why, after a frustrating two hours of placed win bets, he still won't bet them to place. In Februa...
How much would you need to bet on every race to make a second income from horse racing? One punter hoped to win $40,000 a year to double his income, and when his betting plan was worked through rac...
Does a horse racing tipster actually bet his own picks? Joe Kristufek picks every race, every day, for a Chicago newspaper, and he answers that straight: his original selections are only a foundati...
Sydneysiders get their chance to see Winx return to the track this Saturday in the Apollo Stakes with TAB installing the champion mare as a dominant $1.20 favourite as she looks to stretch her...
Champion mare Winx will not race again this spring after her trainer Chris Waller and owners decided to send her for a spell rather than chase a 14th consecutive win in the lucrative $2million...
TAB has eased superstar Winx from $1.80 to $1.90 to win the Cox Plate after confirmation that Hartnell, who firmed from $3.50 to $3.00, will run in the famous race. “Cox Plate duels are as memor...
Winx remains the $1.90 favourite with TAB for the Cox Plate after her 12 th consecutive victory in the Caulfield Stakes on Saturday . “ Winx maintained her stranglehold on Cox Plate favourit...
Pride of Dubai has been a big firmer to win the Doncaster Mile after winning a trial at Randwick yesterday. He's been backed from $11 into $8. The boom three-year-old colt has been the most po...
Punters have shown their support for the horse of the moment Winx with 92% of the bets for her with the TAB to make it ten wins in a row in the Warwick Stakes at Randwick tomorrow . Winx opene...
Winx may be the punters favourite but it’s not the case with bookmakers, with TAB having paid out more than $8.2 million during her 12-race winning streak. Punters are once again expected to cl...
Super mare Winx has opened at $1.80 with TAB in the market for Australia’s richest weight for age race, April’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Winx’s nearest rival is Melbourne Cup favourite Hartnell at...
It looks a good bet Winx will continue her perfect season, priced at $1.50 with TAB to win the Group 1 Chipping Norton Stakes. And while all eyes will no doubt be on the star mare who is going ...
Exciting staying prospect Super Cool has returned to trainer Mark Kavanagh’s Flemington stables to begin preparations for the Spring Racing Carnival.
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