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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...
Trainer Mick Price is hoping his search for his first Queensland winner will end with Brisbane Cup-bound Queen of Queens in Saturday's Group Three ...
Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith and jockey Brenton Avdulla landed their first winners in Queensland when Hurtle Myrtle scored in the Group Two D...
In last months issue of PPM, Statsman and Brian Blackwell reported on some very strange statistics related to multiple betting races. Don Scott ...
Kiwi trainer John Wheeler had 5 winners in NZ on Wednesday -- so watch out for the in-form mentor in the two feature-jumps races at Sandown on Satu...
Readers of last month's article will recall our conclusion that last-start winners were good candidates for quinella betting. Such horses won 14.1...
Queensland Derby betting has been turned on its head in the wake of Vilanova's barnstorming win in the Grand Prix Stakes at Doomben. Vilano...
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Leading Sydney apprentice Daniel Ganderton hopes to be in the spotlight for the right reasons when he rides in Queensland for the first time at Eag...
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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...
Trainer Mick Price is hoping his search for his first Queensland winner will end with Brisbane Cup-bound Queen of Queens in Saturday's Group Three Chairman's Handicap at Doomben.Price rarely ventur...
Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith and jockey Brenton Avdulla landed their first winners in Queensland when Hurtle Myrtle scored in the Group Two Dane Ripper Stakes at Eagle Farm.Hurtle Myrtle ($11...
In last months issue of PPM, Statsman and Brian Blackwell reported on some very strange statistics related to multiple betting races. Don Scott - one of the most highly respected names in racing...
Kiwi trainer John Wheeler had 5 winners in NZ on Wednesday -- so watch out for the in-form mentor in the two feature-jumps races at Sandown on Saturday. Wheeler has Yamanaura in the Australian Hurd...
Readers of last month's article will recall our conclusion that last-start winners were good candidates for quinella betting. Such horses won 14.1% of all races and came second in 12.3% of all rac...
Queensland Derby betting has been turned on its head in the wake of Vilanova's barnstorming win in the Grand Prix Stakes at Doomben. Vilanova had been considered a $21 chance in TAB’s Derby...
Leading Sydney apprentice Daniel Ganderton hopes to be in the spotlight for the right reasons when he rides in Queensland for the first time at Eagle Farm on Saturday.Ganderton has seven rides incl...
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