Big Talk Horse

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...

Australian horse racing form study usually stops at picking the horse: you do the form, then walk up and take whatever price is showing on the board. In Practical Punting in October 2000, Richard H...

Michael Rodd is talking the talk about his Melbourne Cup mount Red Cadeaux. He reckons 'Red' ticks plenty of boxes in any form appraisal and considers him a 'strong chance' in the big race. He says...

Race-hardened Secrets Untold took the honours with his third straight win but it was the performances of the beaten brigade which was the talk of the track at Eagle Farm.Secrets Untold sat in the b...

Race-hardened Secrets Untold took the honours with his third straight win but it was the performances of the beaten brigade which was the talk of the track at Eagle Farm.Secrets Untold sat in the b...

Blake Spriggs was the talk of Sydney racing after a five-win haul at Rosehill which had his boss Gai Waterhouse labelling him the most exciting apprentice since Shane Dye.Most of the attention in r...

Blake Spriggs was the talk of Sydney racing after a five-win haul at Rosehill which had his boss Gai Waterhouse labelling him the most exciting apprentice since Shane Dye.Most of the attention in r...

Blake Spriggs was the talk of Sydney racing after a five-win haul at Rosehill which had his boss Gai Waterhouse labelling him the most exciting apprentice since Shane Dye.Most of the attention in r...