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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...

French stayers Americain and Dunaden are fighting for favoritism in the Melbourne Cup - with Americain slightly on top at $6.00 and Dunaden $6.50. The sudden booking of Damien Oliver seems to have ...

French pair Dunaden and Americain, set to embark on their second and third Spring Carnival campaigns respectively, head Caulfield Cup weights, which were announced by Racing Victoria General Manage...

European raiders Americain and Lucas Cranach are now sharing favoritism for the Melbourne Cup. TAB Sportsdbet has them at $10.00 each. Lion Tamer has eased to $15.00 after his poor run in the Caulf...

The hype around Americain winning his second Melbourne Cup continues to grow, according to Adam Hamilton of TAB.com.au. He told PPD: 'A constant flow of money has seen the 2010 Cup winner briefly g...

Dunaden remains favorite to make it back-to-back Melbourne Cups following Cox Plate Day racing. TAB's Andrew Giorgiou told PPD: 'There was little change at the top of betting with the only noteable...

With 47 left to contend for the final spots in the Melbourne Cup, last year's winner Americain is a firm fav at $4.20 (13/4) ahead of another French raider, the Geelong Cup winner Dunaden $7.00. T...