Boots Off Horse

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...

One of America's legendary racing newsmen was 'Boots' Baker. He brought new ideas and revolutionary thinking to the US racing scene back in the '40s and '50s. The following are some of his ideas w...

Brett Prebble took over the Happy Valley meeting last night and took his leave until international day with another winning treble to stretch his lead at the top of the jockeys' leaderboard.He star...

A PALL descended upon Canterbury yesterday as the racing industry mourned the loss of one of its true gentleman. Horseman Pat Quinn, 63, was taking boots off his sole runner for the day, Insensitiv...

John Sadler's off to see the world after splitting with the Lloyd Williams stable. JS says: 'Nothing lasts forever and I decided it was time to move on from Lloyd's and do some other things...There...

The Cleaner could be set for a tilt at the $3 million Sportingbet Cox Plate after digging deep to claim the $80,000 Jeep Don’t Hold Back Handicap (1600 metres) at Moonee Valley on Saturday. De...

The maintenance factor might be borderline high with Silent Predator but trainer Ken Noble's dedication will be rewarded with a career first if the patched-up blue blood can win at Canterbury.Noble...