Charmed Run 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...

 Telling 'em how it is! Trainer Mick Price makes no bones about his opinion of Glen Eira Council's bid to outst racehorse training from Caulfield. He says the council is grandstanding and he serio...

A while or so back, I offered you an idea based on acronyms, or mnemonics. What on earth is an acronym? If you think back to your schooldays you might well have used them. Who knows, you might ...

When it comes to sprint or staying races, how do we decide which is the better medium or maybe which offers the better chances for punters? One way of examining the overall situation is to have ...

Paul Wishe, 33, has been following harness racing from his schooldays in Melbourne. He now lives in Sydney, runs a business consultancy and bets 'semi-professionally' on Sydney and Melbourne tro...

This month's article is on the influence of the "track bias" and barriers and how they may affect a horse's chances of winning. The article was written by the late George Tafe and is part of a boo...

Paul Wishe, 33, has been following harness racing from his schooldays in Melbourne. He now lives in Sydney, runs a business consultancy and bets 'semi-professionally' on Sydney and Melbourne tro...