Diamond Bay Horse

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...

Early betting on Sat's Blue Diamond Prelude (fillies) sees Malasun on top at $4.40, according to TAB Sportsbet.BLUE DIAMOND PRELUDE (FILLIES)MALASUN 4.40 APPLEGATE 5.50 SAMAREADY 6.00 SWEETENER 7.0...

David Hayes could have as many as four Blue Diamond runners should his two Prelude contenders fire at Caulfield.Hayes confirmed on Thursday that last week's impressive Caulfield debut winner Mama's...

Having studied every runner in the TAB's first market, I have settled on my early 'Top 5' for this year's running of the Blue Diamond. 2yo form is obviously very difficult to line up and I have bas...

Blue Diamond favourite Jimando can tighten his grip on the $1 million race with a strong performance in Saturday's Emirates Airlines Stakes at Caulfield.Trainer Tony McEvoy revealed he had given a ...

Dash For Cash filly Flor Do Mar is leading the Blue Diamond charge for the David Hayes stable which is about to unleash a new wave of juveniles in the next month.Flor Do Mar, who would be unbeaten ...

David Hayes is not wasting any time showcasing a filly he has Schweppes Thousand Guineas aspirations for in the new racing season. The Hall of Fame trainer will start Gregers in the $80,000 Aquan...