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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...

  When Deane Lester talks racing, people listen. Deane’s rapid rise to the top of his profession has earned him respect as a key media form analyst. His peers are the first to say he’s shrewd...

MELBOURNE Cup favourite Puissance de Lune will kick start his spring campaign in the Peter Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield on August 17.  Trainer Darren Weir said Puissance De Lune, winner of the Be...

The Makybe Diva Stakes is firming as the probable next start for Spring Racing Carnival banner horse Puissance de Lune. Trainer Darren Weir says the $350,000 Group 1 event, at Flemington on 7 Sep...

New Zealand stayer Deane Martin has moved a step closer to securing a start in the $6 million Group 1 Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) after being issued with a one kilogram penalty for his win in ...

With punters facing the prospect of more and more the inevitable outcome is that they're tempted to bet on too many races and study each race with less attention than ever. It's an enormous shame ...

There has never been a great emphasis on trackwork gallops in Australian racing and less so in recent years, with the growth in the numbers of meetings held resulting in punters having less time t...