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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...

Dermot Weld blames the heavy track for the disappointing run of Profound Beauty in the Irish St Leger 2800m at The Curragh...but the mare is still coming over for the Melbourne Cup. DW's son Kris s...

Three European Melbourne Cup contenders, headed by Dermot Weld’s mare  Pale Mimosa , can confirm their trip to Australia in the Irish St Leger at The Curragh on Sunday night (AEST), says Racing...

from GERALD EGAN of At The Races The Irish St Leger doesn’t have quite the rich history of its English counterpart but nonetheless has an important place on the fixture list for stayers. A Group...

Mick Kinane has hailed Vintage Crop as an "iconic stayer" after the Melbourne Cup hero passed away at the age of 27, reports the Irish Racing Post. Trained by Dermot Weld, Vintage Crop becam...

A Melbourne Cup bid is 'very much on the cards' for UK stayer Sans Frontiere after his victory in the 2800m Irish St Leger at The Curragh overnight. Sans Frontieres swept down the outside of the fi...

A total of 14 internationally-trained horses remain in contention for the $6 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) after first acceptances. The international acceptors represent the UK, France and Hong Kon...