Land Bank 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...

Like the sweetest of 'Land Ho's!' to a listing over-laden lifeboat, next Saturday's Bletchingly Stakes signifies that first creeping finger of hope amidst the inky winter black; the soothing rays o...

As we enter 1998, it's no longer going to be solely a case of a 'day at the races'. With the advent of metropolitan night racing, under lights, at Moonee Valley, we can now say we are off for a 'n...

As we enter 1998, it's no longer going to be solely a case of a 'day at the races'. With the advent of metropolitan night racing, under lights, at Moonee Valley, we can now say we are off for a 'n...

It was almost a year ago when Melbourne jockey Luke Nolen was unconscious after a serious fall at Doomben and his future was in grave doubt, but that failed to deter the Cox Plate-winning rider who...

The fundamentals of betting to percentages continue to plague many punters, specially newcomers to the betting game. I suppose that an education in betting via the tote machine doesn't do much for...

The fundamentals of betting to percentages continue to plague many punters, specially newcomers to the betting game. I suppose that an education in betting via the tote machine doesn't do much for...